Inspection Findings:
Based on observation and interview, it was determined the facility failed to ensure the residents' were treated with dignity and respect in a homelike environment related to food choice and delivery service regarding meal service for residents who ate in their apartments. Findings include, but are not limited to:In a group interview conducted on 10/30/23 at 3 pm, and in various one on one interviews, facility residents made the following statements:* "My meals are delivered cold.";* The resident showed the facility's weekly menu which showed there was one main menu in each meal, but there was no other choices of food;* "The only option is to refuse" as there are no alternatives available for room tray delivery service.; * "It's always a surprise as to what food I will get because if they run out of food in the dining room we get whatever they can find.";* "There is no say in what gets delivered. They short people who get food delivered because we often don't get the same food or the same dessert.";* "If you want something else, it's a big deal if you refuse a meal. They make you feel guilty about having to go back to the kitchen to get something different.";* "Residents in the dining room got big napoleon sandwiches for dessert and we got popsicles.";* "The other day they had coconut shrimp on the menu but I got chicken parts." This resident was told that after the residents in the dining room got served "second and third servings there was no coconut shrimp left for delivery.";* "There is no method in place for selecting alternative food for residents that eat in their rooms.";* Staff, "walk in, put tray on counter and walk out.";* "I can't get eggs any way I want, only if you are in the dining room.";* Did not like the use of styrofoam containers to receive meals;* "I hate eating off of Styrofoam and plastic utensils."; and* "I don't eat fish but they deliver it anyway." During meal observations on 10/31/23 and 11/01/23 the following was noted:* Dietary staff delivered meals to residents who ate in their apartments in styrofoam clamshell containers, styrofoam cups and with plastic cutlery; and* Residents were served meals without being offered a choice or alternative if the meal was refused.In a 10/31/23 interview with Staff 20 (Server), she relayed the facility did not offer menu choices to residents who ate in their apartments stating ..."we just bring them what we have..."During an interview on 11/02/23 at 10:20 am with Staff 1 (ED) and Staff 6 (Wellness Services Director, LPN), Staff 1 acknowledged that there needs to be a system in place to ensure residents who ate in their apartments had meals of their choosing and were not served on styrofoam with plastic utensils. She also acknowledged residents have a right to eat in their apartments if they choose.The facility's failure to ensure resident's rights were protected was discussed with Staff 1 and Staff 6 on 11/02/23. They acknowledged the findings.
Based on observation and interview, it was determined the facility failed to ensure the residents' were treated with dignity and respect in a homelike environment related to food choice and delivery of services regarding meal service for residents who chose to receive meals in their apartments. This is a repeat citation. Findings include, but are not limited to:The facility stated meal times were as follows:* Breakfast 7:30-9:30 am; * Lunch 11:30-1:30 pm; and* Dinner 4:00 - 6:30 pm.During meal delivery for lunch on 03/12/24 and breakfast and lunch on 03/13/24 the following was noted: * Multiple leftover plates with covers were stacked on the floor in the hallway and on a community table. In multiple residents' apartments observed several plates and covers stacked on their kitchen counters. Interviews with multiple residents confirmed dishes were not collected timely following meals and were sometimes left in their room overnight or for several days.*During two lunch deliveries, observations showed soup, utensils and/or dessert were not consistently being offered to residents. * Inconsistent use of various systems for meal delivery were observed that included using one staff versus using two staff to deliver the meals. The facility also lacked a consistent system to identify residents who had ordered an alternative meal. On 03/13/24 no system was used to identify residents who had special orders and four residents returned the lunch special because it was not what they had ordered. * On 3/13/24 the dessert offered at lunch in the dining room was a root beer float. Root beer floats were not offered to residents who received room trays. Popsicles were provided instead.On 03/12/24 an interview with Staff 29 (Server) stated a new "ticket" system had been recently implemented to allow residents to choose an alternative meal for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The residents received all seven tickets at the beginning of the week, along with the weekly menu. Staff 29 reported, "The tickets are confusing the residents because