Hillcrest Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
HILLCREST COMMONS NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER in PITTSFIELD, MA — inspection on March 25, 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
Review of the facility policy titled Care of Foot and Nails, dated 2/27/17, indicated but was not limited to the following:
-Resident's need special care to prevent infection, odors, and injury to soft tissue.
> .To provide nail care to promote optimum health, safety and comfort of the Resident, reduce health risk secondary to existing medical condition, and prevent infection.
>Licensed Nurse can delegate to Nursing Assistants the trimming of nails of non-diabetic residents or residents without circulatory impairments.
Licensed Nurse can trim the nails of residents with diabetes and circulatory impairments only.
Review of the facility policy titled Skin Integrity Management, revised 5/21/21, indicated:
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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 225687 B.
Wing 03/25/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Hillcrest Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 169 Valentine Road Pittsfield, MA 01201
During an interview with the FSD immediately following the observations, the FSD said:
-the inside of the flour bin was cleaned out weekly, but the outside of the bin needed to be cleaned
-the slicer was not thoroughly cleaned and needed to be cleaned again
-the kitchen windows should not be open if there were no screens because it could allow pests (mice/bugs) to enter the kitchen
-both of the fans that were in use in the dish room needed to be cleaned because they were covered in dust
-the minimum dish machine wash temperature should be 160 degrees F.
The FSD further said he had checked the temperature that morning and it was within range.
The FSD said that the dish machine should not be used and he would contact their vendor for further instructions.
During an interview on 3/25/25 at 10:46 A.M., Dietary Staff #3 said she keeps instructing staff to keep the window in the kitchen closed because there was no screen.
Dietary Staff #3 said she has also been educating the dietary staff about ensuring kitchen equipment, like the can opener and surfaces were cleaned after every use because they could be a cause of potential cross contamination.
During a follow-up interview on 3/25/25 at 11:08 A.M., the FSD said he spoke with the vendor relative to the facility dish machine and was instructed to connect the chemical sanitizer and the dish machine would be safe to use until they were able to provide an on-site visit to remedy the wash temperature issue.
The FSD said the temperatures were taken in the beginning when the dish machine was used and the wash temperature was 167 degrees F.
The FSD said the machine had been running for a while when he and the surveyor observed the wash temperatures of 140 F, and that the staff using the dish machine should be monitoring the temperatures to ensure they are within the acceptable ranges.
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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 225687 B.
Wing 03/25/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Hillcrest Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 169 Valentine Road Pittsfield, MA 01201