Failure to Reschedule and Hold Care Plan Meeting After Hospitalization
Penalty
Summary
A resident with intact cognition was admitted to the facility and had previously attended care plan meetings, as documented in the records. A quarterly care plan meeting was scheduled but was cancelled due to the resident's hospitalization. Upon the resident's return to the facility, there was no documentation that the care plan meeting was rescheduled or that the resident was invited to participate in the care planning process. The resident expressed a desire to participate in care plan meetings and reported not having attended one during the current year. The social worker, who was responsible for scheduling care plan meetings and inviting alert and oriented residents, acknowledged that the meeting was not rescheduled after the resident's return from the hospital. The administrator confirmed that the failure to reschedule the care plan meeting was an oversight and that there was no follow-up note or meeting held with the resident after his return.