Torrance Care Center West, Inc
TORRANCE CARE CENTER WEST, INC in TORRANCE, CA — inspection on July 26, 2024.
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
During an observation on 7/23/2024 at 10:30 a.m. in Building B at nursing station B there was a sink for hand washing.
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) 2 wiped up a wet substance from the floor next to nursing station B, threw away the paper towel, and failed to wash her hands. CNA 2 preceded to assigned area near Station A and sat in a chair near room [ROOM NUMBER] without washing her hands.
During an interview on 7/23/2024 at 11:00 a.m. with CNA 2, CNA 2 stated, she failed to wash her hands after she picked up the wet substance off the floor. CNA 2 stated it was important to practice hand hygiene to not spread infection to the residents.
During an interview on 7/26/2024 at 9:32 a.m. with Infection Preventionist Nurse (IP), the IP stated the staff should be washing their hands before and after resident care.
The IP stated CNA 2 was to wash her hands right away after wiping up the wet substance.
The IP stated it was important to practice good hand hygiene to prevent the spread of germs to the residents and staff.
During a review of the facility's policy and procedure (P&P) titled, Handwashing/Hand Hygiene, date unknown, the P&P indicated, This facility considers hand hygiene the primary means to prevent the spread of infection .Employes must wash their hand after the handling of residents mucous membranes and body fluids or excretions .Employee must wash their hands for at least 15 seconds or using alcohol-based hand rubs.
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During an observation on 7/25/2024 at 9:45 a.m. in Building B on the smoking patio residents had on aprons while smoking.
The residents would remove the aprons and the aprons were not disinfected after each use.
During a concurrent observation and interview on 7/25/24 at 9:54 a.m. with Activity Assistant (AA) 2 near the smoking patio, the smoking residents were removing smoking aprons and other smoking residents were putting on the same smoking aprons without the smoking aprons being disinfected between use. AA 2 stated the smoking aprons were not being disinfected after each use. AA 2 stated the smoking aprons not being disinfected after each use was placing the residents at risk for infection.
055952
Form Approved OMB
STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES (X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA (X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION (X3) DATE SURVEY AND PLAN OF CORRECTION IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: COMPLETED A.
Building 055952 B.
Wing 07/26/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Torrance Care Center West, Inc 4333 Torrance Blvd Torrance, CA 90503