Pinewood Manor Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Cntr
PINEWOOD MANOR NURSING HOME & REHABILITATION CNTR in HAWKINSVILLE, GA — inspection on March 14, 2025.
Found 2 citations. 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 a meal service observation in the main dining room on 3/4/2025 at 11:33 a.m., Registered Nurse (RN) AA, without performing hand hygiene, walked over to a resident seated at the dining room table, and started cutting up their food on their plate for them.
Without performing hand hygiene, RN AA went to another table and assisted a resident with cutting up her pork chops.
Then RN AA went over to the kitchen door and retrieved a sandwich, wrapped in a clear bag, from the kitchen staff and delivered the sandwich to the resident, seated at another table. RN AA went to another table, sat down beside a resident and, without performing hand hygiene, started feeding the resident with a spoonful of food.
The RN continued to feed the resident until the resident finished eating. RN AA got up from the chair after feeding the resident and went over to another table and sat down across from another resident. RN AA picked up the resident ' s spoon and fed the resident a bite of her food.
After the RN finished feeding the resident, RN AA got up and walked to the doorway of the kitchen.
The RN was handed another sandwich wrapped in clear plastic wrap. RN AA, without performing hand hygiene, brought the sandwich over to another resident seated in the dining room, removed the sandwich from the package and set it on the resident ' s plate in front of her.
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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 115586 B.
Wing 03/14/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Pinewood Manor Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Cntr 277 Commerce Street Hawkinsville, GA 31036
Review of Dietary Manager's job description, Copyright 2023 from The [Name], LLC, revealed, Required Qualifications .Certification as a dietary manger.
Certification as a food service manager .Major Duties and Responsibilities - Oversees the budget and purchasing of food and supplies, and food preparation, services, and storage .Dietary Manager Assigned Tasks .
Ensures proper sanitation and safety practices of staff.
During an interview on 3/6/2025 at 3:01 p.m., the Dietary Manager stated she did not have her Certified Dietary Manager certification (or equivalent) and did not enroll in an online class until January 25.
The Dietary Manager stated they did not review the sanitation or temperature logs.
She also stated she did not appoint anyone to review or monitor the logs.
During an interview on 3/6/2025 at 4:45 p.m. with the Administrator, she stated she did not make sure sanitation test strips and sanitizing chemicals were ordered right away once she was informed the sanitation test strips and did not know the hot water to the dish machine was not working properly.
The administrator stated that she did not monitor the Dietary Manager nor ensure oversight of the kitchen.
The Administrator stated she started working at the facility 11/2024.
The Administrator stated that she knew the Dietary Manager was not certified and did not hire her for the position.
The Administrator stated her expectations was the Dietary Manager was monitoring sanitizing logs.
During an interview on 3/11/2025 at 11:21 a.m., the Administrator stated they had arranged for a Dietitian to work every day with the Dietary Manager until she was certified.
The Administrator stated they also will have the Dietary Manager enroll in an education program to help with the education of the dietary staff.
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