Minnesota Masonic Home: Infection Control Failures - MN
Inspectors walked in at 9 a.m. on February 11, 2026. The pink matter ran over the caulking lines and the baseboard tiles. The water handle was crusted with white calcium deposits. A chrome fixture had rust-colored spots, and a rust stain marked the wall beneath it. Two long-handled plastic brushes sat on the shower floor, pink matter embedded in the bristles of both.
A nursing assistant, identified in the report as NA-G, had given a resident a shower an hour earlier, at 8 a.m. She told inspectors that after the shower she cleared the garbage and linen, then came back to clean the shower chair using one of the white brushes from the floor. She confirmed she saw the pink matter on the walls and brushes. She said the housekeeper handles the walls.
The housekeeper, H-A, said she cleaned the shower rooms every day, sometimes with bleach. Then she said she hadn't cleaned it the day before. She told inspectors she would ask her supervisor for new brushes.
When inspectors returned the next morning, the walls had been cleaned, but pink matter remained on the tiles near the floor. The two contaminated brushes were still in the room, leaning against the wall.
The infection preventionist nurse said she wasn't sure what the pink matter was, only that the shower needed cleaning. She removed the brushes.
The administrator told inspectors the shower should be kept clean and that the brushes were being replaced "right now."
The facility's own housekeeping policy, updated in October 2025, called for maintaining all resident spaces to "the highest standards of hygiene and comfort." The shower room where 27 residents bathed had not met that standard on the morning a resident was cleaned there.
Full Inspection Report
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Minnesota Masonic Home Care Center in BLOOMINGTON, MN was cited for violations during a health inspection on February 12, 2026.
The pink matter ran over the caulking lines and the baseboard tiles.
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.