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<br /> <br />Resident Living Accommodations Yes <br />No <br />N/A <br />Comments/Other Observations (please <br />number comments) <br /> 8. Did residents describe their living environment as homelike? Yes 10c. Rooms for soiled linen/trash had signs <br />posted stating that, per state regulations, the doors <br />needed to be closed and latched. In 2 of the <br />treatment pods the doors to these rooms were <br />closed but not locked. <br /> <br />14. Call bell rang for 5 minutes. While the bed <br />alarm went off in error, the CNA assigned to pod <br />was in another room bathing a resident and could <br />not hear the bell. Had this been an actual incident, <br />such a slow response could have had serious <br />consequences. <br /> 9. Did you notice unpleasant odors? No <br />10. Did you see items that could cause harm or be hazardous? No <br />10a. Were unattended med carts locked? Yes <br />10b. Were bathrooms clean, odor-free and free from hazards? Yes <br />10c. Were rooms containing hazardous materials locked? No* <br />11. Did residents feel their living areas were kept at a reasonable <br /> noise level? <br />Yes <br />12. Does the facility accommodate smokers? <br />Note: By regulation smoking is only permitted outside of the <br /> Building <br />No <br />13. Were residents able to reach their call bells with ease? Yes <br />14. Did staff answer call bells in a timely & courteous manner? No* <br />14a If no, did you share this with the administrative staff? Yes <br /> <br /> *** N/A equals not applicable, not asked, not observed