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Source: PA State Licensing Agency
Key Findings
Between 2023 and 2026, Columbia Cottage - Linglestown underwent five inspections, resulting in 17 documented violations. Findings included concerns regarding medication security, improper food storage, and safety hazards related to equipment maintenance and incident reporting.
Staff failed to provide required toileting assistance and transfers using a two-person assist and gait belt as specified in the resident's support plan.
Poisonous materials, including baby powder and Lysol disinfectant spray, were found unlocked and accessible to residents in public bathrooms.
A resident was subjected to physical harm when another resident pushed them, resulting in abrasions on the forearm.
A freezer door handle was observed to be broken off and removed in one of the kitchenettes.
Two open windows without screens were observed in two separate kitchenettes.
A pink sticky substance was observed in a kitchenette freezer and the kitchenette floor was very sticky.
Found unlabeled, undated, and uncovered food, including fruit and cupcakes, in kitchenette refrigerators.
A staff member administered medications but failed to ensure the resident ingested them before documenting the administration.
A medication that had been discontinued was found in the memory care medication cart.
An enabler bar attached to a resident's bed had a ripped and improperly applied cover, creating potential entrapment hazards.
An incident where one resident kicked another was not reported to the local Area Agency on Aging.
Poisonous materials, specifically skin repair cream and ointment, were found in an unlocked cabinet in a resident's bathroom.
An allegation of abuse involving a resident being kicked was not reported to the Department within the required timeframe.
An unlocked and unattended laptop on a medication cart allowed unauthorized access to electronic medical records.
Food items in the walk-in freezer, including ice cream and chicken patties, were not stored in closed or sealed containers.
An enabler bar for a resident had an uncovered opening, posing a potential entrapment hazard.
A medicine cart was found unlocked and unattended, with several drawers accessible despite the lock being engaged.
Columbia Cottage-Linglestown LLC
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