Inaccurate Dental Assessment on MDS
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to accurately assess the dental status of a resident on the Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment. The resident, who was admitted with diagnoses of failure to thrive, poor calorie intake, and malnutrition, reported that her dentures were outdated and that her two front teeth were missing, which affected her ability to eat and chew. Observation confirmed the resident's report regarding her dentures. The resident's care plan documented an oral hygiene performance deficit due to full upper and lower dentures. However, the MDS assessment indicated that there were no broken or loosely fitting full or partial dentures. The MDS Coordinator stated she did not recall if the resident had missing teeth or dentures.