Morningside of Raleigh

The facility failed to notify the local county Department of Social Services (DSS) within 48 hours for incidents involving 2 of 3 sampled residents. This included a resident who sustained injuries from a fall requiring emergency medical treatment and a resident who alleged being inappropriately touched by a staff person.

The facility failed to notify the local county Department of Social Services (DSS) within 48 hours for incidents involving two sampled residents. This included a resident who sustained injuries from a fall requiring emergency medical treatment and a resident who alleged inappropriate touching by a staff person.

The facility failed to ensure the Special Care Unit kitchenette door was locked, allowing a resident with wandering behaviors to access and ingest mechanical dish detergent. This lack of secure storage for hazardous substances resulted in a resident suffering caustic burns to the mouth, throat, and esophagus.

The facility failed to ensure residents were protected from contamination during breakfast because several staff members, including a housekeeper and a PCA, did not wash their hands before plating and serving food. Additionally, a PCA used her hands instead of tongs to handle a muffin, and food was handled by staff without proper sanitary procedures.

The facility failed to ensure that a resident requiring assistance with meals due to cognition was assisted upon receipt of meals. Specifically, the facility failed to serve the lunch meal to the resident on 03/29/23.

The facility failed to ensure residents were protected from contamination during breakfast service. Staff members, including a housekeeper and a personal care aide, failed to wash their hands before plating and serving food. Additionally, a staff member used their hands to handle food instead of using tongs.

The facility failed to ensure the front door in the Assisted Living unit had a working sounding device that activates when opened, despite 25 of 36 residents being identified as disoriented. Observations revealed that the exterior and interior sliding glass doors were unlocked and no audible alarm was heard when the doors were opened.

The facility failed to ensure that the front entrance doors in the Assisted Living unit were equipped with a working sounding device that activates when the door is opened. This was a follow-up to a previous Type B violation that remained unabated. At the time of inspection, the exterior and interior sliding glass doors were found to be unlocked and without an audible alarm.

The facility failed to ensure the front door in the Assisted Living unit had a sounding device that activated when opened. This was identified during a survey where exterior and interior sliding glass doors were found unlocked and without an audible alarm. This deficiency is particularly critical as 20 of the 32 residents in the unit were determined to be disoriented or wanderers.