SALIDA, CO- COLUMBINE MANOR CARE CENTER

SALIDA, CO- Facility failed to maintain a sanitary, orderly, and comfortable environment for residents in 12 of 22 resident rooms, three of three hallways.

Columbine Manor Care Center

530 W 16th St
Salida, Colorado

Specifically, the facility:
-Failed to ensure walls, floors, and walls were repaired, painted and properly maintained and resident rooms
were clean; and,
-Failed to ensure oxygen concentrators were plugged into electrical outlets instead of a power strip.

If you have or had a loved one living in this nursing home or any other nursing home where you suspect any form of abuse or neglect, contact us immediately.

State Findings:

Based on observations and staff interviews, the facility failed to maintain a sanitary, orderly, and comfortable environment for residents in 12 of 22 resident rooms, three of three hallways.
Specifically, the facility:
-Failed to ensure walls, floors, and walls were repaired, painted and properly maintained and resident rooms were clean; and,
-Failed to ensure oxygen concentrators were plugged into electrical outlets instead of a power strip.

Findings include:
I. Ensure walls, floors, and walls were repaired, painted and properly maintained and resident rooms were cleaned

A. Initial observations
Observations of the resident living environment conducted on 10/19/22 at 9:33 a.m. revealed:
Room D-14: The floor underneath the resident’s bed was dirty with trash and papers. The floor in the restroom had dried urine stains and dark stains around the base of the commode.
Room D-11: The wall in the restroom had four pea size holes from the grab bar being removed and not replaced. The wall in the closet had a section approximately 12 inches and five inches wide, which had peeling and chipped paint. The floors were dirty with trash and papers.
Room D-9: The wall next to the sink had damaged sheetrock approximately seven inches high by four inches wide. The floors were dirty with trash and papers. The commode had feces and tissue on the toilet riser.
Room D-10: The floors were dirty with trash and papers throughout the room.
Room D-7: The floors were dirty with trash and papers. There were dirty clothes and other personal belongings underneath the resident’s bed.

Room D-3: The floors were dirty with trash and papers. The bathroom floor had urine stains.
Room C-1: The bathroom floor was dirty with urine stains and tissue.
Room C-6: The wall in the bathroom had chipped and peeling sheetrock approximately eight inches by eight inches. The carpet had trash and paper throughout the room.
Room C-5: The carpet next to the sink had a large area which had a water stain approximately 24 inches wide by 24 inches wide. The wall next to the sink had peeling and chipped sheetrock approximately 12 inches high by four inches wide. The wall next to the resident’s bed had deep scratches from the bed being lifted and lowered.
Room C-8: The wall next to the resident’s bed had peeling and fading paint. The toilet had feces on the seat riser. The toilet had a water leak with standing water.
Room A-1. The wall next to the sink had peeling and chipped sheetrock approximately 10 inches high by four inches wide. The wall in the restroom had damaged sheetrock from the wheelchair hitting the wall approximately three feet high by four feet wide. The bed side table had the laminate trim missing approximately two inches wide by 24 inches long.
Room A-6: The floors were dirty with trash, papers and clutter.

The environmental tour was conducted with the maintenance supervisor (MS) and housekeeping supervisor (HSK) on 10/20/2022 at 10:30 a.m. The above detailed observations were reviewed.
The MS documented the environmental concerns.

The HSK said she has been short staffed and she was working on her own trying to keep all rooms clean but it had been difficult.

The MS said he did not have any repair requisition requests for the above-mentioned items from staff. The MS said the above-mentioned damage should have been repaired and addressed in a timely manner.

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