the order on the paper goes breakfast, dinner then lunch. Residents are ordering items for dinner thinking they are for lunch." On 03/13/24 an interview with Staff 1 (ED) indicated resident rosters were used to keep track of which residents were getting three daily meals but acknowledged the roster was not consistently being used. A resident roster was not used during 3 of 3 meal delivery observations between 03/12/24 and 03/13/24. On 03/13/24 at 3:30 pm a copy of the resident roster for breakfast and lunch on 03/13/24 was received. The roster indicated which residents ate in the dining room for breakfast and lunch and did not identify the residents who were served in their rooms or who had refused a meal.On 3/14/24 Staff 8 (Dining Director) reported the ticket system was implemented "this week" to select alternative options for residents who ate in their rooms.Various one on one interviews and comments made by unsampled residents regarding meals delivered to their rooms between 03/12/24 and 03/14/24 included: * "My food is cold, we don't get warm food.";* "Running out of food is a big deal. Sometimes we don't get what they serve in the dining room because they run out. Or we get a smaller portion.";* "Sometimes they forget to deliver food to some residents' rooms.";* "It can be 10:30 before I get breakfast [an hour past serving time]...and dinner is sometimes around 7:00 [30 minutes past serving time].;* "The print on these tickets is too small, I can't read it.";* "We're not real sure how to use the tickets. Some people throw them out because they don't know what to do with it.";* "I turned my ticket in to the cook and it got lost.";* "We weren't told if you still get a meal if you don't fill out the ticket so I wasn't sure if I would be delivered a meal today.";* "One day they served cheesecake in the dining room and they ran out so I didn't get any.";* "I have too many dishes in my room, can you take them away?";* "I ordered a BLT [bacon, lettuce and tomato] on the ticket but they gave me the special [tuna fish sandwich] anyway.";* "I wanted my sandwich on white bread, not wheat.";* "Last night they brought me the salmon special and I had ordered chicken tenders.";* "When are you going to pick that up? For the last four days no one has picked up these dishes."; and* "I want ice cream, not popsicles."During an interview on 03/13/24 at 2:10 pm with Staff 1 and Witness 1 (Consultant LPN), Staff 1 acknowledged that the meal delivery system needed more work to determine whether the newly implemented systems were effective and to ensure residents who ate in their apartments received meals of their choosing in a timely manner, and have their meal trays picked up consistently. The need to ensure residents received services in a manner that treated them with dignity and respect was discussed with Staff 1, Staff 23 (Wellness Services Director), Staff 25 (Regional Director of Operations) and Witness 1 on 03/14/24. They acknowledged the findings.
Based on observation, interview, and record review, it was determined the facility failed to ensure the residents were treated with dignity and respect in a homelike environment related to meals in the dining room and meal service for residents who chose to receive meals in their apartments. This is a repeat citation. Findings include, but are not limited to: Meal service in the dining room and delivery of trays was observed for breakfast and lunch on 07/09/24 and 07/10/24 and the following was noted:* During breakfast delivery on 07/09/24, Resident 16 was served biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs and hashbrowns. During an interview on 07/08/24 s/he reported that Staff 8 (Dining Director) filled out his/her meal tickets and "all I want is toast and fruit every morning." Resident 16 indicated this was the second day in a row she did not receive toast and fruit. *On 07/09/24 and 07/10/24 observations during lunch delivery showed no effective system to return dishes from apartments to the dining room. On 07/09/24 dirty dishes were stacked on counters, cabinets and boxes in 50% of resident apartments and on 07/10/24 in 52% of resident apartments who received meal service. Additionally, various plates, trays and clam shell covers were observed sitting out in common areas that included a tray with two clam shell covers and ants crawling along the edges of the plates and on the tray. *On 07/10/24 Staff 29 (Server) returned to the kitchen at 12:50 pm after delivering meals to the residents on the first floor. Nine plates of cheeseburgers with potato wedges were observed on the food line waiting to be delivered to the second floor residents who ate in their apartments. Staff 29 labeled the meals and covered eight of the nine plates with saran wrap. During an interview with Staff 29, he indicated that he had to use the saran wrap for the remaining plates because "we didn't have any more covers, they must be in their apartments." Twenty-one minutes later the meal cart left the kitchen for delivery to residents on