Failure to Document and Protect Resident Personal Property
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure reasonable care for the protection of personal property for one resident. Upon admission, no personal property inventory form was completed for the resident, despite facility policy requiring this documentation. The resident, who had diagnoses including contusion of the left lower leg, status post left knee surgery, obesity, depression, kidney disease, and deep vein thrombosis, was cognitively intact at the time of the incident. The absence of an inventory form was confirmed through clinical record review and staff interviews. The resident reported missing personal items, specifically two gift cards and medication (Ozempic) that had been brought from home. Investigation into the missing items revealed that the facility did not have documentation of the resident's property upon admission or during the stay. Staff interviews confirmed that the inventory form could not be located, and the DON acknowledged that medications would not be listed on the property form but would be stored with the resident's name. The facility's grievance logs showed the missing items were reported and investigated, but the lack of an initial inventory form contributed to the deficiency.