Failure to Update Care Plan for Contact Isolation Precautions
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to update and revise the care plan for a resident who was placed on contact isolation precautions due to an active infection with transmissible significant pathogens. Observation showed the resident's room door was closed, with contact isolation signage and a PPE cart present. The resident's electronic medical record included a physician order for contact isolation, specifying that the resident was to be isolated in the room without a roommate, and that all activities and services were to be brought to the resident. Despite these documented precautions and the visible implementation of isolation measures, the resident's care plan was not revised to reflect the new contact isolation status. The facility's policy requires care plans to be updated as changes in a resident's condition occur, but this was not done in this case. The administrator confirmed that the care plan should have been updated to include the contact isolation precautions.