Failure to Provide Scheduled Bathing Assistance
Penalty
Summary
A deficiency was identified when a resident, who was admitted with diagnoses including cerebral infarction and type 2 diabetes mellitus and had intact cognition, did not consistently receive bathing assistance as required. The resident reported that showers were scheduled twice weekly, on Tuesdays and Fridays, but stated that only one shower per week was being provided. On one occasion, the resident did not receive the scheduled shower and had to perform a sponge bath independently. Documentation in the medical record indicated that staff had recorded providing physical help with bathing on the scheduled days, but the resident denied receiving this assistance. The care plan specified that the resident should receive showers twice weekly and be provided with a sponge bath if a full bath or shower could not be tolerated. The DON confirmed the facility's policy of twice-weekly showers and acknowledged awareness that showers were not being provided as assigned, despite documentation to the contrary.