Life Care Center of Morehead

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Life Care Center of Morehead, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Immediate jeopardy, patternF880May 23, 2025

  Based on observation, interview, record review, review of the glucometer's (device used to calculate a finger-stick blood glucose level) manufacturer's instructions, review of disinfectant wipe instructions, review of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) document, and review of the facility's policies, the facility failed to establish and maintain an infection prevention and control program designed to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment and to help prevent and control the development and transmission of communicable diseases and to implement interventions to protect the residents. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812May 23, 2025

  Based on observation, interview, and review of the facility's policies, the facility failed to store food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety. This had the potential to affect 87 of 90 residents who consumed food from the kitchen and snacks from the North and South Units. The findings include: Review of the facility's policy titled, Safe Food Handling, revised 04/20/2025, revealed thawing some foods at room temperature might not be acceptable because it might be within the danger zone for rapid bacterial proliferation. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF761Mar 19, 2021

  Based on observation, interview, and review of the facility's policy, it was determined the facility failed to ensure drugs and biologicals stored in the facility were not expired; were labeled and stored in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and, included the appropriate accessory and cautionary instructions and the expiration date, when applicable, for three (3) of six (6) observed medication carts. The findings include: Review of the facility's policy titled, LTC Facility's Pharmacy Services and Procedure Manual, dated October 2016, revealed that once any medication or biological package was opened, the facility would follow manufacturer/supplier guidelines with respect to expiration dates for opened medications. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF812Mar 19, 2021

  Based on observation, interview, and review of the facility's policies, it was determined the facility failed to prepare, store, and serve food under sanitary conditions. Observations, on 03/16/2021 and 03/17/2021, revealed food not labeled and dated, cleaning cloths not in sanitizer buckets, and an incomplete dish machine temperature log. The findings include: Review of the facility's policy titled, Food Safety, dated 11/28/2017, revealed food was stored and maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner following federal, state, and local guidelines to minimize contamination and bacterial growth. Per policy, food was labeled and dated with the received date, and leftovers were dated properly and discarded within seventy-two (72) hours unless otherwise indicated. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF880Mar 19, 2021

  Based on observation, interview, and review of the facility's policy, it was determined the facility failed to establish and maintain an infection prevention and control program designed to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment and to help prevent and control the development and transmission of communicable diseases and to implement interventions per the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Kentucky Department for Public Health (Health Department) state guidelines for COVID-19. Observations, on 03/17/2021 at 9:45 AM, revealed State Registered Nurse Aide (SRNA) #1, on the North Wing Unit, failed to properly change Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), dispose of PPE, and perform hand hygiene. […]