Failure to Protect Residents' Property from Loss or Theft
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to exercise reasonable care for the protection of residents' property from loss or theft for two discharged residents. Resident 105 was admitted to the facility and later discharged to the hospital, but there was no documented inventory or accounting for her personal effects following discharge. Similarly, Resident 106, who passed away at the facility, also had no documented inventory or accounting for his personal effects. During an interview, the Director of Nursing confirmed the absence of documentation regarding the personal effects of both residents.
Plan Of Correction
1. Resident 105 and 106 were discharged from the facility. 2. A comprehensive review of residents that discharged within the last 30 days will be conducted to ensure an inventory of personal effects is documented for all belongings. A review of all current residents will be completed to ensure that an inventory sheet is completed. 3. The facility will take further steps to validate the problem does not re-occur by re-educating the nursing staff on FTag 584, re-educating on the Patient's Personal Property policy and completion of the Inventory Sheet upon admission and verified upon discharge. 4. Compliance will be monitored by the Director of Nursing/Designee using the Homelike Environment audit to ensure that there is a completed Inventory Sheet of the patient's personal belongings upon admission and that it is verified, signed and copied upon discharge through an audit of all discharges weekly x 3 weeks then five audits monthly x 2 months. 5. Results will be reported to the QAA Committee who will determine the need for further audits.