Chino Valley Health Care Cente
CHINO VALLEY HEALTH CARE CENTE in POMONA, CA — inspection on August 12, 2025.
Found 1 citation. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
standard precautions regardless of whether residents were on isolation precaution or not.During an interview, on 8/12/25 at 5:20 p.m., with the Director of Nursing (DON), the DON stated hand hygiene was very important to prevent the spread of infection and to protect the residents from transmission of any infections.
The DON stated staff (in general) should be performing hand hygiene between rooms.
The DON stated hand sanitizers were available on the walls.
The DON stated handwashing was recommended, but hand hygiene with sanitizer was acceptable.During a review of the facility's Policy and Procedure (P&P), titled, Policy: Infection Control, revised January 2016, the P&P indicated the facility has established and will maintain an infection control program designed to provide safe, sanitary and comfortable environment and to help prevent the development and transmission of disease and infection.
The spread of infection will be prevented by requiring staff to clean their hands after each direct resident contact using the most appropriate hand hygiene.
All staff members will wash their hands before and after direct resident care and after contact with potentially contaminated substances to prevent, to the extent possible, the spread of infections.
This facility may use alcohol-based hand hygiene dispensers.During a review of the facility's undated P&P titled, Hand Hygiene, the P&P indicated all staff members will wash their hands before and after direct resident care and after contact with potentially contaminated substances to prevent, to the extent possible, the spread of infections.
The P&P indicated this facility may use alcohol-based hand hygiene dispensers.During a review of the facility's P&P titled, Handwashing/Hand Hygiene, dated 2001, the P&P indicated the facility considers hand hygiene the primary means to prevent the spread of healthcare-associated infections.
All personnel are expected to adhere to hand hygiene policies and practices to help prevent the spread of infections to other personnel, residents, and visitors.
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