Failure to Notify Resident of Bed Hold Policy Upon Hospital Transfer
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to provide required notification of its bed hold policy to a resident upon transfer to the hospital. Record review showed that a cognitively intact long-term care resident with end stage renal disease was transferred to the emergency room for evaluation and treatment. Documentation did not indicate that the resident was notified of the bed hold policy at the time of transfer. Interviews with staff revealed uncertainty about who was responsible for providing this notification, and the administrator confirmed that while residents signed bed hold information upon admission, the facility did not provide notification at the time of hospital transfer.