Failure to Hold Interdisciplinary Care Plan Meetings After MDS Assessments
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that interdisciplinary care plan meetings were held following Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments for a resident reviewed for unnecessary medications. Medical record review showed that the resident had a quarterly MDS assessment completed in March and a significant change MDS assessment completed in May. However, there was no documentation indicating that care plan meetings were scheduled or conducted after either assessment. When the surveyor requested records of care plan meetings since January, the Director of Nursing confirmed that no such meetings had occurred for this resident during that period. This deficiency was identified through medical record review and staff interviews, which confirmed the absence of required interdisciplinary care plan meetings following the completion of MDS assessments.