Failure to Assist Resident with Advance Directive Due to Guardianship
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure that a resident and their representative were provided assistance to exercise their right to formulate an Advance Directive. Record review revealed that a resident, admitted with diagnoses including Spotted Fever due to Rickettsia rickettssi and diabetes, had a POST and a Letter of Guardianship in their medical record, but there was no documentation of an Advance Directive or evidence that the facility had offered assistance to the resident or their guardian in formulating one. During staff interview, a CRN confirmed that because the resident had a guardian, Advance Directives were not discussed and no related documentation existed.