Non-Compliance with Resident Room Occupancy Limits
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that two rooms did not accommodate more than four residents, as required by regulations. Review of the facility's room waiver request letter indicated that these rooms exceeded the four-bed limit, with one room containing seven beds and another containing five beds. The waiver letter stated that the rooms had adequate space for each resident and that the arrangement would not adversely affect residents' health and safety. Observations confirmed that each resident had privacy curtains, working call-lights, a dresser, and a bedside table. During multiple observations, nursing staff were seen providing care with adequate space in the affected rooms. Interviews with a resident and a CNA revealed that neither had concerns about the available space, and both felt there was sufficient room for movement and care activities. Despite these observations, the rooms did not comply with the regulation limiting occupancy to four residents per room.