Failure to Provide Physician-Ordered Podiatry Services
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to provide podiatry services as ordered by the physician for one resident. The resident was admitted with diagnoses including dementia, glaucoma, hyperlipidemia, and depression. A skin/wound note documented an evaluation and treatment for the resident's right toenail, which had mild exudate. Following this, a physician's order was placed for a podiatry consult to address the toenail issue. Despite the physician's order, the resident was not seen by a podiatrist. This was confirmed through interviews and record reviews with the Social Services Director, Assistant Director of Nursing, and the Administrator, all of whom acknowledged that the order for a podiatry consult was not carried out. The staff confirmed that the failure to follow the physician's order could impact the resident's health and well-being.