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1494 EASTBROOK CENTER 515089 3819 CHESTERFIELD AVENUE CHARLESTON WV 25304 2019-06-27 689 D 1 0 07RN11 > Based on observation, record review, staff interviews, policy and material safety data sheets (MSDS) review, the facility failed to provide an environment free from accident hazards over which the facility had control concerning a supply room with hazardous materials accessible to residents and leaving an air mattress motor lying on the floor. These were a random opportunity for discovery. This had the potential to affect a limited number of resident. Facility census 121. Findings include: a) Supply room on the 2nd floor Observation on 06/25/19 at 8:15 AM, found the facility's supply room on the second floor did not have a lock on the outside of the door. Inside the unlocked door on a shelf there were: 10 mouthwashes, eight (8) skin repair creams (Remedy, Nutrashield cream) 10 bottles of shampoo and body wash, two (2) shaving creams, 12 lotions. This room was accessible to the residents. The MSDS revealed the the hazard identified for each of the item found in the supply room are: -- Mouthwash: hazard to eyes, and if you ingestion. If swallowed, drink lots of water and induce vomiting. Flush eyes in clear running water. If irritation results and persists, get medical attention. -- Skin repair cream (Redmedy, Nutrashield Cream) hazard to eyes, and if you ingestion. The MSDS says to flush with water. Get medial attention if irritancy persists. If a person ingests large quantities of the skin repair cream seek medical attention. -- Shampoo/body wash hazard to eyes and if you ingest. Eye contact may cause temporary moderate irritation. Ingestion may result in gastric disturbances. --Lotion hazard if ingested. If swallowed induce vomiting. --Shaving Cream is hazard to eyes and inhalation. Cause Irritation to the eyes. Flush eyes with water for a least 15 minutes. For inhalation remove patient to fresh air lay down, keep patient warm and at rest. Registered Nurse Unit Manager (RNUM)of the second floor was informed on 06/25/19 at 8:20 AM, and the RNUM confirmed the door did not have a lock on the outside of the door. The RNUM said she did not know where the lock had went. The RNUM verified the resident should not be able to have access to the items above in the room. The facility was asked for a list of resident who wander the facility on 06/27/19. The facility had a total of 12 resident who attempts to wander around the facility. A review of the facility's policy on 06/27/19 at 1:00 PM, revealed the facility will Identify hazards and risks in order to avoid resident from having accidents. b) Air bed motor in floor Observations with the unit nurse manager, registered nurse (RN#9), on 06/26/19 at 11:15 AM, revealed the blower motor for Resident(R#2)'s special air mattress was found sitting on the floor between the resident's bed and the wall, instead of hanging on the foot of the resident's bed. RN#9 and this surveyor entered the resident's room to check the readings on the feeding pump, however the blower motor on the floor blocked the path to the feeding tube pump. The unit nurse manager lifted the blower motor up off the floor and hung it on the foot of the resident's bed. Nurse aide (NA#10) entered the room and apologized for leaving it on the floor. NA#10 stated she had removed it earlier to get the roommate's wheelchair to the bathroom and had forgotten to place it back on the foot of the bed. RN#9 and NA#10 both agreed the motor lying on the floor was an accident hazard. 2020-09-01