Chesterwood Atc

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Chesterwood Atc, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF880Feb 14, 2025

  Based on observation, staff interview, local health department staff interview, record review, facility document review, and policy review, the facility failed to consistently implement policies and procedures related to infection control when they failed to ensure COVID-19 outbreak signage was posted at facility entrances during an outbreak, failed to ensure the county health department was promptly notified of a positive COVID-19 test result, and failed to ensure all staff were fit-tested for N95 masks. The failed practices had the potential to affect all 113 residents. The facility census was 113. Findings included: 1. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF584Jul 5, 2023

  Based on observation, staff interview, and policy review, the facility failed to ensure ice machines, microwaves, and refrigerators were maintained in a sanitary manner. This affected five of seven hydration stations, with a potential to affect 88 of the 102 residents in the facility. The census was 102. Findings included: Interview on 06/29/23 at approximately 10:30 A.M., the Director of Housekeeping and Laundry #111 revealed there were seven hydration stations in the facility, but only six were in use. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF880Jul 5, 2022

  Based on medical record review, observations, staff interviews, and review of information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the facility failed to ensure staff wore the proper Personal Protective Equipment when entering the room of a resident who was positive for COVID-19. This affected one (#46) and had the potential to to affect 13 (#23, #53, #55, #56, #66, #90, #247, #248, #249, #250, #251, #252, and #253) residents residing on the 100 Hall. The facility census was 104. Findings include: Review of Resident #46 medical record revealed an admitted [DATE]. diagnoses [MEDICAL RECORD OR PHYSICIAN ORDER] . Review of the admission assessment, dated 06/25/22, revealed the resident was moderately cognitively impaired and required assistance of one with care. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF880Feb 1, 2022

  Based on observations, staff interviews, review of the policies, and review of online resources for the Centers for Disease Control Prevention (CDC) and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the facility also failed to ensure staff wore appropriate eye protection to prevent the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and failed to ensure staff practiced proper hand hygiene during medication administration. This had the potential to affect all residents residing in the 200 Hall ( #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28, #29). The census was 94. Findings include: 1. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF880Feb 16, 2021

  Based on observation, record review and interview, while experiencing an outbreak, the facility failed to maintain a standard of practice to prevent the spread of infection of COVID-19 as evidence by its failure to ensure: 1. two (R4) and (R5) residents of nine residents maintained social distance required during mealtime; 2. shared medical equipment were properly disinfected; 3. personal protective equipment (PPE) gloves were not sanitized but removed and discarded after each use; 4. staff doffed PPE gown after resident contact. […]