Failure to Timely Return Residents' Personal Clothing
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to assist residents in retaining and using their personal possessions, specifically their clothing, across all three nursing units. An interview with Resident 22 revealed that she was unable to locate several pairs of pants and shirts. Observations in the facility's laundry area showed a large bin overflowing with bagged dirty personal laundry and nine large bins of clean laundry that had not been distributed to residents for at least four days. This clean laundry belonged to multiple residents, including Residents 2, 19, 22, 64, 88, 92, 106, and 121, indicating a systemic issue in the timely return of laundered clothing to residents. The observations were confirmed by Employee 3, the housekeeping supervisor, and the Nursing Home Administrator.