PHYSICAL FACILITY, EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS: 31780 - RCR s.35(2)(a) - A licensee must ensure that laundry facilities (a) if used by persons in care, have a slip resistant floor surface.
Observation: Washing machine/dryer are housed in a closet on the second floor. The flooring is laminate and there is no evidence of a non-slip surface. The manager states that the residents who use the laundry wear slippers, but the floor would not be non-slip in the presence of moisture.
Corrective Action(s): Please provide a plan that will ensure that there is a non-slip surface on the floor at the time laundry is being done by residents.
Date to be Corrected: Feb. 15, 2018
CARE AND/OR SUPERVISION: 34180 - RCR s.54(3)(a) - A licensee must (a) encourage persons in care to be examined by a dental health care professional at least once every year.
Observation: A dentist, nor evidence of dental assessment was not observed in the Share Vision record for one resident.
Corrective Action(s): Please provide a plan that will ensure that all residents receive service from a dental professional at least once a year.
Date to be Corrected: Feb. 15, 2018
HYGIENE AND COMMUNICABLE DISEASE: 35020 - RCR s.49(1) - A licensee must require all persons admitted to a community care facility to comply with the Province's immunization and tuberculosis control programs.
Observation: Status of compliance with the provincial immunization and Tb program was observed as "N/A".
Corrective Action(s): Please provide a plan that will ensure that appropriate documentation is in place for all admissions.
Date to be Corrected: Feb. 15, 2018
MEDICATION: 36170 - RCR s.72(b) - A licensee must ensure that a person in care's medication is returned to the dispensing pharmacy if (b) the expiry date on the medication has passed.
Observation: A roll of Acetaminophen tabs in packaging was observed to be outdated in Nov. 2017.
Corrective Action(s): Please provide a plan that will ensure that all medications will be within the expiry date.
Date to be Corrected: Feb. 15, 2018
NUTRITION AND FOOD SERVICES: 37030 - RCR s.62(2)(a) - A licensee must ensure that each menu provides (a) for each day, a nutritious morning, noon and evening meal, with each meal containing at least 3 food groups as described in Canada's Food Guide.
Observation: Week 6 and 7 were reviewed for appropriate numbers of food groups for meals and snacks. Some meals and snacks were observed to be deficient in the required number of food groups. This was discussed with the manager. A new Canada's Food Guide was provided to the manager.
Corrective Action(s): Please provide a plan that will ensure that each week of in the 8 week menu is appropriately audited to meet the regulations.
Date to be Corrected: Feb. 15, 2018
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