Aspire Senior Living Roaring River

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Aspire Senior Living Roaring River, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Actual harm, isolatedF791Mar 1, 2024

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide one resident (Resident #35) with routine or emergency dental care when the resident exhibited dental concerns resulting in the having continued dental issued including pain and bleeding and causing the resident to be embarrassed by his/her teeth. A sample of 22 residents was reviewed in a facility with a census of 59. Review of the facility policy titled, Oral Hygiene, dated 03/05/24, showed: -Oral care should be provided to each resident at least twice a day unless indicated differently by a doctor or dentist and more frequently if requested by the resident; -Any acute changes in dental status should be reported to the nurse such as drainage, bleeding, redness in gums, oral lesions, painful when touched,… […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Mar 1, 2024

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to store food in a manner to protect it from potential contamination when staff failed to store cleaning supplies in a separate area from food; failed to date stored food in refrigerator; failed to keep non-food contact surfaces clean and free of debris; failed to dispose of expired food items; failed to rinse dishes prior to placing them into the sanitizer in the three vat sink and sanitize at the minimum manufacturer's requirements; and failed to control flies in the kitchen. The facility's census was 59. 1. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF880Mar 1, 2024

  Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to maintain an effective infection control program for all residents when the facility failed to have a program in place for the prevention of the growth of Legionella bacteria (a bacteria which causes a respiratory disease when breathing in small droplets of water in the air that contain Legionella. It can become a health concern when it grows and spreads in human-made water systems) in the facility water supply or where moist conditions existed. The facility had a census of 59. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF881Mar 1, 2024

  Based on interview and record review, the facility failed implement an antibiotic stewardship program when staff failed to adequately track eight residents currently on antibiotics for various infections in the facility by not completing a current and ongoing antibiotic log of residents with active infections, this failure could potentially place all residents at risk of infection. The facility census was 59. Review of the facility policy titled, Infection Control, General, revised on 02/18/24, showed: -It is the policy of the facility to ensure that the infection control program is designed to prevent, identify, report, investigate, and control the spread of infections and communicable disease for all residents, staff, volunteers, visitors, and other individuals providing services under a… […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF925Mar 1, 2024

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to maintain an effective pest control program to control the fly population when multiple flies were present in and around eight residents (Residents #54, #52, #41, #35, #2, #6, #46 and #57) and in resident common areas. The facility census was 59. Review showed the facility did not provide a pest control policy. 1 Review of Resident #54's face sheet (admission data) showed the resident admitted to the facility on [DATE]. […]