Newport Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Newport Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF812Dec 10, 2025

  Based on observation, interview, facility document review, and facility P&P review, the facility failed to ensure the sanitary requirements were met in the kitchen. * The facility failed to ensure the kitchen utensils had a smooth cleanable surface and were in good condition. * The facility failed to ensure the kitchenware and kitchen utensils were clean and free of food particles or residue. * The facility failed to ensure one heavy-duty blender and one plastic blender used for the puree preparation was air dried and free of water residue prior to storing and stacking. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF812Dec 5, 2024

  Based on observation, interview, facility document review, and facility P&P review, the facility failed to ensure the sanitary requirements were met in the kitchen as evidenced by: * The facility failed to ensure the ice machine utilized for the residents and staff was maintained in a sanitary condition. * The facility failed to ensure the microwave utilized to warm up the food was in sanitary condition and free of food residue. * The facility failed to ensure the sanitary condition of the hood over the stove was maintained. * The facility failed to ensure the kitchen utensils had a smooth cleanable surface and in good condition. * The facility failed to ensure the kitchenware and kitchen utensils were clean and free of food particle or residue. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF880Dec 5, 2024

  Based on observation, interview, medical record review, facility document review, and facility P&P review, the facility failed to maintain the infection control practices to prevent the development and transmission of diseases and infections. * The facility failed to show documentation of the Legionella facility risk assessment and testing protocols for Legionella and other opportunistic waterborne pathogen. * CNA 1 failed to remove the gown and gloves and perform hand hygiene after touching Resident 498 and before touching Resident A's environment. * The facility failed to ensure a N95 respirator was stored in a sanitary manner, at the entrance to a resident COVID-19 isolation room. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF803Apr 7, 2023

  Based on observation, interview, facility document review, and facility P&P review, the facility failed to ensure the menus were followed. * The soup was served to the residents without following recipe and nutritional analysis. * The wrong scoop size was used to serve green beans for the residents on the soft-and-bite size diet. * The regular bread was used instead of garlic bread during the pureed bread preparation for the residents on the soft-and-bite size diet. * The pureed bread was not served to Resident 11 during lunch as per the menu. These failures had the potential for residents not receiving adequate nutrition, and appropriate servings. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF812Apr 7, 2023

  Based on observation, interview, and facility P&P review, the facility failed to ensure the sanitary requirements were met in the kitchen. * The facility failed to ensure the ice machine was clean. * The facility failed to ensure the food items in the freezer were properly labeled. * The facility failed to ensure the cooking utensils were in good repair. * The facility failed to ensure the cutting boards were in sanitary condition. These failures had the potential to expose the residents who consumed food prepared in the kitchen to foodborne illnesses. Findings: Review of the CMS 672 Resident Census and Conditions of Residents completed by the facility dated 4/4/23, showed 54 of 54 residents in the facility received food prepared in the kitchen. 1. […]