Failure to Provide Written Bed Hold Notice at Hospital Transfer
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to provide a written bed hold notice to residents or their representatives at the time of transfer to the hospital, as required. Record review showed that two residents, one with kidney failure, diabetes, and chronic pain, and another with diabetes and COPD, were hospitalized and subsequently readmitted to the facility. In both cases, there was no documentation that a written bed hold notice was given at the time of transfer. Interviews with the Director of Nursing Services and the Administrator confirmed that the facility only provided written bed hold information upon admission and communicated bed hold policies verbally at the time of transfer, rather than in writing as required by regulation.