Royal Palm Beach Health and Rehabilitation Center

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Royal Palm Beach Health and Rehabilitation Center, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Jul 29, 2021

  Base on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety that potentially could affect 97 of the facility residents, as evidenced by: failure to hold hot and cold foods at regulatory temperatures, failure to maintain an effective pest control program, failure to maintain food storage rooms, failure to sanitize dining room tables and chairs after each meal, ensure foods from outside sources are not stored in resident refrigerators in the main kitchen, obtain and utilize chemical testing strips, and ensure thawing of foods by regulatory requirement. The findings included: 1. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF880May 22, 2025

  Based on observations, interviews, and record reviews, the facility failed to don personal protective equipment (PPE) (gown) for 2 of 2 sampled residents as evidenced during a catheter care for Resident #1, and during perineal care for Resident #53; failed to provide appropriate means to dispose of used PPE for Resident #97, for 1 of 45 sampled residents on Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP); and failed to disinfect a glucometer according to facility's policy during a blood sugar check for Resident # 94. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF804Feb 8, 2024

  Based on observation and interview, the facility failed to provide palatable, attractive, and appetizing meals to ensure residents' satisfaction, as evidenced by sampling of a test tray and 9 of 30 sampled residents voiced concerns regarding the quality of the food, Residents #4, #5, #37, #78, #74, #57, #9, #45, and #65. The findings included: 1. During an observation of the lunch meal on 02/05/24 at 12:30 PM in the main dining room, Residents #4, #5, and #37, each stated they sometimes just request a sandwich or cold cereal for their meal because they did not enjoy the meals. 2. A test tray was ordered from the kitchen for the lunch meal service on 02/08/24 at 11:35 AM. The menu for this meal included shrimp fried rice, mixed vegetables, and a bread stick. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF584Sep 23, 2022

  Based on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to provide a safe, clean comfortable homelike environment for 3 of 3 units observed. The findings included: Review of a policy for admission / discharge cleaning documents the rooms should be turned over either one hour after discharge or the following day, if discharged happened after hours. 1. All personal items should be removed by nursing prior to cleaning. 2. Biomedical items should be properly discarded .7. Any linens left in the room whether used or unused are to be considered contaminated and placed in the soiled utility rooms. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF761Mar 24, 2022

  Based on observation, interview, and procedure review, the facility failed to ensure expired insulin was properly disposed of when expired for 3 of 4 sampled residents, whose insulin was maintained on the North Front medication cart, (Resident #13 and #7), and for 1 of 3 sampled residents, whose insulin was maintained on the South Front medication cart (Resident #16); and failed to ensure proper open and expiration dates for insulin, as per their own process, on 4 of 4 medication carts (North Front, North Back, South Front, and South Back), affecting Residents #14, #15, #16, #17, and #18. […]