Failure to Notify Ombudsman of Facility-Initiated Transfers
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to provide copies of written notices of facility-initiated hospital transfers to the representative of the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman for two residents. Clinical record reviews showed that both residents were transferred to the hospital and later readmitted to the facility. While written notices of the transfers were given to the residents and their representatives, there was no documented evidence that these notices were also sent to the Ombudsman as required. This was confirmed during an interview with the Nursing Home Administrator, who acknowledged the lack of documentation for sending the required notices to the Ombudsman.