Insufficient Privacy Curtains Compromise Resident Visual Privacy
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Summary
During an observation of two resident rooms, it was found that the privacy curtains between the occupied beds were insufficient in width to provide full visual privacy. In one room, the curtain was measured and found to be approximately two feet too short, while in another room, the curtain was about eighteen inches too short. These findings were confirmed by both the Maintenance Director and the Administrator during the walkthrough. The Administrator acknowledged that each room is expected to be equipped to provide full visual privacy to each resident. Photographic evidence was obtained to document the deficiency.