Welsh Mountain Home

Staff member failed to treat residents with dignity and respect by making disparaging remarks regarding a resident's ability to perform tasks and reacting aggressively to a resident's attempt to communicate.

Multiple food items in dry, refrigerated, and freezer storage were not kept in closed or sealed containers.

Opened food items in various storage areas were not labeled with the date they were opened.

An unlabeled, used bar of soap was found on the sink counter in a shared bathroom.

There was an approximately 1/2-inch accumulation of lint in the lint trap of Dryer #3.

The fire extinguisher next to Resident Room #108 had not been inspected by a fire safety expert since September 2022.

The last fire drill conducted during sleeping hours was not within the required six-month timeframe.

Errors were observed in the documentation and storage of glucometer readings on the medication administration record.

Medication procedures lacked updated protocols for storing medications in locked boxes, documenting receipt of medications, and investigating missing medications or errors.

Multiple instances of a resident refusing prescribed medication (Lidocaine 4% patches) were not reported to the prescriber.

A resident's prescribed daily medication was not administered for several days because the medication was unavailable in the home.

A resident was discharged without the required 30-day advance notice, and the discharge was not certified by a physician or the Department.