Failure to Timely Report Alleged Verbal Abuse
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to report an allegation of verbal abuse involving a resident with diabetes and morbid obesity, who was cognitively intact at the time of the incident. According to the grievance log, the resident felt publicly shamed by the dietitian in front of other residents when questioned about her food choices and told she would have lost more weight if she had adhered to the diet plan. This grievance, dated in October, was not reported to the State Survey Agency's Long-Term Care Reporting Portal until approximately six months later, despite regulatory requirements for timely reporting of suspected abuse. The delay in reporting was discovered during a review of grievances by facility leadership, who noted the incident had not been previously reported as required.