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25 | Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Melody Brown arrived at the facility 04/13/2022 at 09:55 AM unannounced in order to complete the facility's Annual Inspection. LPA Brown met with Administrators Maria and Livius Puraci and advised of the purpose of the visit, and that the Annual Inspection will be limited to Infection Control only. Below is a summary of what was observed:
Infection Control: LPA Brown went over COVID-19 best practices for infection control and prevention with Administrators Maria and Livius Puraci and they reported that Mitigation Plan was submitted to Community Care Licensing Department (CCLD). LPA Brown observed the facility having Covid-19 signages throughout the facility for proper hand washing procedure and social distancing. LPA Brown toured the facility and observed that resident bathrooms have paper towels and hand soap. At around 10:30 AM, LPA Brown observed two (2) knives with measurement 4.25 ft and 9.5 ft located in an unlocked drawer in the kitchen and LPA Brown also noticed that the lock of the knife drawer in the kitchen is broken making all knives at the facility accessible to residents in care. LPA Brown requested Staff 3 to lock all knives in a locked drawer during the visit. LPA Brown will be issuing a deficiency as this poses an immediate risk to residents in care. In addition, LPA Brown observed evidenced of water leak in the hallway ceiling from the front door going to the kitchen and Licensee Livius Puraci reported that it was the facility's air conditioning unit that caused the leak. LPA Brown will be issuing a deficiency as this poses a potential risk to residents in care.
LPA Brown requested to inspect the facility's Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) supply. LPA Brown observed the facility to have a sufficient supply of sanitizer, gloves, masks, isolation gowns, face shields/goggles. LPA Brown went over the various recommended training for facility staff with Administrators Maria and Livius Puraci in relation to COVID-19 and they both reported that all staff were trained on various aspects of infection control, recognition of symptoms of COVID-19, and donning/doffing of PPE.
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