The Estates At Fridley Llc
The Estates at Fridley LLC in FRIDLEY, MN — inspection on January 29, 2026.
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
During interview on 1/29/26 at 2:08 p.m., facility administrator stated Guardian Pest Control was supposed to come in yesterday to provide pest control products for the mice and was informed they ran out of products and was hoping to arrive later in the week. In addition, the administrator stated the MD does a good job with patching the windows, adding extra traps.
The administrator said he is new to the facility and does not know the complete contract but believes they come out monthly and as needed.
During interview on 1/29/26 at 4:13 p.m., Dietary Manager (DM) stated the facility does have a mouse problem and feels they need to be more proactive with treating them and doing more.
The DM stated she has not seen them in the kitchen but had been informed they have trapped them in the live trap in the kitchen under the three-compartment sink.
The DM stated all of the food in the kitchen and storage area was contained in containers and they had not seen any mouse droppings.During observation and interview on 1/29/26 at 4:27 p.m., leaving the therapy room in the back hallway noticed a bed against the wall with stacks of old wheelchair petals, wheelchair cushions, bags of unknown items stacked above the bed.
When interviewed Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA)-A stated the bed is broken and all of the equipment is broken or non-useable. PTA-A stated she had observed a resident who liked to store food in the bed and she had seen mouse droppings in the bed. On 1/30/26 at 1:00 p.m., received a return phone call from service technician (ST) from Guardian Pest control which was originally placed prior to exit on 1/29/26 at 3:45 p.m. he stated the plan was to but did not due to lack of supplies.
The ST stated he was on his way to the facility and had concerns with the clutter in the facility rooms and hallways and planned to discuss this with the facility. In addition, the ST stated he comes out once a month and as needed to treat pest control and directed me to call the central office for his service logs and treatment.
Visit dated 1/30/26 from Guardian indicated, during the visit the administrator asked for recommendations to help with mice activity and he listed the following: fixing any door sweeps that have gaps in them, making sure rooms are decluttered as best as possible and make sure trash is picked up in common areas and rooms and taken care of daily, making sure food debris/crumbs are cleaned up and if food is left in rooms it needs to be in a sealed containers and same goes for kitchen, Physical therapy common area has a lot of old parts in a corner which has been reported of having residents hiding food in it, fix any open holes in walls, usually around pipe fittings in wall are places to look for, and make sure any mouse droppings are cleaned up as soon as possible.
The facility Pest Control policy dated 5/08 directed the facility was to maintain on-going pest control program to ensure the building was kept free of insects and rodents.
All insecticides and rodenticides are permitted in the facility are to be stored in areas away from food storage areas.
Garbage and trash are not permitted to accumulate and are removed from the facility daily.
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