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Name

THE LITTLE FLOWER ASSISTED LIVING

Address

8700 LAWYERS RD

City/State/ZIP

CHARLOTTE

28227

Premise Type

40 - Rest/Nursing Homes

County

Mecklenburg

Inspection Date

1/29/2016

Final Score @ Grade

General Comments

Ms. Deloris Brown was present during the inspection. NO POINT DEDUCTION 2. Observed the carpet in room 20 needed vacuuming. **Keep all flooring clean. 15A NCAC 18A .1309 (a). 4. Observed one light was not working in the East Hall community shower room. **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). 13. Observed the hot water was 116.5F - 117F in rooms 18 and 20. **Maintain the hot water at all resident accessible hand washing sinks and bathing facilities within the temperature range of 100°F to 116°F. 15A NCAC 18A .1312 (e).

Violations

CDI=Corrected During Inspection

R=Repeat Violation

VR=Verification Required

Violation Item	Demerits	Violation Description	CDI	R	VR	Comments
8	2	Facilities conveniently located, clean and in good repair	No	No	No	Observed the hopper in the laundry room was not clean, and several elevated toilet chairs were not clean in room 3 (REPEAT). Keep all toilet equipment clean and in good repair. 15A NCAC 18A .1312 (b). Observed the shower curtain was not clean in room 3. Keep all bathing equipment clean and in good repair. 15A NCAC 18A .1312 (a) and (f). Observed the sink was blocked with storage (curling iron and hair rollers) in the beauty salon (REPEAT). **Hand washing sinks shall be accessible to all areas where personnel may be exposed to bodily excretions or secretions. 15A NCAC 18A .1312 (d).
28	0.50	Adequate storage, area clean, items properly stored	No	No	No	Observed a box of bath tissue was stored on the floor in the salon, and boxes of gloves were stored on the floor in the salon closet. 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). All patient care or consumable items shall be stored at least 8 inches above the floor. 15A NCAC 18A .1318 (a).
30	1	Medication carts clean, sharps containers affixed, food and utensils handled properly	No	No	No	Obser1ved several drawers on the medication cart with collected debris/residue. **Medication carts shall be cleaned when visibly soiled. 15A NCAC 18A .1318 (c).
33	1	Linen changed when soiled. Soiled linen handled properly	No	No	No	Observed used towels in the salon were uncovered, and stored in an unlabeled container. Soiled linen shall be placed in a covered container or bag at the point of use and stored and handled so as to contain and minimize aerosolization of and exposure to any waste products. 15A NCAC 18A .1319 (b). Carts used for soiled laundry shall be labeled for soiled laundry use only. 15A NCAC 18A .1319 (b).
35	0.50	Patient contact items in good repair, properly stored, cleaned and disinfected	No	No	No	Observed several brushed with hair in them were stored as clean. **Patient contact items that become contaminated during use shall be cleaned and disinfected after each use. 15A NCAC 18A .1319 (c).