Failure to Notify Ombudsman of Resident Transfer
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to provide written notification to the State's Long-Term Care Ombudsman regarding the transfer of a resident to a local hospital. According to the facility's own Transfer and Discharge policy, evidence of such notification is required whenever a resident is transferred or discharged to a bed outside the certified facility. Record review showed that the resident was admitted to the facility and later transferred to a hospital for treatment, as documented in the nurse's notes. However, the Emergency Transfer Log did not include documentation of this transfer, and the facility administrator confirmed that no written notice was sent to the Ombudsman as required by policy.