Kadima Rehabilitation Latrobe: Dirty Fans, Showers - PA
That was the scene inspectors documented on May 28, 2026, during a complaint inspection at the facility on Fred Rogers Drive.
The fan had been observed earlier that morning, at 9:45 a.m., blowing toward the kitchen, aimed at a food cart parked in the doorway. The food was covered. By 11:45 a.m., the fan had been turned around to face the dining area, where approximately 10 residents were seated. The closest resident sat about eight feet away. At one point, a resident stood up, walked to the fan, and stood directly in front of it to look out the window.
The fan kept running.
A second fan, this one in the room of a resident identified in the report as Resident 4, had a moderate accumulation of dirt and debris on its grill guard. The fan sat at the foot of her bed and was blowing air onto her body when inspectors arrived at 10:32 a.m. It was still running when they returned at 2:18 p.m.
The Assistant Director of Nursing, interviewed at 1:45 p.m., confirmed that neither fan should have been operating in that condition.
The cleanliness problems did not stop with the fans. In the room of a resident identified as Resident 2, inspectors noted at 10:42 a.m. that her privacy curtain, drawn closed around her bed, had stains of multiple colors and substances across multiple areas of the fabric. When inspectors returned at 4:00 p.m., the curtain was still there, still dirty, still drawn around her.
The Maintenance Supervisor, interviewed that afternoon, acknowledged the curtain was dirty and not homelike. He explained the system: staff were supposed to contact maintenance when a curtain needed cleaning, maintenance would remove it, and a clean one would be hung in its place. The curtain around Resident 2's bed had not gone through that process.
All three shower rooms inspectors examined that day, the East shower room and the two others identified in the report, had a moderate to large amount of a black removable substance in the bottom perimeter of the showers, running from roughly one to ten inches up from the floor. Inspectors documented this at 4:05 p.m., 4:09 p.m., and 4:11 p.m., one room after another.
The Maintenance Supervisor, interviewed four minutes after the last shower room observation, confirmed that curtains, fans, and shower rooms should always be clean.
The Director of Nursing, interviewed at 4:37 p.m., said the same thing: the curtain, the fans, the shower rooms should have been clean. They were not.
The facility's own written policy, titled Resident Environment and dated April 20, 2026, five weeks before the inspection, stated that the objective was to provide residents with a safe, clean, and homelike environment.
Inspectors cited the facility for failing to meet that standard for two of 13 residents reviewed and in all three shower rooms examined. The violations were classified as causing minimal harm or potential for actual harm, affecting a limited number of residents.
What the report leaves behind is a resident sitting in a bed surrounded by a stained curtain, another with a filthy fan blowing on her, and a row of shower rooms coated in black buildup, waiting for the cleaning that the facility's own policy said should already have happened.
Full Inspection Report
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KADIMA REHABILITATION & NURSING AT LATROBE in LATROBE, PA was cited for violations during a health inspection on May 28, 2026.
That was the scene inspectors documented on May 28, 2026, during a complaint inspection at the facility on Fred Rogers Drive.
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.