Fair View Health Care Center

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Fair View Health Care Center, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF620Apr 22, 2026

  Based on interview and record review, facility staff failed to ensure the admission policy did not require the resident and/or responsible party to waive facility liability for loss or damage to personal belongings for two residents (Resident #39, and #51) out of three residents. The census was 53.1. Review of the facility's Skilled Nursing Facility Resident Agreement, undated, showed the facility under no circumstances will be held responsible for or have any liability of any nature whatsoever for loss or damage to valuables, personal property or money brought to facility. It is further agreed that no deductions or credits shall be taken from any amount due or owing to facility as a result of any loss suffered or damage done by residents to personal property. 2. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF801Apr 22, 2026

  Based on interview and record review, the facility staff failed to designate a person to serve as the Director of Food and Nutrition Services (DFNS) with the appropriate qualifications, when the facility did not employ a qualified dietitian or other clinically qualified nutrition professional full-time. This failure has the potential to affect all residents. The facility census was 53.1. Review of the facility's Dietary Manager (DM) job description, dated 2023, showed the DM must meet State requirements for food service managers or dietary managers, and also meet one of the following qualification requirements: - Certification as a DM;- Certification as a food service manager;- Has similar national certification for food service management and safety from a national certifying body;- Has… […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Apr 22, 2026

  Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to maintain the walk-in freezer in a manner to prevent potential food contamination. This failure has the potential to affect all residents. The facility census was 53.1. Review of the facility policies provided showed they did not contain a policy related to maintenance of the walk-in freezer. Observation on 04/19/26 at 10:24 A.M., showed the walk-in freezer door unable to fully seal shut. Observation showed a thick frost accumulation on the freezer walls, evaporator coil cabinet and on most of the food stored inside the freezer. Observation also showed a thick layer of ice on the front and back of the evaporator coil cabinet and on the floor inside the freezer. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF851Apr 22, 2026

  Based on interview and record review, facility staff failed to electronically submit to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), a complete and accurate direct care staffing information to the Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) data for the first and second quarter of 2025. The facility census was 53.1.Review of the facility's Registered Nurse (RN) policy, revised 04/30/24, showed the facility is responsible for submitting timely and accurate staffing data through the CMS PBJ system. 2. Review of the facility's CMS PBJ Staffing Data Report, dated April 17, 2026, did not contain a report for the first and second quarter of 2025. 3. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF880Apr 22, 2026

  Based on observation, interview and record review, facility staff failed to use appropriate infection control procedures to prevent the spread of bacteria or other infectious causing contaminants when staff failed to ensure the two-step purified protein derivative (PPD), a skin test for Tuberculosis (TB) (a potentially serious infectious bacterial disease that mainly affects the lungs) was completed and on file in accordance with the facility policy for five employees (Dietary Aide M, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) N, [NAME] O, Certified Medication Technician (CMT) P, and Registered Nurse (RN) E out of 10 employee files reviewed. […]