Montello Manor
MONTELLO MANOR in LEWISTON, ME — inspection on February 20, 2025.
Found 5 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
F-F584 for failure to adequately provide housekeeping and maintenance services necessary to maintain the building in a sanitary, orderly, and comfortable environment;
F-F623 failure to issue a written transfer/discharge notice to a Resident or their legal representative for a facility-initiated transfer/discharge;
F-F625 failure to issue a written bed hold notice to include cost of care to the Resident and/or resident representative;
F-F689 failure to ensure that the resident's environment was free of accident hazards relating to the storage of chemicals being properly secured; and
During an interview on 2/19/25 at 9:22 a.m., the CNA-M indicated equipment should be cleaned in between residents with a sanitizing wipe but she forgot today.
The facility policy Cleaning and Disinfecting Resident Care Items and Equipment revised 2/2022 Policy Interpretation and Implementation - 4.
Reusable resident care equipment will be decontaminated and/or sterilized between residents.
On 2/19/25 at 11:35 a.m., a surveyor discussed the above finding in an interview with the Administrator.
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2. On 2/20/25 at 9:40 a.m., during an environmental tour, a surveyor asked to go into Resident room [ROOM NUMBER] on the North wing and was told by the Maintenance Director that Resident #1 had Norovirus and that room is under contact precaution.
The surveyor and the Maintenance Director observed no contact precaution sign stating that there was contact precaution or what staff needs to wear when going into that room. He said the room will not be cleaned until he is told by Nursing administration that the room is no longer on contact precaution. On 2/20/25 at 9:43, the Administrator observed resident room [ROOM NUMBER] with a surveyor and the Maintenance Director, stated the resident had been sent to the hospital and confirmed that there should be a contact precaution sign on the door.
On 2/20/25 at 10:06 a.m., in an interview, the Infection Preventionist(IP0 confirmed that if a resident on Transmission Based Precaution(TBP) was sent to the hospital then the room stays shut with precaution signs on the door and remains on precautions.
The IP went on to state that it is still a precaution room and there are germs in side of it and the 48 hours hasn't passed where that resident would be off precaution.
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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 205006 B.
Wing 02/20/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Montello Manor 540 College St Lewiston, ME 04240