Failure to Ensure Call Bell Accessibility for Residents
Penalty
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Summary
Facility staff failed to ensure that residents had access to their call bell controls, as observed during the initial tour. Specifically, one resident was found with the call bell cord and plunger on the floor near the headboard and out of reach, and the resident was unaware of its location. Another resident's call bell was also observed on the floor and out of reach. During an interview, a Geriatric Nursing Assistant/Certified Medication Tech confirmed that the call light should be within reach and acknowledged that it was not accessible to the resident at that time. These findings were identified for two residents out of a sample of sixty-four during the survey, and the facility was informed of these observations at the exit conference.