Whitehead Personal Care Home II

The weekly menu for the week of 11/18/24 - 11/24/24 was not posted in advance.

Various food items in the kitchen, including chips and crackers, were stored in open, unsealed containers.

Windows in resident rooms #7 and #10 were missing screens.

Resident #1 did not have access to a bedside light source because the lamp was unplugged.

A discontinued prescription of Ibuprofen was found in the medication cart.

Multiple direct care staff members did not receive the required annual training for medication self-administration.

A resident's bed was positioned such that it blocked the bedroom door from closing, preventing privacy.

The facility could not provide documentation that a direct care staff person completed their required orientation and 40-hour training.

A direct care staff person provided unsupervised personal care services before their criminal background check was completed.

Evidence of live bedbug activity, dead bedbugs, and residue was found in multiple resident bedrooms and the second floor powder room.

Resident #5's mattress was in poor condition with three visible tears on the underside.

Bolts securing four elevated toilet seats were stripped, causing the seats to move and posing a fall hazard.

An exit sign was missing from the second-floor emergency exit door leading to the porch.

The most recent fire safety inspection and fire drill by an expert had not been conducted since January 2019.

The second-floor living room bathroom lacked any means of hand drying, such as paper towels or air blowers.

A garbage can on the outside deck was full of trash and lacked a lid to prevent insect or rodent penetration.

A large crack in the concrete walkway created a 3-inch gap, posing a trip and fall hazard.

Staff documented medication administration for Meloxicam despite the medication being unavailable in the home during February.

The home failed to follow prescriber orders as Meloxicam was not administered for the entire month of February due to unavailability.

Two residents' support plans were not signed, and there was no documentation indicating a refusal or inability to sign.

Blood glucose readings for a resident were not documented on multiple dates, making it impossible to verify correct insulin administration.