Gateside

The home's current violation report, dated 2/29/2024, was not posted in a conspicuous and public place.

A resident was collecting trash from a shared bathroom to earn Bee Cards for gift cards, which violates compensation requirements.

Two direct care staff members did not receive required medication self-administration training during the 2024 training year.

Two staff members did not receive required annual training regarding resident rights during the 2024 training year.

An altercation between a staff person and a resident was not reported to Adult Protective Services.

The home failed to develop a plan of supervision or suspend the staff person involved in an alleged abuse incident.

The home failed to immediately notify the resident's guardian regarding a report of suspected abuse.

The home did not report an incident involving a staff-resident altercation to the Department within the required 24-hour timeframe.

A physical altercation occurred between a staff person and a resident.

The home's current violation report and a copy of 55 Pa. Code Chapter 2600 were not posted in a conspicuous and public place.

The administrator was not present in the home for the required average of 20 hours or more per week.

A shower in the second-floor bathroom had a brown stain that appeared to be dirt.

Two cases of water bottles and a gallon of water were stored directly on the kitchen and basement floors.

Several cans of green beans, oats, SPAM, and tuna with expiration dates of 12/2022 were found in the basement.

Written emergency procedures lacked contact information for each resident's designated person and local/state emergency management agency numbers.

An uncovered, unattended, half-full trash can was found in a second-floor bathroom.

A newly converted bedroom lacked a chair for the resident.

The newly converted bedroom lacked necessary bed linens, pillows, and blankets.

The newly converted bedroom lacked a storage area for clothing, such as a chest of drawers or closet.

The newly converted bedroom lacked a bedside table or shelf.

The newly converted bedroom lacked a mirror.

The newly converted bedroom lacked an operable lamp or bedside lighting source.

On January 7, 2022, a staff member was asleep on duty while no other staff were present, failing to provide required awake staff for a resident with mobility needs.

Neither an Influenza poster nor a No Smoking sign was posted at the home.

The resident-home contract for resident #1 was not signed by the administrator or designee.

The home lacks certificates of completion for the Department-approved direct care training for staff persons A and B.

The staff training plan does not include the dates, times, and locations of scheduled training for the upcoming year.

An unlabeled and undated zip-lock bag containing a whole fish was found in the basement freezer.

The administrator does not have a copy of the emergency preparedness plan for the local municipality.

Resident #1's medical evaluation lacked information on special health/dietary needs and body positioning; Resident #2's evaluation lacked the evaluator's information.

A staff person made a discriminatory remark regarding the residents' disabilities.

Staff failed to provide requested food/beverage and refused to administer prescribed PRN medication, instructing the resident to wait until the next shift.

The facility's staff training plan lacked comprehensive and detailed training regarding resident rights.