Employer not enforcing social distancing. Employer not providing PPE such as gloves, masks, face shields, etc. Other: Patients seen in common dining area (middle dining area) without fask masks in place (below nose). Patients out in common area instead of their own rooms due to potential fall
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risk when unattended. (this is reason given by nursing). However, patients non-compliant and sitting for long periods of time in common area without face masks in place. Also, only homemade cloth masks available for use by staff and patients. Patients masks reused and not washed daily. Lack of hand sanitizer in dispensors on walls., thus making it difficult for staff to keep from spreading virus and other germs/ contaminants. When monitoring employees and visitors upon entrance and starting shift and completing shift (or at common time of checking temperature, the thermometers read low especially the one at the entrance of the building. This is one that checks temperature by swiping employee's forehead. I questioned the validity to staff but one reason for the low temperature given was, "It is cold outside". I question how this is able to monitir a change in staff status if it read 93 or 94 F on entrance and 97 or 98 or leaving?
Source: Osha.gov | Receipt Date: 2020-04-16
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