Becky's Rest Home #1

The facility failed to prohibit the use of a portable electric heater in a resident's room. An inspection revealed a portable electric heater was plugged in and operating on the floor, which is prohibited under the facility's heating regulations.

An electric heater was found plugged in and in use within the facility. This-unauthorized use of an electric heater poses a potential fire safety risk to residents.

The facility failed to ensure that resident rooms and common shower areas were used exclusively for resident services. Specifically, staff members were found to be living in vacant resident rooms and using resident-only shower facilities for personal use.

The facility failed to ensure that two resident rooms and a common shower room were used to provide services to residents. Investigations revealed that several staff members, including a PCA, a cook, and a dishwasher, were living in vacant resident rooms. These staff members were also using the resident common shower facilities for their personal hygiene.

The facility failed to ensure that three out of three sampled medication aides received required training on the care of diabetic residents from a licensed health professional prior to administering insulin. Personnel files for Staff A, B, and C lacked documentation of diabetic care training, despite these staff members routinely administering medications to an insulin-dependent resident.

The facility failed to ensure that unlicensed staff received required training on the care of diabetic residents from a licensed health professional prior to administering insulin. Specifically, a review of personnel files for three medication aides showed no documentation of completed diabetic care training.