Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1498792.015 - Harrell Memorial Nursing Home Dba Meadowbrook Acres

Inspection Information - Office: Charleston Area Office

Investigation Summary

At 8:00 a.m. on October 4, 2020, an employee was a part time RN that worked in a long term nursing home caring for residents. Employee #1 tested positive for COVID-19 as part of facility wide testing done after another employee came to work ill and was tested as positive for COVID-19. Multiple employees and residents tested positive for the coronavirus. Employee #1 became ill one week after testing positive and she admitted herself to the hospital where she succumbed to her illness a little over one month from the onset of symptoms. The facility management determined that the part time nurse also worked with COVID-19 positive cases through Hospice Care. The site did not have any positive resident cases for COVID-19 until an outbreak occurred at the same time Employee #1 tested positive along with several other employees. The source of the outbreak could not be determined but was deemed by the employer as being external due to no residents were known to have COVID-19 and screening procedures were in place for both residents and employees. The facility's ventilation system was determined to be a potential carrier of the virus and changes were made prior to the outbreak at the facility ending. The employee died from complications associated with contracting COVID-19.

Keywords: Infectious Disease