Brookside Healthcare Center

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Brookside Healthcare Center, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Oct 25, 2024

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to maintain professional standards for food service safety when: 1. Food crumbs, black grime, and trash were found on the floor under the steam table. 2. Food crumbs and thickener powder residue were present in the food preparation area. 3. Six wet scoops (dishers) were found stored inside the plastic container box. These failures had the potential to expose 78 of 84 highly susceptible residents who receives food from the kitchen to foodborne illnesses (illness caused by ingestion of contaminated food or beverages) due to cross-contamination (the transfer of harmful substances or disease- causing microorganisms to food). FINDINGS: 1. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF880Oct 25, 2024

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to implement infection control and prevention measures when: 1. Resident 58's oxygen tubing was not changed in accordance with facility policy. 2. A Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) 5 presenting with Covid-19 (an illness that spread from person to person when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks) symptoms (fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, runny nose) was not tested upon return to work and prior to providing care to residents. 3. LVN 4 did not perform hand hygiene after checking the vital signs and before administering medications to Resident 76. 4. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Apr 22, 2022

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure safe and sanitary food preparation and storage practices in the kitchen when: 1. There were fifteen water pitchers and eight plastic containers stored wet. The blender was stored with water at the bottom of it. 2. There were crumbs and black grime on the floor under the freezer, sticky residues under the crate in the dry storage room, and crumbs and trash under the stove. These failures had the potential to attract pests, contaminate residents' food and/or cause foodborne illnesses, to a population of 83 residents who received food from the kitchen. Findings: 1. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF814Apr 22, 2022

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure their recyclable dumpster was covered and closed completely. This failure had the potential to attract pests and rodents in the facility with medically compromised population of 84 residents. Findings: A concurrent observation and interview were conducted with the Maintenance Supervisor (MS) on April 20, 2022, at 9:43 AM, in the garbage storage area. The recyclable dumpster was filled with used boxes. It was not closed or covered. The MS stated it should have been closed. During an interview with the Registered Dietitian (RD), on April 20, 2022, at 2:16 PM, the RD acknowledged the recyclable dumpster should not be left uncovered. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF755Jun 18, 2026

  Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure medications that were discontinued, expired, or no longer needed were destroyed in accordance with facility policy and procedures (P&P) and regulatory requirements for non-controlled medications logs (a non-controlled medication is a medication that is not classified as a controlled substance or narcotic but still requires proper handling and disposal), when the non-controlled medication disposition logs (document used to record the destruction of a medication for tracking purposes) revealed 163 medications were destroyed with only one licensed nurse signature, and an additional 20 medications were destroyed without any licensed nurse signature. […]