Failure to Accommodate Resident Preferences for Assistance Out of Bed
Penalty
Summary
Facility staff failed to reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of nine residents regarding assistance out of bed. According to facility policy, residents' abilities in activities of daily living should not diminish unless clinically unavoidable. Observations on unit 2-West at 11:15 am found nine residents still in bed, despite at least one resident expressing a preference to be assisted into a wheelchair during the day shift. An interview with a licensed nurse confirmed that residents are to be assisted out of bed by 11:00 am, yet this was not done for the identified residents. One resident, who is paralyzed on the right side and requires assistance with transfers, specifically stated a preference to be in a wheelchair during the day shift, but was observed still in bed.