Failure to Maintain Resident Dignity During Care and Bathroom Assistance
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to maintain resident dignity for two residents as evidenced by direct observations and interviews. For one resident with diagnoses of heart failure and dementia, a nurse was observed examining the resident's stomach while the resident's gown was pulled up, without the privacy curtain or room door closed, allowing visibility from the hallway. This compromised the resident's privacy during care. Another resident with anoxic brain injury, atrial fibrillation, and diabetes reported, along with his spouse, that after requesting assistance to use the bathroom, staff told him to wait until after lunch service and suggested he use his brief instead. The spouse's offer to assist was declined, and the resident had to hold his need to use the bathroom. These incidents were confirmed by the Nursing Home Administrator and Director of Nursing as failures to provide care in a manner that maintains resident dignity.