Good Samaritan Society - Windom: Assessment Lapses - MN
All 56 residents rotated through three whirlpool tubs, one per wing. The posted cleaning instructions in each room walked staff through rinsing, scrubbing, and draining the tubs after every bath. What the instructions left out was the step that makes disinfection work: letting the cleaning solution sit on all surfaces for 10 minutes before rinsing it away.
The manufacturer's own disinfection guide is explicit on that point. Step 4 says to allow the disinfectant to remain in contact for 10 minutes. None of the posted instructions in any of the three tub rooms included that requirement.
A bath aide working the south hall tub room told inspectors she followed the posted instructions exactly. She had no reason to do otherwise. The instructions simply didn't tell her to wait.
The director of nursing, interviewed the same morning, said she expected staff to follow the 10-minute contact time. Whether she knew it wasn't posted in any of the tub rooms, the report doesn't say.
The whirlpool finding wasn't the only sanitation failure inspectors documented that day. That afternoon, at 4:50 p.m., a licensed practical nurse walked into a resident's room, picked up an assembled nebulizer from the counter, and used it to administer a breathing treatment. Inspectors noted visible residue inside the medication cup.
The nurse acknowledged the problem herself. She told inspectors she should have either cleaned the cup and mouthpiece first or grabbed new supplies. She agreed that using an uncleaned nebulizer cup had the potential to cause a respiratory infection.
The director of nursing said she expected nebulizer parts to be washed with warm soapy water and rinsed after every use. The facility's own policy, dated December 10, 2025, said the same thing.
The nurse had done neither.
Full Inspection Report
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Good Samaritan Society - Windom in WINDOM, MN was cited for violations during a health inspection on February 12, 2026.
All 56 residents rotated through three whirlpool tubs, one per wing.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns. Review the full report below for specific details and facility response.