Inspection Reports for
Lake House Kalamazoo

R 325.1922 Admission and retention of residents: one resident’s tuberculosis screening was completed the same day as admission instead of within 12 months prior to admission.

R 325.1923 Employee's health: one employee’s tuberculosis screening was completed outside of the required 10 days of hire.

R 325.1954 Meal and food records: meal census and food records from the preceding three months were missing and/or not completed.

R 325.1976 Kitchen and dietary (12): refrigerator door surface, prep table surfaces, and countertops were not clean or maintained in a sanitary condition.

R 325.1976 Kitchen and dietary (13): no dishwasher sanitization logs were completed for the preceding three months, so cleanliness and sanitization of dishware and utensils could not be verified.

R 325.1976 Kitchen and dietary (6): multiple food items were found unlabeled without open dates and scoops were stored in food containers, posing a risk for cross-contamination.

R 325.1979 General maintenance and storage (3): hazardous and toxic chemicals were found easily accessible in the main dining room and conference room, and the activities room was unlocked and accessible, posing a risk to residents.

R 325.1923 Employee's health: Employee A did not have a tuberculosis screening on file or within 10 days of hire and before occupational exposure.

R 325.1932 Resident medications: Missing documentation and/or blank medication administration records for Resident A and Resident B, with no documentation explaining missed doses or discrepancies in narcotic records.

R 325.1944 Employee records and work schedules: Employee A did not have a State of Michigan criminal background check consistent with MCL 333.20173.

R 325.1954 Meal and food records: No record of the preceding 3-month period of the amount of food used for the meal census.

R 325.1970 Water supply systems: Hot water temperatures ranged from 99 to 120 degrees Fahrenheit, outside the regulated range of 105 to 120 degrees Fahrenheit, and records were undated.

R 325.1972 Solid wastes: Garbage containers in kitchen, housekeeping, laundry, and common areas did not have lids to prevent cross contamination.

R 325.1976 Kitchen and dietary: Missing and/or incomplete dish sanitization records from June to September 2023, making it unclear if dishwasher was properly sanitized after each use.

R 325.1976 Kitchen and dietary: Multiple food items and Dayquil medication found in kitchen and employee lounge without appropriate open dates, making it unclear if food was safe for consumption.

R 325.1932 Resident medications: Resident A was administered discontinued medications for five days after the discontinue order was received, and Resident B went several days without prescribed medications because they were not available.