Failure to Notify Ombudsman of Resident Hospitalizations
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to notify the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman regarding the hospitalization of two residents. Specifically, documentation and notification were not provided for the hospital transfers of one resident on two separate occasions and another resident on one occasion. Interviews with facility staff confirmed that ombudsman notifications for these hospitalizations had not been sent at the time of the events, and the Social Services Director acknowledged that no such notifications had been made since February. The Administrator stated that the expectation was for monthly notifications to the ombudsman regarding resident hospitalizations, but this was not followed.