Apple Blossom Senior Living.

“Food was not stored in closed or sealed containers. An open and unsealed bag of Lay's potato chips was found on the snack rack near the dishwashing area, and an open and unsealed bag of Eggo waffles was found in the upright commercial freezer.”

“During a fire drill on 10/21/24, the evacuation time was 9 minutes 27 seconds, exceeding the maximum time of 4 minutes 41 seconds specified by a fire safety expert. Additionally, during a fire drill on 11/4/24, approximately 4-5 residents requiring physical assistance were not evacuated to a public thoroughfare or fire-safe area.”

“An open and unsealed 30 lb. bag of frozen blueberries was found in the upright commercial freezer in the kitchen. Food must be stored in closed or sealed containers.”

“Fire drill records for seven drills (9/23/24, 8/23/24, 7/15/24, 6/21/24, 5/25/24, 4/16/24, 3/7/24) do not include exact start times and were instead rounded to the nearest hour. Records must document the exact time of fire drills.”

“The home routinely schedules only 2 staff persons from 11:00 PM through 7:00 AM but has not conducted a fire drill with only 2 staff persons within the past year. Fire drills must be held at different times and not routinely when additional staff are present.”

“Residents are being evacuated behind auto-closing fire doors during fire drills; however, documentation from a fire safety expert dated 3/13/24 indicates the home does not have any internal fire-safe areas. Residents must evacuate to a designated meeting place away from the building or within fire-safe areas.”

“Resident #1 was prescribed Clotrimazole Cream 1% on 8/13/24 for a 2-week course; however, the medication was still present in the home on 9/27/24. Only current prescriptions may be kept in the home.”

“Resident #1 was prescribed Colace 100 mg capsule to be taken twice daily starting 9/13/24, but this medication was not administered from 9/13/24 through 9/27/24. The home must follow the prescriber's orders.”

“Directions to operate keypad-locking devices at two emergency exit doors (one near bedroom #139 and one leading to the rear parking lot/dumpster area) were not conspicuously posted near the devices.”