Failure to Document and Notify Loss of High Value Personal Property
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to follow its processes for documenting and managing high value personal property for one resident. The resident's Durable Power of Attorney (DPOA) was not notified when the resident's hearing aids, valued at $6,495.00, went missing, and only learned of the loss when collecting the resident's belongings after the resident had passed away. Nursing notes indicated the hearing aids had been missing for approximately two weeks prior to the resident's death, but there was no documentation of notification to the DPOA. Additionally, the Inventory of Personal Effects completed at admission did not list the hearing aids, nor was it signed by the resident or responsible party, despite facility policy requiring this documentation and verification.