Failure to Document COVID-19 Vaccine Education and Offer for Eligible Residents
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that residents were offered and educated about the COVID-19 vaccine in accordance with CDC guidelines and facility policy. Specifically, for two of five residents reviewed for immunizations, there was no documentation that they were offered or educated about the next recommended dose of the 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine after receiving their initial dose. Record review showed that one resident received the vaccine in November 2024 and another in October 2024, but neither had documentation of being offered or educated about the subsequent dose when they became eligible. An interview with the Assistant Director of Nursing/Infection Preventionist confirmed that both residents had been eligible for their next dose but had not been documented as offered or educated regarding it. Facility policy required administration of the COVID-19 vaccine as per CDC recommendations, which was not followed in these cases.