Dove Healthcare - Bloomer

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Dove Healthcare - Bloomer, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Apr 10, 2025

  Based on observations, interviews and record review, the facility did not prepare and distribute food in a sanitary manner. This has the potential to affect all 49 residents. Surveyor observed [NAME] D wearing a beard cover that did not cover a full moustache. Surveyor observed [NAME] E not wearing a beard cover despite having facial hair. Findings include: It is the policy of the facility that all staff and entrants to the kitchen shall wear hair nets on exposed hair. Facility policy titled Hair Restraints, dated 1/7/2020 states the expectations that all dietary staff and staff entering the kitchen will wear a hair net in restricted area while in the kitchen. Policy also states that Hair needs to be restrained or covered. The policy further states, Hats may be wore [sic] with hair net. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Mar 14, 2024

  Example 1 Based on observations and interview, the facility did not ensure dietary staff prepared and distributed food in accordance with professional standards of practice. This has that potential to affect all 44 residents. The facility did not ensure that the hot water dishwashing machine was reaching adequate temperatures to prevent the spread of disease. Dietary staff observed not washing hands in between glove use. Dietary staff touching food with contaminated gloves. Findings include: On 03/13/24 at 11:43 AM, Surveyor reviewed the dishwashing temperature log and noted that for the month of March, there were four rinse cycle temperatures recorded below 180 degrees +/- 2 degrees. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF880Jan 13, 2021

  Based on observation, interview, and policy review, the facility did not require staff to wear face masks at all times when in the facility consistent with accepted standards of practice. This had the potential to affect all 43 residents in the facility. Facility staff were entering the facility without wearing face masks, then going to separate storage areas to apply a surgical face mask. Based on CDC guidance, staff should be wearing source control upon entry to the facility and can switch to facility Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when they reach the PPE supply area. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF880Mar 14, 2024

  Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility did not establish and maintain an infection prevention and control program designed to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment and to help prevent the development and transmission of communicable diseases and infections. The facility did not properly wipe down lifts after use (R35, R13), did not perform proper hand hygiene (R35, R95) when performing wound care, and did not ensure proper infection control techniques during medication pass (R6). This has the potential to affect 4 residents. Findings include: Example 1 The facility policy, entitled, Durable Medical Equipment Cleaning Procedure dated March 2021, states: 2. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF761Nov 11, 2021

  Based on observation and interviews, the facility did not secure 2 out of 2 medication carts. The facility was divided into 100 wing and 200 wing. Each wing had a medication cart that stored narcotics. The medication carts were not stored behind a locked door or affixed to the facility in any way. This was a single story facility and the main entrance was 40 to 45 yards from each medication cart risking unauthorized access to the narcotics stored in each cart. The 100 wing had a census of 15. There were 25 narcotic medications for 13 total residents unsecurely stored in the 100 wing medication cart. The 200 wing had a census of 19. There were 31 narcotic medications for 15 total residents unsecurely stored in the 200 wing medication cart. […]