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: A new admission did not appear to have appropriate documentation of immunization and Tb status in the care plan
Corrective Action(s): Please ensure that all files contain appropriate documentation for immuniation and Tb status. An Immunization form was provided to the manager.
Date to be Corrected: October 13, 2017
HYGIENE AND COMMUNICABLE DISEASE: 35040 - RCR s.63(1) - A licensee must ensure that all food is safely prepared, stored, served and handled.
Observation: The temperatures regularly monitored for the kitchen fridge freezer were observed to be frequently in a range from -5 to -13 degrees Celsius. Today the temperature was -5.0 C, this was confirmed by the writer's digital temperature reader as well as the facility thermometer. The pantry freezer temperatures were within recommendable range of -18 to -22 degrees Celsius.
Corrective Action(s): Please provide a plan that will ensure that the results of temperature monitoring are regularly reviewed and action taken.
Date to be Corrected: Oct. 13, 2017
RECORDS AND REPORTING: 39210 - RCR s.78(3)(a) - A licensee must have, and keep with each person in care's record, consent in writing from the person in care or a parent or representative of the person in care (a) to call a medical practitioner, nurse practitioner or ambulance in case of accident or illness.
Observation: No document providing written consent to call a medical or nurse practitioner was observed in the file of a newly admitted resident.
Corrective Action(s): Please provide a plan that will ensure that each resident's file contains the consent described above at the time of admission.
Date to be Corrected: Oct. 13, 2017
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