Avante at Ormond Beach, Inc

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Avante at Ormond Beach, Inc, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Mar 20, 2025

  Based on kitchen food service observations, staff interviews, facility document review, and facility policy and procedure review, the facility failed to prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety, by failing to follow proper sanitation and food handling practices to prevent the outbreak of foodborne illness. The facility failed to ensure that the dietary staff practiced proper procedures for hand hygiene, disposable glove use, and proper sanitation practices when cleaning the meat slicer in the kitchen. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF885Jun 26, 2023

  Based on observations, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to accurately inform resident representatives, and families of those residing in the facility of the current COVID-19 status for 4 of 5 sampled residents (Residents #1, #2, #4 and #5) out of a total of 103 residents in the facility. On 6/23/23, the facility communicated to resident representatives/family members there were no staff or residents positive for COVID-19 at the facility, when in fact there were residents in the facility who were COVID-19 positive. The findings include: During an entrance conference with the Administrator and the Infection Preventionist (IP) on 6/26/23 at 9:05 am, the IP reported there was an active COVID-19 outbreak in the building. Positive residents were cohorting on the south wing. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Sep 2, 2021

  Based on observations and interviews, the facility failed to store, prepare and serve food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety, by failing to maintain the kitchen in a safe and sanitary manner for the 102 residents who were currently residing in the facility. The findings include: During a visit to the kitchen on 8/30/21 at 10:25 AM, an observation of three air conditioner (AC) vents was found to be dirty and have a black substance on them. The ceiling around each vent was also found to have a black substance. One of the AC vents was near the steam table where food is served. During an interview with Employee A, Certified Dietary Manager at the time of the observation, he confirmed the findings and stated, he would talk with maintenance about it. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF584Mar 20, 2025

  Based on observations, resident and staff interviews, and a review of policies and procedures, the facility failed to provide housekeeping and maintenance services necessary to maintain a sanitary and comfortable living environment, by failing to 1) Keep resident care equipment functioning for one resident (#8) whose bed controls did not work, and 2) Keep the rooms clean for four (Residents #54 #39, #302, #59) of five residents receiving enteral nutrition, in a total survey sample of 36 residents and a facility census of 102. The facility failed to clean and maintain the enteral nutrition (tube feeding) pumps and poles, walls, floors and floor boards surrounding the air conditioning (AC) units and the AC units themselves in four resident rooms. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF880Mar 20, 2025

  Based on observations, interviews, and reviews of the facility's Infection Control Program and Hand Hygiene policies, the facility's staff failed to offer or assist residents with hand hygiene before meals for five (Residents #66, #63, #102, #57, #29) of five residents who received meal trays and were unable to perform hand hygiene independently in a manner to prevent cross contamination. The findings include: On 03/17/2025 at 12:20 PM, an observation was made of lunch meals served in the south dining room. The staff was observed using hand hygiene before serving trays to residents but none of the residents were offered hand hygiene before their meal was served. On 03/19/2025 at 12:14 PM, an interview was conducted with Resident #66. […]