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25 | On 8/11/202, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Lourdes Montoya conducted an unannounced required annual visit with a primary focus on Infection Control measures using the new CARE Inspection Tools. At around 9:12 am, LPA Montoya called Administrator Teresita Bautista and conducted a risk assessment. Based on the assessment, the facility is clear of Covid-19 infection. LPA verified that the facility has an approved mitigation plan report. LPA met with Administrator Bautista and Staff Joel Morales and they toured the inside and outside grounds of the facility.
The facility is licensed for six (6) non- ambulatory, of which four (4) can be bedridden; approved hospice waiver for four (4) residents. LPA observed five (5) residents and 4 staff including the administrator during the visit.
During the tour, LPA observed the facility’s infection control practices. LPA did not observe a sanitizing station at the facility entrance, temperature checks and daily routine symptoms screening log of staff, residents and visitors; visitors log was observed. PPE supplies are readily available to staff, and an additional 30-day supply of PPE is stored in the garage; sufficient paper, cleaning, and disinfecting supplies were observed. The facility’s designated visitation areas are the resident’s bedroom and the back patio. LPA observed staff, residents, and visitors maintain 6 feet physical distancing, and each person wears a face covering. LPA observed required postings throughout the facility.
A review of vaccination records was conducted; four (4) out of five (5) residents and all five (5) staff have been vaccinated with Covid-19. None of the staff have completed the N-95 fit testing. Per Staff Joel Morales, the facility staff received an Infection Prevention and Control training from the Department of Public Health in January 2021.
Two (2) out of five (5) residents have memory care needs. Potentially dangerous items, including sanitizers, are kept inaccessible to residents with dementia. LPA observed the auditory devices in resident bedroom #2 and the sliding door in the living are not operable.
REPORT CONTINUED IN LIC 809C
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