Juniper Village at Brookline - Senior Living

The resident-home contract was not amended and the family was not provided a 30-day notice regarding a change in the level of care billing rate.

The resident's most recent assessment did not include updated information regarding changes in care needs and contained incorrect resident identification.

The refrigerator in the Pine's kitchen near A Wing did not have a thermometer.

A tray of uncovered fruit cups was found in the second-floor refrigerator in the Pine building.

Four 5-gallon containers of ice cream in the second-floor Pine building refrigerator were not labeled or dated.

Exit signs were missing for the four hallways branching from the main lobby in The Inn building.

A medication that had been discontinued for Resident #2 was found in the medication cart.

Licensing Inspection Summaries from 2/1/2023 and 6/15/2023 were not posted in a conspicuous public area.

Narcotic logs were left unattended on medication carts in a lobby area, allowing potential access to confidential resident information.

A natural gas fireplace in the Pines building lacked a Carbon Monoxide detector within 15 feet.

An unlabeled spray bottle containing an unidentified liquid was found under the kitchen sink.

The trash receptacle in the second-floor public bathroom near the Pines Activity Room was not covered.

A resident's prescription medication container was only labeled with one of the two prescribed administration orders.

An over-the-counter eye drop was labeled with the resident's room number instead of their name.

A prescribed medication was not available in the home.

Medication was administered incorrectly due to lack of appropriate dosage, and a medication record was signed as administered when it was not.

Prescriber directions were not followed, including incorrect PRN administration and failure to provide medication that was not found in the home.

Required emergency telephone numbers were not posted by the phones in a resident room.

A resident in room B1a did not have an operable lamp or bedside light source.

Found a dented #10 can of beans and expired/undated frozen food in the kitchen and dining area.

An exit door in the Pines hallway required excessive force to open, hindering immediate egress.

Fire drills were being conducted routinely at the end of the month rather than at varying times and days.

Annual medical evaluations for certain residents were not completed or recorded for the required period.