Lytle's Personal Care Home LLC

The bathroom adjacent to the kitchen lacked paper towels or other sanitary methods for hand drying.

The resident bathroom labeled 'C' had an inoperable ventilation fan and no window.

An uncovered protruding screw on the base of a toilet in a second-floor bathroom posed a skin tear hazard.

There was no 'EXIT' sign located over the second-floor emergency exit door.

A resident's support plan failed to indicate the type or frequency of hospice services being provided.

A resident's support plan was not signed by the resident and did not indicate if they were unable or refused to sign.

Numerous food items, including noodles, cereal, and canned goods, were stored in boxes directly on the pantry floor.

No thermometer was present in the Whirlpool reach-in freezer, and the Frigidaire freezer temperature was recorded at 10 degrees Fahrenheit.

Two trays of country fried steaks were found thawing on the kitchen counter instead of using approved methods.

The facility failed to conduct a fire drill during sleeping hours within the required six-month interval.

Exit signs indicating the direction of travel were missing for the front porch exit and the second-floor exits.

No carbon monoxide alarm was installed near the fuel oil burning furnace in the furnace room.

An uncovered trash can containing used paper towels was found in the bathroom across from bedroom #5.

There was a crack in the glass of a door panel leading into the room with vending machines.

Bedroom #5, which is occupied by three residents, only had two chairs provided.

Residents #1 and #2 did not have access to an operable bedside lamp or light source.

The kitchen screen door could not be opened, blocking the egress route from the kitchen.

An alleged incident of abuse occurring on 7/31/21 was not reported to Adult Protective Services until 8/4/21, violating immediate reporting requirements.

The home failed to submit a mandatory report of suspected resident abuse to the Area Agency on Aging within 48 hours of notification.

The home failed to implement a plan of supervision or suspend a staff person involved in an allegation of abuse, allowing the staff member to provide unsupervised care.

The home did not report an incident of alleged abuse to the Department's regional office or complaint hotline within the required 24-hour timeframe.

A resident's assessment failed to include significant changes in behavior, specifically the resident placing themselves on the floor multiple times per day.