Failure to Notify Ombudsman of Resident Transfers and Discharges
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to provide required notifications to the Office of the State Long Term Care Ombudsman prior to transferring or discharging residents. Record review and interviews revealed that since May 2024, the Ombudsman had not received any notifications of resident transfers or discharges from the facility. During an interview, the Administrator stated she was unaware that sending notifications to the Ombudsman was still a requirement and confirmed that the facility had not been sending them. The facility's own policy, updated in May 2024, specifies that a copy of the transfer or discharge notice must be sent to the Ombudsman before or as close as possible to the time of notifying the resident.