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| rowid | facility_name | facility_id | address | city | state | zip | inspection_date | deficiency_tag | scope_severity | complaint | standard | eventid | inspection_text | filedate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | GLENWOOD HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | 115025 | 4115 GLENWOOD RD | DECATUR | GA | 30032 | 2016-07-28 | 441 | E | 0 | 1 | 44GN11 | Based on observation, interview, and review of the facility vendor service agreement, it was determined the facility failed to handle and transport linens to prevent cross-contamination between dirty and clean linen in the laundry room. Findings include: Review of the current Vendor's Master Service Agreement revealed the following: -Services hereunder shall consist of housekeeping and laundry services provided on a scheduled and on call basis. - Areas to be serviced: Cafeteria and dining areas. Clean baseboards. Clean and sanitize lavatory and toilet bowls . - All laundry equipment is the property of GGNSC (Golden Living Center) Party, and all repairs and maintenance of such equipment are the GGNSC Party sole responsibility. Each GGNSC Party shall at all times keep and maintain all laundry equipment in good operating condition and repair in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations and applicable law and such equipment shall have sufficient capacity to permit laundry and linen items to be processed by Vendor in a timely and efficient manner. During a tour of the laundry on 7/27/16 at 9:19 AM interview with the housekeeping and laundry director (AA) and observation of the physical layout of the laundry's clean and dirty areas revealed the laundry from the Magnolia wing that is adjacent to the laundry in delivered into a corridor outside the laundry. There is no direct access into the dirty laundry room. The laundry must be transported through the clean laundry room in close proximity to the front door of the dryers. Interview with AA (the Environmental Services Director) during the observation of the laundry revealed a door was needed between the hallway and the dirty laundry room to prevent cross contamination of clean clothing from the dirty laundry transported through the clean room. Additionally, a barrel containing mop heads and towels was observed at the junction between the clean and dirty rooms. AA stated the items in the barrel were clean but then instructed the staff to re-wash the mop heads and towels that were in the barrel because they were contaminated and dirty. There were open bags of dirty laundry piled in large bins in the dirty laundry that had spilled out of the bins onto the floor of the laundry room. Observation of the clean laundry folding area during the same observation on 7/27/16 at 9:19 AM revealed towels, linen, and resident laundry draped on a desk and spilling out of barrels onto the floor. AA explained that the linen that was observed dragging on the floor was going to be discarded because it was stained and tattered. Interview with the Director of Nursing Service (DNS) 07/27/2016 10:37 AM regarding the laundry revealed that she would notify the Executive Director of the cross-contamination potential between the dirty and clean clothing as soon as possible. 07/27/2016 12:03:40 PM interview with the Regional Director for Environmental Services in the conference room revealed the concern of cross-contamination of dirty laundry going into the clean room before going into the washing area had been discussed in past years. The facility considered the cost of an additional door into the laundry through a support wall prohibitive and the discussion ceased because of the age of the building. | 2020-09-01 |