Verbal Abuse of Resident by Nursing Assistant
Penalty
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Summary
A facility failed to ensure that a resident was free from verbal abuse, as required by its own policy and state regulations. The incident involved a nursing assistant who was overheard by a resident's family member using a profane and derogatory statement directed at a resident with multiple medical conditions, including high blood pressure, chronic kidney disease, type II diabetes, dementia with behavioral disturbance, cognitive communication deficit, history of TIA, delusional disorder, and unspecified psychosis. The facility's documentation confirmed that the staff member made the inappropriate comment to the resident, constituting verbal abuse as defined by the facility's policy.