Failure to Provide Privacy for Residents with Urinary Catheters
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to provide privacy for residents with urinary catheters, as evidenced by observations and interviews involving two residents. For both residents, their urinary catheter drainage bags were not covered with privacy bags and were visible from the hallway on multiple occasions. Staff members, including a Licensed Practical Nurse, a Certified Nursing Assistant, the Resident Care Manager, and the Director of Nursing, all acknowledged during interviews that the catheter bags should have been covered with privacy bags in accordance with facility policy and the residents' care plans. Review of the facility's policies confirmed that residents are to be treated with dignity and respect, and that catheter drainage bags should be kept covered. The care plan for one resident specifically required the drainage bag to remain covered. Despite these requirements, the lack of privacy bag coverage for the catheter drainage bags was directly observed and confirmed by staff, resulting in a failure to honor the residents' rights to dignity and privacy.