Failure to Schedule Follow-Up Eye Appointment for Resident with Impaired Vision
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure that a follow-up eye appointment was scheduled for a resident with highly impaired vision and diagnoses of glaucoma and macular degeneration. Documentation from a local eye specialty hospital indicated a follow-up was needed in approximately four months, but there was no record in the clinical file that the appointment had been scheduled. The resident, who was cognitively intact, reported missing the appointment and believed it had been forgotten. Facility staff confirmed the missed appointment after being contacted by the resident's family member, but could not provide a reason for the oversight, suggesting a possible lapse in staff communication.