Deficient Facility Assessment Lacks Required Involvement and Staffing Plans
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure its Facility Assessment was developed in accordance with federal requirements. Specifically, the assessment did not demonstrate the active involvement of required individuals, including direct care staff, direct care representatives, residents, resident representatives, and family members. This omission was confirmed during an interview with the Administrator, who acknowledged that these groups were not actively involved in the development of the Facility Assessment. Additionally, the Facility Assessment did not address the resources necessary to care for residents during weekends, nor did it include a plan to maximize recruitment and retention of direct care staff. The assessment also lacked a contingency plan for staffing needs in situations that do not require activation of the facility's emergency plan. These deficiencies were identified through a review of the facility's documentation and were verified by the Administrator. The Administrator further confirmed that the Facility Assessment had not been updated to reflect the latest CMS guidance, which requires these elements to be included. The lack of comprehensive identification and addressing of the resident population's needs and available resources had the potential to result in unmet care needs for residents.
Plan Of Correction
How corrective action(s) will be accomplished for those residents found to have been affected by the deficient practice. On 6/24/25, administrator completed the most current version of the Facility Assessment. The assessment was brought to the QA committee for discussion and approval on 6/25/25. How the facility will identify other residents having the potential to be affected by the same deficient practice and what corrective action will be taken. All residents have potential to be affected by the deficient practice. The administrator will continue to gather feedback from emergency drills, monthly safety meetings, monthly all-staff meetings, and monthly QA for feedback on communication protocol and any necessary changes to Facility assessment and Emergency Operations Plan in the event of an emergency. What measures will be put into place or what systemic changes the facility will make to ensure that the deficient practice does not recur. Administrator will verify the most recent version of the facility assessment prior to creating the Facility Assessment for 2026 and upcoming years. How the facility plans to monitor its performance to make sure that solutions are sustained. Facility Assessment will be discussed at the monthly QA meeting for feedback from floor staff and department heads to review findings from monthly safety committee/all-staff meetings and learnings from disaster/fire/emergency drills. Date of compliance: 6/25/25