Failure to Provide Hearing Aid Assistance as Ordered
Penalty
Fine: $21,519
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Summary
A deficiency was identified when a resident with dementia and chronic kidney disease did not receive proper assistance with hearing aids as ordered by the physician. Observations over several days showed the resident lying in bed without hearing aids, despite a physician's order to apply them each morning and remove them each evening. The resident's care plan did not address the use of hearing aids, and the Director of Nursing confirmed that the hearing aids were brought in by the family and that staff were expected to apply them daily. The lack of implementation of the physician's order and absence of a care plan for hearing aids led to the deficiency.