The September inspection at Meadow View Nursing and Rehabilitation revealed water temperatures that climbed from 122 degrees to 124 degrees over a span of eight minutes in one resident's room. Federal guidelines warn that 124-degree water will cause third-degree burns within three minutes, while 120-degree water causes the same injury within five minutes.
Resident 64 told inspectors on September 22 that the room sink water gets very hot. When inspectors tested the temperature that afternoon, they found the resident's complaint was justified.
At 4:15 PM, the sink registered 122 degrees. Three minutes later, it climbed to 123 degrees. By 4:20 PM, the temperature reached 124 degrees.
The facility's own staff acknowledged the danger. The director of nursing told inspectors at 4:30 PM that room sink water temperature should not exceed 115 degrees. The assistant maintenance director made the same statement 25 minutes later, adding that he would conduct testing.
Federal regulations require nursing homes to maintain water temperatures that prevent scalding injuries. The State Operations Manual specifically documents the burn timeline: 124-degree water causes third-degree burns in three minutes, while 120-degree water takes five minutes to inflict the same damage.
The next morning, the director of nursing told inspectors that the facility follows regulations and checks water temperatures routinely. But the previous day's measurements showed the system had failed to protect at least one resident from potentially dangerous conditions.
Inspectors verified their equipment accuracy by testing another room alongside maintenance staff. Both temperature gauges read 114 degrees, confirming the calibration and the legitimacy of the previous day's dangerous readings.
The violation affected one of three residents whose rooms inspectors observed during the complaint investigation. Federal inspectors classified the deficiency as creating "minimal harm or potential for actual harm" affecting "few" residents.
Water temperature violations in nursing homes can have serious consequences for elderly residents, whose skin may be more sensitive to heat and who may have slower reaction times to remove themselves from scalding conditions. The resident who reported the hot water had direct experience with temperatures that exceeded safe levels by nearly 10 degrees.
The facility's maintenance director stated he would conduct testing after learning of the dangerous temperatures. However, the inspection report does not detail what specific actions were taken to address the immediate safety concern or prevent similar incidents in other rooms.
The temperature readings occurred over multiple time periods on the same day, suggesting the problem was not a momentary fluctuation but a sustained condition that put the resident at ongoing risk. The consistent climb from 122 to 124 degrees over eight minutes indicated a system operating well outside safe parameters.
Meadow View Nursing and Rehabilitation is located on North Midland Boulevard in Nampa. The facility was required to submit a plan of correction addressing the water temperature violation, though the specific corrective measures are not detailed in the inspection findings.
The September 22 inspection was conducted as part of a complaint investigation. Federal inspectors found that the facility failed to ensure residents were provided with a safe environment, creating what they termed "the potential for diminished quality of life and water temperature burn risk."
The resident's complaint about hot water proved accurate when measured against federal safety standards. While facility policy called for temperatures not to exceed 115 degrees, the actual conditions in the resident's room created a burn hazard that persisted for at least the duration of the inspection team's testing period.
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