the second floor. The last delivery ended at 1:24 pm and survey requested the remaining tray that was leftover. The cheeseburger and potato wedges were tested with a thermometer and not palatable with a temperature of 97.1 degrees Fahrenheit (F) and 87.8 degrees F, respectively. *On 07/09/24 and 07/10/24 multiple sampled and unsampled residents did not receive what they had ordered for breakfast and/or lunch. Other residents had requested a drink and/or utensils and Staff 29 either took the drink from another tray or returned after delivery service was completed to deliver utensils, drinks and/or the correct food item. On 07/09/24 Staff 29 indicated "we don't bring drinks on the cart and I don't know why." On 07/10/24 Staff 29 reported "I know that this resident likes apple juice and coffee but since no drinks were circled on the meal ticket I'm told not to deliver them drinks." *On 07/09/24 during lunch, Staff 8 offered the choice of jello or a frozen dessert to two residents who sat at a table in the dining room. Jello was the only dessert option for residents who received lunch in their apartments. *On 07/10/24 an unsampled resident requested utensils during breakfast and lunch delivery, additional utensils were not available on the cart.*The lunch menu for 07/10/24 had popsicles listed for dessert. Observed residents in the dining room received yogurt topped with fruit. Residents on the first floor were delivered fresh fruit cups and residents on the second floor randomly received the fresh fruit cups while others received yogurt topped with fruit. During an interview with Staff 29 indicated that "we only had 12 popsicles left so we changed the dessert to yogurt and fruit. I am not sure why some residents didn't receive the yogurt with the fruit." On 07/09/24 at 2:00 pm observed Staff 21 (Server) removing dirty dishes from apartments. She stated "We pick up after lunch and dinner, sometimes after breakfast but we don't always have time so the caregivers will pick up the plates."Resident Council Minutes from 06/28/24 were reviewed and identified the following:* Residents were not consistently being served what they had ordered according to their meal ticket requests; * Coffee was not consistently being delivered by all staff who deliver the meals; and* Meal delivery food was "often cold." Various one on one interviews and comments made by sampled and unsampled residents regarding meals delivered to their rooms between 07/08/24 and 07/10/24 included:*"I got biscuits today without any gravy." * "You gave me a taco and I can't eat that because of my teeth." * "When are you picking up these trays?" * "Do you have a drink for me? Oh never mind."* "We can only get real eggs every other day. If we want eggs on the other days we have to eat that liquid stuff they make into scrambled eggs. Why can't I just get eggs how I want?" * "I believe that [Staff 8] has to pacify the owners and save money on the budget so that's the reason we can only have eggs every other day."* "I ask for milk and they tell me they'll bring it but they never do."* "They only serve me half a cup of milk and half a cup of coffee. Why?"* "If I order eggs it is served cold."* "I didn't order a hot dog, I wanted a turkey sandwich." * "You gotta take the other tray away before you can put my lunch on the table."* "I ordered yogurt because I wanted yogurt for breakfast, instead I got 3 fried eggs."* "I gave up and make my own coffee now because they never bring it when I order it." * "Lunch was cold today, I did not eat it".* "You inspectors should look in the kitchen, the food is bad. Bad."* "Last night they brought me dinner and didn't even ask if I wanted anything to drink."*" They are inconsistent with being able to meet my special diet, sometimes I do and sometimes I don't." * "She didn't get what she ordered for breakfast, she got biscuits and gravy and hashbrowns but she's on a special diet and can't eat all those things. She wanted yogurt and cream of wheat and didn't get that." * "You never know what you will get. It may be on the menu but when you ask for it they are out of it." * "Sometimes I'll be eating in the dining room and they'll just set a plate down in front of me before I even have the chance to order what I want." * "The menu is a waste of paper."* "I don't feel we are treated with respect. They only see us as money." * "As far as I'm concerned, we are money in the bank to them. We're written off by the owners. We provide their salary but we are still people and functional and deserve more respect."* "Until the dust settles I'm not confident in my home." During an interview with Staff 31 (ED) and Witness 2 (Consultant) on 7/10/24 they acknowledged the facility was still working on a system for picking up room trays and delivering warm food that was not cold and was what was ordered. The need to ensure residents received services in a manner that treated them with dignity and respect was discussed with Staff 1 and Witness 2 on 07/10/24 at 3:30 pm. They acknowledged the findings.
