Failure to Maintain Resident Dignity During Feeding and Catheter Care
Penalty
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Summary
Facility staff failed to uphold residents' rights to dignity and privacy in two observed instances. In the first case, a geriatric nursing assistant was observed feeding a resident while standing over them, rather than sitting at eye level, which did not promote a dignified dining experience. In the second case, a resident with a Foley catheter, who had recently been admitted from the hospital with a urinary tract infection, was observed in bed with the catheter bag hanging visibly from the bed frame and not placed in a privacy or dignity bag, despite the resident's care plan specifying the use of a catheter privacy bag. Both deficiencies were directly observed by surveyors and confirmed with facility leadership.