Medilodge Of Rogers City
Medilodge of Rogers City in Rogers City, MI — 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
Review of the sign revealed the following: Enhanced Barrier Precautions.
Everyone must: Clean their hands, including before entering and when leaving the room.
Providers and staff must also: Wear gloves and a gown for the following high-contact resident care activities . providing hygiene, changing briefs and assisting with toileting, device care or use: . feeding tube . wound care . Do not wear the same gown and gloves for the care of more than one person.
Review of the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) guidance titled, Implementation of Personal protective Equipment (PPE) Use in Nursing Homes to Prevent Spread of Multidrug-resistant Organisms (MDROs), dated 4/2/2024, revealed the following: Nursing home residents with wounds and indwelling medical devices are at especially high risk of both acquisition of and colonization with MDROs.
The use of gown and gloves for high-contact resident care activities is indicated, when contact precautions do not otherwise apply, for nursing home resident with wounds and/or indwelling medical devices regardless of MDRO colonization .
During an interview on 8/28/2025 at 11:10 a.m., the facility Infection Preventionist, RN E confirmed EBP was ordered to be utilized for all high-contact care including the PEG tube for R10. RN E reported the signs indicating the use of EBP in the care of R10 were posted on the Resident's doorway but must have fallen off at some point and not replaced. RN E was asked about same glove use in the care of multiple residents, which RN E confirmed the same gloves should not be used in the care of multiple residents and hand hygiene should be performed after resident contact, prior to contact with a different resident.
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