Poplar Care Strategies
POPLAR CARE STRATEGIES in LOOGOOTEE, IN — inspection on August 28, 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
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure infection control practices were maintained during 1 of 2 observations of care.
Staff failed to complete hand hygiene after removal (doffing) of used gloves and prior to putting on (donning) new gloves and staff failed to complete hand hygiene immediately after doffing used gloves and prior to opening a resident's desk drawer and handing the resident a hair comb. (Resident B)Findings include:During an observation on 8/28/25 at 10:40 A.M., CNA 4 and CNA 5 were assisting Resident B to use the commode in the resident's bedroom bathroom.
Resident B was assisted from a wheelchair to stand in front of the commode. CNA 4 and CNA 5 lowered resident's pants and brief and assisted Resident B to sit on the commode. CNA 4 and CNA 5 then assisted Resident B to stand, and CNA 5 provided perineal care. CNA 5 then encouraged Resident B to keep standing while CNA 5 doffed the gloves used prior and donned new gloves. No hand hygiene was completed between glove changes. CNA 5 then and CNA 4 then assisted Resident B by pulling the resident's pants up and lowering her into a wheelchair.
Resident B was assisted to her bedroom. CNA 5 doffed the gloves, opened the resident's bedside table drawer, pulled a hair comb from the drawer and handed it to Resident B. CNA 5 indicated the resident that she needed to wash her hands.
During an interview on 8/28/25 at 11:05 A.M., the Infection Preventionist (IP) indicated staff should change gloves when going from a dirty to clean task, perform hand hygiene between glove uses, should perform hand hygiene immediately after doffing gloves.On 8/28/25 at 12:10 P.M., the Facility Administrator supplied a facility policy titled, Handwashing/ Hand Hygiene, dated 2001.
The policy included, This facility considers hand hygiene the primary means to prevent the spread of infections . 7.
Use an alcohol-based hand rub containing at least 62% alcohol: or soap . and water for the following situations: .f.
Before donning sterile gloves . m.
After removing gloves . 8.
Hand hygiene is the final step after removing and disposing of personal protective equipment .This citation relates to intake 2596781. 3.1-18(b)3.1-18(l)
Any deficiency statement ending with an asterisk (*) denotes a deficiency which the institution may be excused from correcting providing it is determined that other safeguards provide sufficient protection to the patients. (See instructions.) Except for nursing homes, the findings stated above are disclosable 90 days following the date of survey whether or not a plan of correction is provided.
For nursing homes, the above findings and plans of correction are disclosable 14 days following the date these documents are made available to the facility. If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction is requisite to continued program participation.
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