Liberty Health Care Center Inc
LIBERTY HEALTH CARE CENTER INC in YOUNGSTOWN, OH — inspection on September 16, 2025.
Found 2 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
represents noncompliance investigated under Master Complaint Number 2608745 and Complaint Numbers 2604131 and 1334558 (OH00167327).
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COMPLETED
09/16/2025
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Liberty Health Care Center Inc
1355 Churchill Hubbard Rd Youngstown, OH 44505
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
A.M. verified the above findings and agreed she should have removed her soiled gloves and performed hand hygiene after completing Resident #97's incontinence care.
The facility policy and procedure titled Handwashing/Hand Hygiene dated 11/2024 indicated the policy was all personnel shall follow our established handwashing/hand hygiene procedures to prevent the spread of infection and disease to other residents, personnel and visitors.
This policy is based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance for healthcare providers.
Employees must perform appropriate fifteen (15) second handwashing using antimicrobial or non-antimicrobial soap and water under the following conditions: a.
When hands are visibly dirty or soiled with blood or other body fluids.b.
After caring for a person with known or suspected infectious diarrhea.c.
After known or suspected exposure to spores, e.g. B. anthracis, c. difficile outbreaks.d.
Before eating and after using a restroom If hands are not visibly soiled, use of an alcohol-based hand rub containing 60-95% ethanol or isopropanol is acceptable for all the following situations: a.
Before contact with residents.b.
Before preparing or handling medications.c.
Before handling clean dressings/treatment items. d.
Before performing an aseptic task (placing an indwelling catheter or handling invasive medical devices);e.
After contact with resident's intact skin. f.
After contact with blood, body fluids, secretions, mucous membranes, or contaminated surfaces; (if hands are not visibly soiled). g.
After contact with inanimate objects in the immediate vicinity of the resident; and h.
Before handling food trays, between trays if touching the resident or other objects other than setting up the meal tray and before feeding the residenti.
Immediately after glove removal. J.
Before moving from work on a soiled body site to a clean site on the same resident.
The purpose of the policy was to reduce the incidence of healthcare associated infections.
This deficient practice represents noncompliance investigated under Master Complaint Number 2608745 and Complaint Number 2604131.
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