Peninsula Nursing And Rehabilitation Center
Peninsula Nursing And Rehabilitation Center in Far Rockaway, NY — inspection on July 3, 2024.
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 an observation on 06/27/2024 at 11:46 AM, Certified Nursing Assistant #4 was observed in the dining room handing out hand wipes for residents to clean their hands for lunch meal.
Certified Nursing Assistant #4 assisted Resident #37 with hand hygiene, removed Resident #37 used oral supplement and giving hand wipe to Resident #133, Resident #158, Resident #168, Resident #54, and Resident #5.
Certified Nursing Assistant #4 collected hand wipes from some residents and asked some of them to put it in a plastic cup for used hand wipes.
Certified Nursing Assistant #4 discarded the plastic cup with dirty hand wipes in the trash and wiped their own hands with hand wipes after.
On 06/27/2024 at 11:50 AM, Certified Nursing Assistant #4 stated that they discarded the plastic cup with dirty wipes in the trash and cleaned their hands.
They used the plastic cup to collect used wipes that needed to be disposed of.
Certified Nursing Assistant #4 also stated that they thought they cleaned their hands with wipes in between residents, and it may have slipped their mind that they did not clean their hands.
Certified Nursing Assistant #4 further stated that resident's hands may have bacteria and they do not want to spread any bacteria to other residents.
On 07/03/2024 at 10:40 AM, Registered Nurse #7 stated that they monitored the dining room this past week.
Staff should wash their hands first for 20 seconds.
Certified Nursing Assistants should use hand wipes to clean their hands or wash their hands when it is visibly soiled.
The Certified Nursing Assistants should stop and clean hands, so we do not have cross contamination.
Registered Nurse #7 also stated that they have not noticed any issues with hand hygiene.
335387
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES (X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA (X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION (X3) DATE SURVEY AND PLAN OF CORRECTION IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: COMPLETED A.
Building 335387 B.
Wing 07/03/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Peninsula Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 50 15 Beach Channel Drive Far Rockaway, NY 11691
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Source: This inspection report was downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases nursing home inspection reports in bulk. The findings reflect what state surveyors documented in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies on the date of the inspection.
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