cms_TN: 4945

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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
4945 NORRIS HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER 445303 3382 ANDERSONVILLE HIGHWAY ANDERSONVILLE TN 37705 2016-04-25 253 D 0 1 EMXX11 Based on review of facility policies, review of facility cleaning schedule, observation, and interview, the facility failed to maintain clean window draperies for 1 room of 28 rooms observed and to maintain safe and sanitary rooms for 4 of 28 rooms observed. The findings included: Review of facility policy, Drapery & (and) Cubicle Curtain Maintenance, release date 4/05 revealed .Cubicle curtains are cleaned when visibly soiled .draperies are vacuumed at least quarterly, and laundered or dry cleaned .to remove dust, soil, and foreign matter . Review of the Repair Requisition, undated revealed .communicate needed repairs to maintenance and the Administrator . Review of the (YEAR) Project Schedule, undated revealed .Sun (Sunday)-Bed Rails .Mon (Monday)-AC vents . Observation with the District Manager for Housekeeping and Laundry on 4/18/16 at 10:47 AM, in a semi-private room on the 200 Hallway revealed dust debris and grime on the window draperies. Further observation revealed behind B bed the baseboard on the floor with the wheels of the bed on top of the baseboard. Continued observation revealed the chair rail with splintered wood shards behind B bed. Further observation revealed drywall peeling away on the wall surrounding the heat/air conditioning unit (ac). Observation with the Maintenance Director on 4/18/16 at 11:00 AM, on the 300 Hallway of a semi-private room revealed cracks in the drywall surrounding the heat/ac unit. Continued observation in another semi-private room on the 300 Hallway revealed the chair rail laying on the floor behind 2 resident beds. Observation with the Maintenance Director on 4/18/16 at 11:15 AM, on the 100 Hallway in a semi-private room revealed peeling drywall on the walls around the heat/ac unit. Interview with the Maintenance Director on 4/18/16 at 3:20 PM, on the 200 Hallway confirmed the facility did not keep a log of laundered or cleaned draperies, was not aware of the splintered chair rail on the 200 Hallway, the fallen chair rail in the 300 Hallway room, and confirmed the facility failed to maintain 4 semi-private resident rooms in good repair. 2019-06-01