The following is an overview of the surveys that were conducted by the California Department of Public Health, Licensing & Certification, between January and August of 2010. Click on the Provider name. The infection control deficiencies cited bring concern for several reasons, and one must ask the questions: (1) Are staff adequately trained/educated/supervised? (2) Are staff fully cognizant of the rationale for correct practices? (3) Why are these basic of basic practices not being implemented? (4) Are staff aware that they can bring germs out into the community and home to their families? (5) Are management staff adequately trained to be managers? (6) Are management staff overseeing staff to ensure correct practices are implemented e.g. facility policies and procedures? (7) Are management staff adequately trained and educated and (8) Are management staff aware of facility policies and procedures as well as state/federal regulations? Finally, as the question is asked of our group, over and over, "If staff have been adequately trained/educated and understand rationale for implementation of correct practices, but do not implement such, is this an intentional act to place a patient in a compromised situation where there might be a negative outcome?