Based on observation, interview, and record review, it was determined the facility failed to ensure the residents were treated with dignity and respect in a homelike environment related to meal service for residents who chose to receive meals in their apartments. This is a repeat citation. Findings include, but are not limited to: Interviews with staff, residents and observation of meal service and delivery of trays was observed for lunch on 10/02/24, the following was noted:* Tray line was first observed from approximately 12:00 pm to 12:42 pm. Three room trays, including cups of tea, lemonade and/or milk, were on top of the hot cart with covers in place at noon. Dining room plates were served and delivered while the room cart waited with only part of the room trays served and loaded. Dining room orders included chef salads, hamburgers and the chicken Alfredo pasta dish. Room orders were plated slowly after multiple dining room orders were fulfilled. The hot cart took approximately 45 minutes to fully load before delivery of the meals to the residents in apartments began. * Staff 29 (Server) indicated he was told by the cook all the residents eating in their apartments ordered the pasta for lunch, so all the trays were the same. He indicated he was not picking up dishes right now but just delivering the lunch trays. Staff 29 further indicated caregivers also picked up the dishes from meals when they had time. * Multiple unsampled residents did not receive what they had ordered for lunch. Residents with apartments at the start of the delivery route and at the end indicated the meal was not hot and drinks were not cold. *The lunch menu for 10/02/24 indicated lunch included; vegetable medley soup, spaghetti with marinara meat sauce, garlic green beans, garlic bread, pear fruit medley and a chocolate éclair for dessert. The items being served from the kitchen were short pasta (orzo) with Alfredo sauce, ½ slice of toast,1-2 slices of baked chicken on top of the pasta and a cookie. Residents who ate outside the dining room were not made aware of the changes to the menu or allowed to adjust menu cards.* Staff 34 (Cook) indicated he was most likely making a shepherd's pie for dinner with a dinner roll. He indicated the current items listed on the menu were not correct due to some shortages of supplies. He did not have a specific way to notify those who ate in apartments, they would just get the main food item even if it was different than what was listed on the meal card for ordering. Resident Council Minutes from 08/20/24 were reviewed and included the following:* A resident did not get their meal delivered today;* Room trays are only getting half cups of fluids; and* Milk is always warm on room trays.During the entrance interview, the facility identified 15 residents who received meal trays to their apartments and that were alert and oriented. Eleven of the identified residents, plus three additional residents observed during meal delivery were interviewed on 10/02/24. The residents made the following comments and statements regarding the room trays:* "Mystery meals."* "Things are not hot."* "The menu cards are pointless; I never get what I order."* "I can't even tell what it is."* "Looks terrible."* "Sometimes the staff fill out the order cards and sometimes they don't ...you get whatever shows up."* "Taste is tolerable."* "Lukewarm at best."* "Milk is not cold."* "Slop."* "Once in a blue moon will I get what I ordered."* "Too much pasta, need some meat and veggies."* It's all a joke, never get what I ordered."* Visually "unappetizing."* Too much turnover, staff don't know what they are doing, "don't seem to care."* "Last night dinner did not even show up."* "I ordered cereal and got scrambled eggs with toast."* "Apple juice and orange juice are rarely an option."* "My drinks are only ever half full."* "What am I paying for."* "Meals served in the dining room are cold too."* "The menu is a waste of paper."* "I don't feel we are treated like humans, just supposed to eat whatever given."* "The owner is out of state and doesn't care." * "I am just a dollar sign."* "Disappointing that nobody cares."Multiple residents indicated it was very difficult to get apple juice and orange juice. The residents wanted more meat, potatoes, and vegetables rather than pasta repeatedly. Two residents indicated they ask for yogurt but were told no. Three residents indicated they frequently ask for hot cereal but are given something totally unrelated. Residents indicated they were trying to stock up on items they can't get from the kitchen. Residents indicated they were not made aware of changes in what was being served ahead of time, something different would just show up on the tray. The residents interviewed unanimously indicated the food delivered to resident rooms continued to be a problem with items being cold, not what was ordered, poor taste, poor quality and a lack of choices being offered and honored. The residents expressed a high level of frustration around the meal delivery issues. Meal cards located in the kitchen were reviewed for lunch orders. There appeared to be an order in place for each resident despite several who had indicated they did not complete a ticket on their own or with staff. Five residents who specifically stated they had not completed an order for the 10/02/24 lunch meal had meal tickets completed in the kitchen which indicated "regular lunch." Two of the five residents had indicated they ordered hot cereal for breakfast, but the meal cards indicated "regular breakfast."In an interview on 10/02/24, Staff 33 (ED) indicated she had been at the facility for about three weeks. She was still tweaking the system to ensure resident meals and delivery were maintaining quality and resident rights were respected. She had added an additional dining/serving staff for two of the meals and an additional caregiver to help with workload. Staff 33 stated they had lost a cook very recently who walked off the job and there were additional problems with their food supplies. The cook covering and any other staff filling in, covered the meals with whatever items they could locate in the kitchen. The goal of service was hall trays and dining room orders were being served at the same time. She was unsure why the first floor serving/delivery took so long. The need to ensure residents received services in a manner that treated them with dignity and respect was discussed with Staff 23 (Health Services Director/LPN) and Staff 33 (ED) on 10/02/24 at 3:00 pm. They acknowledged the findings.
