The Wheatlands Health Care Center

In the surveyor’s words

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

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF761Dec 4, 2024

  The facility reported a census of 45 residents and identified one centralized medication storage room, four medication carts, and one nurse treatment cart. Based on observations and interviews, the facility failed to provide a safe environment for seven residents, identified as cognitively impaired and independently mobile by the failure to ensure the medication storage room door remained closed and secured when not in use. This deficient practice had the potential to lead to accidental ingestion of prescription and non-prescription medications that could be harmful to the residents. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Dec 4, 2024

  The facility reported a census of 45 residents. Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to store, prepare, and serve food in a sanitary manner to prevent possible food-borne illness to the residents of the facility. Findings included: - On 12/02/24 at 09:44 AM during an initial tour of the main kitchen, refrigerator and dry food storage areas with Dietary Manager C, the following areas of concern were observed: One container of dry drink mix observed sitting on the floor, unopened. One container of dry potatoes mix observed sitting on the floor, unopened. One bottle of sweet and sour sauce with an expiration date of 09/27/24 found on a shelf. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF880Dec 4, 2024

  The facility reported a census of 45 residents. The sample included 12 residents. Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed transport clean and distribute clean laundry to the residents of the facility when staff failed to perform hand hygiene between resident room contacts. The facility further failed to maintain an effective infection control program related to enhanced barrier precautions (EBP - a set of infection control measures that use gowns and gloves to reduce the spread of multidrug-resistant organisms [MDROs] in nursing homes) when providing catheter (a flexible tube inserted through a narrow opening into a body cavity, particularly the bladder, for removing fluid) care for Resident (R) 1, wound care on R9, and peri-care (cleaning of the area… […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF814Jan 19, 2023

  The facility reported a census of 50 residents. Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to maintain and/or dispose of kitchen garbage and refuse properly. Findings included: - On 01/17/23 at 10:58 AM, during a kitchen tour with Dietary Staff AA, revealed two dumpsters which had open lids. Several bags of garbage piled above the dumpster opening, whereas the lids were unable to close. Dietary Staff AA confirmed the findings and reported the dumpsters should be closed to maintain dispose of garbage and refuse for the facility. On 01/19/23 12:15 AM, observation with dietary staff AA, revealed two dumpsters with lids propped open over bagged garbage which prevented the lid to close and contain the facility garbage. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF880Jan 19, 2023

  The facility reported a census of 50 residents that resided on 3 halls. Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure a clean, sanitary environment by the failure of housekeeping staff to know the manufacturer's contact wet times of the cleaners used to clean the resident rooms. This failure had the potential to affect all the resident areas. Findings Included: - On 01/19/23 at 09:15 AM, observation revealed housekeeping staff U as she cleaned rooms on the 100 hall. She completed a room clean, and stood at her housekeeping cart. Interview on 01/19/23 at 09:15 AM, Housekeeping staff U reported she used a disinfectant called AF-79 (a multi-purpose germicidal detergent that disinfects, cleans and deodorizes) to clean the bathroom surfaces. […]