Call Light Not Accessible to Resident
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure that a resident's call light was within reach, as observed on multiple occasions. On two separate days, the resident was seen sitting in her wheelchair with the call light either lying across her bed or positioned between the wall and the bed, making it inaccessible. During an interview, the Social Services Director confirmed that the call light should have been within the resident's reach. The Director of Nursing also indicated that the facility did not have a policy specific to the use of call lights.