HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-8-15 - 1060 Main Street - Pest ComplaintDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TOWN OF SOUTH WINDSOR
MONDAY AUGUST 15,201 1
RECEIVED ANONYMOUS COMPLAINT TODAY THAT THE SOUTH WINDSOR
REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER WAS EXPERIENCING AN INFESTATION OF FLIES
THAT WERE “EVERYWHERE,LANDING ON FOOD WHEN PATIENTS WERE EATING AND IN
WOUNDS,IN THEIR FACES AND FLY CATCHERS WERE HANGING AT THE NURSES STATION
AT 1A...SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE”.
TODAY I INSPECTED THE FACILITY TAKING A WALK THROUGH OF CORRIDORS,NURSES
STATIONS,PATIENT ROOMS,DINING AREAS AND COMMON AREAS.I WAS ACCOMPANIED
BY LAWRENCE JAGGON,RN THE DIRECT6OR OF NURSING AND KAREN DONORFIO AN
ADMINISTRATOR.
FINDINGS WERE AS FOLLOWS:
THE CENTER HAS REGULAR PEST CONTROL VISITS
THIS YEAR HAS BEEN A VERY GOOD YEAR FOR FLY CONTROL...NO PROBLEMS
ALL ROOMS HAD SCREENS
DOORS HAD AUTOMATIC CLOSING DEVICES
ONLY 2 PATIENTS HAD WOUNDS AND THEY WERE COVERED WITH DRESSINGS
NO FLIES WERE OBSERVED IN ANY ROOMS,HALLS DINING AREAS OR COMMON AREAS
A FLY CATCHING STRIP WAS OBSERVED AT A NURSING STATION WITH SEVERAL
DEAD FLIES ON IT°THE FACILITY WAS CLEAN AND FREE OF ANY BAD ODORS'THE STAFF WERE COOPERATIVE DURING THIS SURPRISE VISIT'IT WAS NOTED THAT A COUPLE OF STAFF MEMBERS WERE RECENTLY DISCIPLINED
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NO PROBLEMS WERE NOTED AND THE FACILITY GETS HIGH MARKS FOR BEING CLEAN
AND RUN WELL IN THIS AREA.
DR GERALD SCHWARTZ,DIRECTOR OF HEALTH
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