Brickyard Healthcare - Laporte Care Center

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Brickyard Healthcare - Laporte Care Center, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Apr 4, 2025

  Based on observation and interview, the facility failed to serve food under sanitary conditions related to dirty food equipment, dirty floors and dirty PVC pipes under the dish machine for 1 of 1 kitchen observed. (The Main Kitchen) Findings include: During the brief Kitchen Sanitation Tour with the Dietary Food Manager on 3/31/25 at 9:38 a.m., the following was observed: a. There was a large amount of dried grease spillage on top of and on the sides of the deep fryer. The side of the stove next to the deep fryer was also dirty with dried grease. The side of the steamer was observed with dried grease as well as a large amount of food crumbs and dust under the steamer. b. The oven hood vents were dirty and greasy. c. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Feb 24, 2023

  Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to store and prepare food under sanitary conditions related to dirty ovens and oven hood, wet serving trays stacked on top of each other, and the lack of hand hygiene before serving lunch for 1 of 1 kitchens. (The Main Kitchen) This had the potential to affect all 60 residents who resided in the facility and received food from the kitchen. Findings include: 1. On 2/20/23 at 10:00 a.m., the full kitchen sanitation tour with the Dietary Manager (DM) indicated the following: a. There was a large amount of black and burned food substances on the bottom of both ovens. There was a large amount of grease and brown stains on the inside of both oven doors. b. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF554Apr 4, 2025

  Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure a resident was assessed to self-administer medications and had physician's orders to self-administer for 4 of 4 residents reviewed for self-administration of medication. (Residents 44, 52, 20 and 8) Findings include: 1. On 4/1/25 at 9:44 a.m., 1:09 p.m. and 3:50 p.m., a bag of Mucinex throat lozenges was observed in a plastic bin on Resident 44's overbed table. On 4/2/25 at 1:50 p.m., the bag of throat lozenges remained on the resident's overbed table. The record for Resident 44 was reviewed on 4/3/25 at 2:05 p.m. Diagnoses included, but were not limited to, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic respiratory failure. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF812May 14, 2024

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure food was prepared and stored under sanitary conditions related to a greasy deep fryer, improper labeling of food, and dried spillage in refrigerators in 1 of 1 kitchens and 2 of 3 pantries throughout the facility. (The Main Kitchen, A and C wing pantries) Findings includes: 1. During the Brief Kitchen Sanitation Tour on 5/8/24 at 9:12 a.m. with the Dietary Food Manager, (DFM) the following was observed: a. The deep fryer was noted with many food crumbs and was greasy on both sides, with the grease extending to the side of the convection oven. During an interview at that time, the DFM indicated the deep fryer was cleaned weekly. 2. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF880May 14, 2024

  Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to maintain an infection control program related to incomplete documentation of the infection control program, incomplete mapping of infections and lack of glove use during insulin administration during a medication pass for 1 of 8 residents observed during medication pass. (Resident 51 and LPN 1) Findings include: 1. The Infection Control Program was reviewed on 5/9/24 at 9:00 a.m. The January, February, March and April 2024 Infection Surveillance Data Collection Forms included the following: - resident's name and room number - infection type - infection onset date - antibiotic name - antibiotic start and stop date - comments The Infection Control Logs lacked any documentation of diagnostic lab or x-ray results or if… […]