Gateside

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

The newly converted bedroom lacked a mirror.

A newly converted bedroom lacked a chair for the resident.

The newly converted bedroom lacked a bedside table or shelf.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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