Delayed Completion of Admission Paperwork
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that a resident's admission paperwork was completed in a timely manner. Specifically, the clinical record for a resident with diagnoses including dementia and cognitive communication deficit showed that several required admission documents, such as consent to treat, CPR consent, bed rail consent, digital photography of wounds consent, psychoactive medication consent, pharmacy enrollment agreement, COVID-19 disclosure, POST form consent, and the admission agreement, were not signed promptly upon admission. The admission agreement, in particular, was not completed within the expected 48 to 72-hour timeframe after the resident's entry to the facility. During an interview, the Admissions Coordinator acknowledged that the admission process for the resident had been problematic and that she was unaware the previous Admission Assistant had not finalized the admission agreement as required. The facility's policy stipulated that the admission agreement should be signed at the time of or soon after admission, but this was not adhered to in this case, resulting in a delay in the completion of essential admission documentation.