Failure to Notify Ombudsman of Facility-Initiated Transfer
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to provide written notification to the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman regarding a facility-initiated transfer of a resident to the hospital. Review of the clinical record for one resident revealed that the resident was discharged, but the facility could not produce documentation showing that a copy of the discharge notice was sent to the Ombudsman. During an interview, the Administrator confirmed that there was no proof of discharge notification for the relevant time period, and the facility was unable to locate any such documentation for that month.