NHC Healthcare, Kennett

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at NHC Healthcare, Kennett, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Mar 15, 2024

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to store and distribute food under sanitary conditions, increasing the risk of cross-contamination and food-borne illness. These deficient practices had the potential to affect all residents. The facility census was 83. Review of the facility's policy titled, Safe Food Storage, revised ,d+[DATE], showed: - To equip dietary partners with the knowledge and ability to properly store food items in a safe manner which preserves food quality; - All time/temperature control for safety (TCS), ready-to-eat food prepped in-house and leftover, cooked food items must be labeled with the following information: name of food item and the date by which it should be eaten or discarded; - Always discard in-house prepped food items made… […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF584Mar 15, 2024

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide a safe, clean and comfortable homelike environment. This deficient practice had the potential to affect all residents in the facility. The facility census was 83. Review of the facility's policy titled, Homelike Environment, revised May 2017, showed: - Residents are provided with a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment and encouraged to use their personal belongings to the extent possible; - The facility staff and management shall maximize, to the extent possible, the characteristics of the facility that reflect a personalized, homelike setting. - These characteristics include a clean, sanitary and orderly environment. Observations made on 03/12/24 at 2:22 P.M. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF550May 2, 2025

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure the resident's dignity was maintained while performing incontinence care for one resident (Resident #5) out of one sampled resident. The facility census was 98. Review of the facility's policy titled, Patient Rights, revised September 2024, showed: - We provide the resident with privacy; - Privacy is maintained during toileting, bathing, and other activities of personal hygiene, except when assistance is needed for safety and well being. 1. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF689May 2, 2025

  Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to follow one resident's (Resident #27) care plan regarding smoking out of two sampled residents. The facility failed to ensure staff utilized safe transfer techniques for one resident (Resident #87) when staff failed to transfer the resident with the assist of a gait belt (a device used to aid in the safe movement of a person from one place to another) out of two sampled residents. The facility census was 98. The facility did not provide a smoking policy. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF690May 2, 2025

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure a urinary indwelling catheter (a tube inserted into the bladder to drain urine) drainage bag was kept off the floor for two residents (Residents #5 and #249) and to ensure proper cleaning of the catheter tubing for one resident (Resident #81) out of three sampled residents. The facility census was 98. Review of the facility's policy titled, Skills Checklist: Catheter Care, undated, showed: - While holding the catheter, clean down the catheter tube; - Clean with strokes moving away from the urethra; - Use a clean portion of the washcloth for each stroke. The facility did not provide a policy related to the positioning of urinary catheters. 1. […]