Failure to Provide Required Showers for Dependent Resident
Penalty
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Summary
A resident who required staff assistance and supervision for showering or bathing, as indicated in their care plan, did not consistently receive the required showers. Interview and record review revealed that the resident reported sometimes receiving only one shower per week or none at all, despite being supposed to receive at least two showers weekly. Shower records from 5/1/25 to 7/21/25 showed a gap of 13 days between showers, with the resident receiving a shower on 6/27/25 and not again until 7/11/25. The DON confirmed that staff are expected to offer or provide showers or baths twice a week, but also stated that the facility did not have a policy specifying the frequency of showers or baths.