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Name

BRIGHTON GARDENS OF CHARLOTTE

Address

6000 PARK SOUTH DR

City/State/ZIP

CHARLOTTE

28210

Premise Type

40 - Rest/Nursing Homes

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

2/17/2017

Final Score @ Grade

General Comments

General Comment / No Points Deducted! #1 & #2.. Secure loose transitional molding at entrance to resident bathroom within resident room and near entrance to med cart storage room on second floor. Monitor odor in hallway and in resident room with dog on second floor. Observed odor in hallway area in front of door to resident room!***Keep all flooring in good repair. 15A NCAC 18A .1309 (a) and (b). All carpet shall be kept odor free. 15A NCAC 18A .1309 (a). #4. Replace blown light bulbs in light fixtures in bathrooms, laundry room and above vanity area in resident bathrooms or repair light fixtures.***All areas shall have sufficient illumination. Maintain 10 foot candles of light at 30 inches above the floor in all areas other than food service areas. 15A NCAC 18A .1311 (a). #40. Observed ice cream in memory care freezer not labeled with resident or staff name or date. Ice cream discarded at time of inspection.**Food brought from home by employees or visitors of patients or residents shall be stored separately from the institution's food supply and shall be labeled with the name of the person to receive the food and the date the food was brought into the facility. 15A NCAC 18A .1321 (b). #32. Replace or touch-up furniture/fixture with furniture marker in memory care(activity kitchen area) and furniture in common sitting areas on different floors.**All furniture, bed springs, mattresses, sleeping mats, draperies, curtains, shades, venetian blinds, or other furnishings in institutions shall be kept clean and in good repair. 15A NCAC 18A .1319 (a). Mr. Frank Campbell present at time of inspection.

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
3	1	Walls and ceilings cleanable, clean, good repair	No	No	No	Touch-up paint walls, corners of walls, doors and door framing throughout in hallway and residents rooms. Facility had water piping that busted end of January or beginning of February. Carpet was extracted/ clean. Facility is in the process of replacing base board molding throughout in hallway area of memory care unit. Replace damaged door stopper behind doors on first floor. Patch any holes in walls and repaint. Replace any water stained ceiling tiles. Monitor bubbling paint on wall in resident bathroom and repair any issues causing paint to bubble on upper section of wall. Wipe/clean walls and area around light switches where needed. Keep all walls and ceilings clean and in good repair. 15A NCAC 18A .1310.
8	2	Facilities conveniently located, clean and in good repair	No	No	No	Observed toilet riser and toilet chairs soiled throughout in many rooms. Observed interior of toilet soiled around upper rim/lip of toilets. Observed rust on underside of toilet chairs. Keep all toilet equipment clean and in good repair. 15A NCAC 18A .1312 (b). *MAKE SURE STAFF IS THOROUGHLY CLEAN TOILET FIXTURE! Underside of white toilet riser was completely brown and black from riser not being cleaned!
28	1	Adequate storage, area clean, items properly stored	No	No	No	Observed liquid cleaning supply stored above patient care in supply room. Observed items stored under hand washing sinks. Observed personal belonging not properly stored in med room. Highly recommend not storing purses and personal belonging in med room. Observed plates and salt shakers stored in med room. Why are personal belonging, plates salt shakers, etc being stored in med room? Observed cases of toilet paper stored on the floor. Observed paper towels stored under hand washing sinks. Patient care or consumable items shall not be stored below exposed sewage lines. 15A NCAC 18A .1318 (a).All patient care or consumable items shall be stored at least 8 inches above the floor. 15A NCAC 18A .1318 (a). Suitable rooms or spaces shall be provided for the storage of all necessary equipment, furniture, and supplies, and kept clean. 15A NCAC 18A .1318 (a).
30	1	Medication carts clean, sharps containers affixed, food and utensils handled properly	No	No	No	Observed water cups not properly stored on med cart. Observed water cups stored loosely in side storage area on med carts. Observed stethoscope touching water cups on med carts. Observed paper towels stored on top of sharp containers on med carts. Food and utensils used on medication carts shall be handled in a sanitary manner. 15A NCAC 18A .1318 (c). Unused medication cups shall be kept covered or inverted. 15A NCAC 18A .1318 (c).
34	2	Laundry area and equipment clean, linen disinfected, clean laundry stored and handled separately	No	No	No	Observed clean linen not properly covered in storage room where house keeping carts and other items were stored. Observed employee transferring linen throughout on floor not cover. Observed linen in storage room that had fallen onto the floor from where shelving broke. Repair broken shelving in linen closet. Clean linen shall be stored and handled in a separate room or area, or in another manner that will prevent contamination of clean linen. 15A NCAC 18A .1319 (b).