Resident Not Invited to Care Conference
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that a resident participated in their care conference, as required by facility policy and regulatory standards. According to the facility's RAI/Care Planning Management document, residents are to be personally invited to care conferences by the social services department on the morning of the meeting, and invitations are mailed to family or responsible parties one week prior. Record review for a resident with multiple psychiatric and cognitive diagnoses, including moderate cognitive impairment, showed that while the resident's sister was included in the baseline care plan meeting, there was no documentation that the resident was invited to participate. During interviews, the resident confirmed not being invited to a care plan meeting and was unaware of what a care plan meeting was. The DON stated that only the responsible party was invited and was unsure if residents were included, while the Administrator affirmed that residents should be invited and that meetings could be held in residents' rooms if needed. The lack of resident invitation to the care conference was confirmed through both documentation and interviews.