Wetumpka Health and Rehabilitation, LLC

In the surveyor’s words

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

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF804Dec 7, 2023

  Based on a test tray observation, interview, medical record review, and review of the facility's policies for Food Preparation Guidelines and Food Taste Test; the facility failed to ensure meals, other than pureed meals, were served at an acceptable warm temperature for lunch on 12/06/2023. This had the potential to affect 110 of 113 residents receiving meals from the facility's kitchen. This also affected two residents who said hot food was served cold, Resident Identifier (RI) #30 and RI #85. Findings include: The facility's policy for Food Preparation Guidelines, dated 08/10/2018, included the following: . PURPOSE: . Food should be palatable, attractive, and at the proper temperature, as determined by the type of food, to ensure resident/guest(s) satisfaction. STANDARD: . Food . […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Dec 7, 2023

  Based on observation; interview; the 2022 United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Code; the facility's policies for Leftover Food Storage and Use, Dish Machine Sanitization, Food Cooking and Serving Temperatures, Food Preparation Guidelines, Cleaning of Miscellaneous Equipment and Utensils, Calibrating and Sanitizing Thermometers, Cleaning Schedules, and Insect and Rodent Control; the facility's food holding temperature record, reports from the facility's dishmachine service provider; and facility work order #954; the facility failed to ensure: badly stained dishware was properly cleaned or removed from service to residents, the dishwashing machine's final rinse temperature reached 180 degrees Fahrenheit (F) on 12/05/2023, coffee cups did not have built-up residue… […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF814Dec 7, 2023

  Based on observations, interviews, review of the the 2022 United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Code, and review of the facility's policies for Garbage and Refuse and Insect and Rodent Control, the facility failed to ensure the garbage dumpster was closed, the grease refuse container was closed, the grease refuse container was not leaking, and the dumpster area was not littered with food-related trash and other items. This affected one of one garbage dumpster and one of one grease refuse container; and had the potential to affect 114 of 114 residents in the facility. Findings include: The facility's policy for Garbage and Refuse, dated 02/01/2002, included the following: . […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF804Jul 12, 2022

  Based on observation, interview, resident record review, the 2017 Food Code, the food temperature record,the menu for breakfast on 07/11/2022, the Physician Orders List for Dietary, and the facility's policies for Tray Assembly, Tray Distribution, and Food Taste Test; the facility failed to ensure the coffee and grits served at breakfast on 07/11/2022 were received at an appetizing temperature upon delivery to residents. This affected Resident Identifiers (RI) #9 and #10 and had the potential to affect all residents receiving meals from the facility kitchen, 109 of 111 residents. Findings include: The facility's policy for Food Taste Test, dated 02/01/2002, included the following: . PURPOSE: . help promote the resident/guest(s) dietary intake. PROCESS: . c. Check the food for: . […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF584Dec 7, 2023

  Based on observations, interviews and review of a facility policy titled, Resident Environmental Quality, the facility failed to ensure an end cap on a hand rail on one hallway was not missing; six air conditioner vents were free of dried dustlike condensations; five ventilation returns were free of dust and dried condensations that were dark in color; the corner trim was not missing and exposing nails at a nurses' station; and one fire extinguisher box was free of a brown colored substance. These deficient practices were observed during the survey and affected three of the six halls at the facility. […]