Plan of Correction:
1) Dining Service Director (DSD) will ensure that dirty dishes are collected from common areas and resident rooms following each meal. DSD is working to ensure consistent offerings between meals taken in the dining room and meals delivered, meal orders are taken day before and with respect to food prereferences, that portion sizes are appropriate, and that meals are delivered timely so that food is served hot. 2) DSD provided training to stafff on providing dignified dining services on 3/30/2024. Staff will continue to complete Resident Rights training upon hire, as well residents will be educated on Resident Rights via Resident Handbook and signed policy in their file. DSD will complete daily meal roster checking of who received and who refused to ensure all residents receive meals. Concerns will be addressed daily during stand-up, and investigated by Executive Director (ED) or other designee. ED will routinely monitor dining services and attend the food committee meeting. 3) Daily during stand-up meetings, monthly food committee meetings. 4) Dining Services Director and Executive Director are responsible for this plan of correction. 1)The Dining Service Director (DSD) and Executive Director (ED) have introduced a new protocol to guarantee the prompt collection of dishes. A fixed schedule for tray retrieval has been instituted, mandating adherence by all staff members. Additionally, a verification system has been implemented for caregivers and servers to confirm the collection of meal trays post each dining period. Additionally, created a new system to ensure the delivery of menu items as selected by residents.2)Meal tickets are meticulously examined during the daily Jumpstart meeting to confirm the accurate documentation and execution of residents' dining preferences by the staff. Routine inspections are carried out to verify the timely clearance of all dishes. Immediate action is taken to rectify any discrepancies. Furthermore, staff training sessions are conducted regularly to reinforce the importance of resident rights and service standards.3)The ED and DSD diligently oversee the tray collection process on a daily basis, engaging with residents to ensure their meal requests and preferences are consistently met.4) The ED assumes responsibility for conducting random audits throughout the week to maintain service quality, while the DSD provides daily supervision of meal ticket accuracy and tray services.OAR 411-054-0027 (1) Resident rights and Protection1. Actions taken to correct the rule violations include:a) New Dining Services Director started October 14, 2024b) Implement dining staff meeting before meals, led by the cook or Dining Services Director to discuss daily menu, expectations, sanitation, and review meal ticketsc) Provide server training on temperature requirements and room tray expectationsd) Implement meal order tickets identifying daily entrees and alternate entrée options for all 3 mealse) Modify in room dining delivery process to include additional staff to expedite delivery servicef) Closely monitor to ensure all meal service experience provided is satisfactory.2. System will be corrected so this violation will not happen again by:a) Re-training culinary staff on food safety guidelines, customer service and how and why to utilize meal ticketsb) Announce prior to lunch and dinner reminders of meal times and any changes in the mealc) Post daily and weekly menu in the dining room and on communtiy boardsclosely monitor to ensure all three meal service experiences provided are satisfactory.d) Meal order tickets are printed for all residents in house with daily specials and alternates and any menu changes will be delivered and reviewed daily by care staff for the following day choices with each individual resident3. These areas needing correction will be evaluated daily during morning manager meeting, daily dining department meetings, Quality Improvement Meetings and monthly during Resident Council and Resident Food Committee meetings.4. Exeutive Direcctor, Dining Services Director will be responsible for monitoring systems and resident feedback.