Failure to Provide Timely Physician Visits
Penalty
Summary
Facility staff failed to provide timely physician visits for one of nine residents reviewed, specifically for Resident #5. Clinical record review showed that the resident had physician visits on 4/22/24 and 7/16/24, with no physician visits documented between these dates, resulting in a gap longer than the required sixty days. The director of nursing confirmed that most residents are to be seen quarterly unless receiving skilled nursing services and acknowledged that, although the resident saw two outside providers during this period, they were not seen by a facility physician as required by facility policy. The facility's policy mandates that after the first 90 days post-admission, residents must be seen by a provider at least every 60 days.