Failure to Maintain Resident Dignity with Catheter Bag Privacy
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to maintain resident dignity by not ensuring that a privacy cover was applied to a resident's indwelling urinary catheter bag, as required by facility policy. The resident, who had diagnoses including high blood pressure, diabetes, and respiratory failure, was observed with the catheter bag hanging on the right side of the bed, facing the entrance to the room, and without a privacy cover. The resident's care plan specified that the catheter bag should be positioned away from the entrance and secured with a leg strap, but this was not followed. During staff interview, an LPN confirmed that the catheter bag did not have a privacy cover and acknowledged the failure to provide care in a manner that maintained the resident's dignity.