Wabasso Restorative Care Center

identified all residents are assessed for their ability to handle containers and consume hot liquids.

to consume hot liquids.

Interventions will be individualized and noted on the resident's plan of care.

would the time required for a 3rd degree burn to occur would be 15 seconds and at 140 degrees F, the time would be 5 seconds (The reported water temperature of the hot water given to R1 was 138 degrees F).

Burns can occur even at water temperature below those identified in the table, depending on an individual's condition and length of exposure.

The facility's undated policy titled, Accidents and Supervision identified the resident environment will remain as free of accident hazards as is possible.

Each resident will receive adequate supervision and assistive devices to prevent accidents.

This includes: identifying hazards and risks; evaluating and analyzing hazards and risks; implementing interventions to reduce hazards and risks; and monitoring for effectiveness and modifying interventions when necessary.

Supervision is an intervention and a means of mitigating risk.

The facility will provide adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Adequacy of supervision is defined by type and frequency and based on the individual resident's assessed needs and identified hazards in the resident environment.

The following facility's corrective actions dated 2/10/26 were verified as implemented prior to the survey: -All residents were assessed for hot liquid safety-All resident care plans were updated to include risk assessment.-Education on temperature logs in the kitchen and in the breakroom-Education on hot water policy, all food/liquids need to be temped and logged before giving to the resident, and what to do in case of a hot liquid burn.