Failure to Offer and Document Annual Influenza Vaccination
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to offer and document the administration of an annual influenza vaccine for two residents reviewed for immunization. Clinical record review showed that one resident with diagnoses including obesity, prediabetes, and moderate intellectual disabilities, and another resident with edema, non-Alzheimer's dementia, and major depressive disorder, both had severely impaired cognition. Documentation indicated that a resident representative had consented to the influenza vaccine for one of the residents, but there was no evidence in the records that either resident received the influenza vaccine for the 2024-2025 flu season. The facility's policy required screening and offering of influenza vaccines to all residents, but this was not followed for the two residents identified. During staff interview, the DON was unable to explain how the annual influenza vaccinations were missed for these residents.