Failure to Ensure Residents' Right to Formulate Advance Directives
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure that residents were given the opportunity to formulate an advance directive, as required. During record review, it was found that two residents did not have advanced directives documented in their electronic medical charts. Both residents were automatically coded as Full Code in the absence of an advance directive. The Interim Administrator confirmed that there was no completed advanced directive for either resident and stated that, without such documentation, residents are automatically assigned Full Code status.