Pruitthealth - Blue Ridge

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Pruitthealth - Blue Ridge, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Mar 7, 2024

  Based on observations, staff interviews, record review and review of the facility's policy titled Cleaning Schedule Policy, Dietary Partner Hygiene and Dress Code, and Handwashing: Dietary Services, the facility failed to ensure food was stored, prepared, distributed, and served in accordance with professional standards for food service safety. This deficiency had the potential to affect 64 of 67 residents who ate meals from the facility's kitchen. Findings include: A review of the facility's policy titled Cleaning Schedule Policy, dated 9/29/2022, under the section titled Policy Statement revealed, It is the policy of [the facility] that the Dietary Manager [DM] prepares a list of all cleaning tasks and posts them in the Dietary Department. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Feb 9, 2023

  Based on observations, staff interviews, and review of policies titled, Foodborne Illness, Labeling, Dating, and Storage, Patients/Residents' Personal Food, Nourishments, and Dishwashing, the facility failed to ensure opened food items in the walk-in cooler and dry storage area were labeled and dated; failed to discard food items by expiration date; failed to ensure staff and resident food items were not stored together in same refrigerators; failed to maintain temperature logs on nursing unit refrigerators. In addition, the facility failed to ensure high temperature dish machine was maintained in working order. This deficient practice had the potential to affect 59 residents who received an oral diet. Findings include: 1. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF908Feb 9, 2023

  Based on observation, interviews, and review of the policy titled Infection Control-Linen and Laundry, the facility failed to ensure that essential equipment in the laundry was in working order to properly sanitize facility linens, as evidenced by a non-functioning boiler. The facility was currently in COVID-19 outbreak status and had no hot water for laundry. The census was 69 residents. Findings: Review of facility policy titled Infection Control-Linen and Laundry, revised on 4/2/2020, revealed it is the policy to mitigate or decrease infections caused by sources of microbial contamination through collection, handling, sorting, transportation, processing, and storage of laundry. Procedure F. number 5 v. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF550Mar 7, 2024

  Based on observations, staff and resident interviews, record review, and review of the facility's policy titled Patient/Resident Voting, the facility failed to support three out of 37 sampled Residents (R) (R#54, R#55, and R#56) with their rights to vote. In addition, the facility failed to promote dignity by using disposable cutlery at meals for four out of 37 sampled Residents (R) (R#28, R#49, R#41, and R#55) observed during dining. Findings include: 1. A review of a facility's policy titled Patient/Resident Voting, dated 1/5/2015, under the Policy Statement revealed, It is the policy of this Healthcare Center for each patient/resident's civil right to vote be promoted and opportunities will be provided within the healthcare center for patients/residents to exercise this right. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF565Mar 7, 2024

  Based on observations, staff interviews, record review, and review of the facility's policy titled Patient/Resident Council, the facility failed to complete an investigation, response, and resolution to the residents' concerns that attended the Resident Council Meetings. The facility census was 67 residents. Findings include: A review of a facility policy titled Patient/Resident Council, dated 10/20/2017, under the section titled Procedure revealed, 1. The Patient/Resident Council will meet as a group to: Discuss and offer suggestions about healthcare center policies and procedures affecting patients/residents' care, treatment, and quality of life. 2. […]