Tallassee Health and Rehabilitation, LLC

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Tallassee Health and Rehabilitation, LLC, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF804Nov 3, 2022

  Based on observation, interview, the Resident Council Meeting on 11/2/22, a Test Tray on 11/3/22, and the facility's Week 3 S/S (Spring/Summer) menu for Thursday (11/3/22); the facility failed to ensure hot food was served hot. This had the potential to affect 87 of 87 residents receiving meals from the kitchen. Findings Include: A Resident Council Meeting was held on 11/02/22 at 2:56 PM with eleven residents attending. During this meeting, all of the residents attending complained that hot foods were being served cold. The facility's Week 3 S/S menu for Lunch on Thursday (11/03/22) included the following items for the Regular Diet: Salisbury Steak, Rice, Seasoned Greens, Cornbread, and Frosted Cake. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Nov 3, 2022

  Based on observation, interview, and the 2017 Food Code of the United States (U.S.) Public Health Service and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA); the facility failed to ensure: 1.) expired milk and sour cream were not served to residents on [DATE] and [DATE], 2.) cross-contamination did not occur when forced air passed through dirty grids/grates and then onto cleaned dishes on [DATE], and 3.) food was not stored on the floor on [DATE]. This had the potential to affect 87 of 87 residents receiving meals from the kitchen. Findings Include: 1.) The 2017 Food Code of the U.S. Public Health Service and the FDA included the following: . ,d+[DATE].17 Ready-to-Eat, Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food, Date Marking. (B) . […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF602Jun 16, 2021

  Based on interviews, record review, facility's investigation, police report and a review of facility's policy titled, Abuse, Neglect, Misappropriation of Resident/Guest Property, Suspicious Injuries of Unknown Source, and Exploitation, the facility failed to protect resident's funds from a staff member who used resident's funds for personal use. This deficient practice affected RI (Resident Identifier) #1, #2, #3, #4, #9 and #11; six of the eighteen sampled residents reviewed for misappropriation of resident property. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF600Jun 8, 2023

  Based on record reviews, interviews, review of the facility's investigation file, review of the facility's report to Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) Online Incident Reporting System, and a review of the facility's policy titled, Abuse, Neglect, Misappropriation of Resident/Guest Property, and Exploitation, the facility failed to ensure a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)/Employee Identifier (EI) #3, did not verbally abuse Resident Identifier (RI) #1 on 12/29/2022. This deficient practice affected RI #1, one of three residents sampled for abuse, and substantiated complaint/report number AL00042834. Findings Include: On 12/29/2022, the facility submitted a Facility Reported Incident through the ADPH Online Incident Reporting System. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF607Jun 8, 2023

  Based on record reviews, interviews, review of facility policy Abuse and a facility online reporting form, the facility failed to ensure a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) EI #4 that witnessed Resident Identifier (RI) #1 being verbally abused by another CNA (EI #3) was reported to the supervisor immediately. The not reporting of abuse occurred on 12/29/22 and affected RI #1, one of three sampled residents for abuse. Cross reference F600. Findings Include: A review of the facility Abuse policy with an effective date of October 15, 2022, revealed . IV Identification of Resident/Guest(s) Incidents and Accidents . d) Each employee has an obligation to immediately report any incident or allegation that could constitute an instance of abuse or neglect . to the Administrator. […]