The New Homestead Care Center

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at The New Homestead Care Center, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Jun 8, 2023

  Based on observation, interview, and policy review, the facility failed to label, date, and cover stored foods, discard outdated expired yogurt and keep the kitchen's electric slicer, electric mixer, and manual can opener clean. This failure had the potential to affect all 50 residents who consumed food prepared from the facility's kitchen. Findings include: The undated Cleaning of Kitchen Items policy specified, Mixer 1. Use warm soapy water to remove all debris. 2. Wash base and underside of the head as well as the top. 3. Remove the plastic insert (wash in the dish machine). 4. Wash base. 5. Use sanitizer cloth to wash over the entire surface. 6. Allow drying. Can Opener 1. Use soapy water to wash the handle and blade area carefully. 2. Use a sanitizer cloth to wash/sanitize area. 3. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF725Apr 24, 2025

  Based on clinical record review, facility document review, resident interviews, observation and staff interviews the facility failed to provide nursing staff to assure residents safety by not responding to call lights in a timely manner for 5 of 5 residents reviewed (Resident #1, #2, #40, #22 and #42). The facility reported a census of 50 residents. Findings include: 1. Review of Resident #1's Minimum Data Set (MDS) dated [DATE] revealed a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of 15 indicating intact cognition. Interview on 4/21/25 at 1:27 PM with Resident #1 revealed call lights take over 15 minutes constantly. 2. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF804Apr 24, 2025

  Based on observations, resident interviews, staff interviews, and policy review the facility failed to provide food at an appetizing temperature to 2 of 5 residents ( Residents #1, and #40) reviewed. The facility reported a census of 50 residents. Findings include: 1. Review of Resident #1's Minimum Data Set (MDS) dated [DATE] revealed a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of 15 indicating intact cognition. Interview on 4/21/25 at 1:30 PM with Resident #1 revealed food temps are terrible, and the food quality has diminished. 2. Review of Resident #40's MDS dated [DATE] revealed a BIMS score of 15 indicating intact cognition. Interview on 4/21/25 at 12:13 PM with Resident #40 revealed food is often cool when delivered on room trays. 47079 3. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF812Apr 24, 2025

  Based on observation, interview, and policy review, the facility failed to properly label stored food and failed to maintain sanitary practices by failing to prevent cross-contamination during meal service. The facility reported a census of 50 residents. Findings include: On 4/21/25 at 10:03 AM, a kitchen observation revealed the following: The Victory refrigerator contained an open, unlabeled bottle of reddish-brown liquid. The Frigidaire deep freezer contained the following items: a) an unlabeled bag of round, green, pea-sized contents; b) an unlabeled bag of green, thick-stalked, flower-head contents; c) an unlabeled bag of multicolored sliced contents; d) an unlabeled bag of dark purple contents. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF725Jun 13, 2024

  Based on clinical record review, observations, resident interviews and staff interviews, the facility failed to answer the residents' call light in less than 15 minutes for 3 resident call lights seen during observation. Additionally, two residents (Resident #1 and Resident #50) reported extended call light response time during resident interviews. The facility reported a census of 48 residents. Findings include: 1. The Social Services Assessment of Resident #50 dated 6/6/24 documented the resident to have a Brief Interview of Mental Status (BIMS) score of 15, indicating cognition intact. On 6/10/24 at 11:19 am, Resident #50 stated that she experiences long wait times for her call light to be answered, often greater than 15 minutes. 2. […]