Inadequate Privacy Curtains Compromise Resident Visual Privacy
Penalty
Summary
During the extended recertification survey, it was observed that two resident sleeping rooms did not provide adequate visual privacy for each resident as required. In both rooms, the privacy curtains were either missing or too short to fully shield residents from view by others in the room or from the hallway. Specifically, in one room, a resident's bed area lacked a sufficient section of privacy curtain parallel to the bed, resulting in no visual privacy from the other three residents in the room. When the curtain was extended, it still failed to provide privacy from the hallway due to its inadequate length. The resident reported having to close other residents' curtains or use the bathroom to change clothes, indicating the lack of proper privacy measures. In another room, a similar deficiency was noted where the privacy curtain did not extend far enough to provide full visual privacy from the hallway or from other residents in the room. When the curtain was pulled to shield the resident from the hallway, a significant section along the side of the bed remained exposed to view from other residents. These observations were made while the residents were in bed, and the findings were confirmed through interviews and direct observation during the survey period.