Resident Lacks Access to Call Bell in Room
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that all residents had access to a functioning call bell system as required by facility policy. During a medication pass observation in building two, one resident was found sitting in a bedside chair without a call bell available to alert staff for assistance. Further inspection of the room revealed that there was no call bell cord plugged into the wall for the resident's bed, nor was a call bell present anywhere in the room. This was confirmed by an LPN at the time of observation, who acknowledged that the resident had no means to alert staff if assistance was needed. Facility policy, reviewed and dated 1/20/25, specifies that each resident must be provided with a means to call staff directly for assistance from their bed, toileting/bathing facilities, and from the floor. The lack of a call bell for this resident was in direct violation of this policy.