Failure to Provide Scheduled Showers for Dependent Residents
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to provide scheduled showers for residents who required assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs). Medical record reviews, resident interviews, and staff interviews confirmed that three residents did not consistently receive showers on their assigned days. One resident with impaired cognition and a diagnosis of COPD was scheduled for showers on Tuesdays and Fridays but missed several scheduled showers within a 14-day period. This resident reported needing help with bathing and stated that staff did not have enough time to assist her, resulting in extended periods without a shower. Another resident, with intact cognition and a diagnosis of respiratory failure with hypoxia, also missed a scheduled shower and expressed uncertainty about her shower schedule, stating she did not feel she was receiving regular showers. A third resident, who required moderate assistance with ADLs and had recently returned from the hospital, missed a scheduled shower, and her family expressed concerns about her not receiving showers as scheduled. Observation revealed this resident's hair appeared greasy. The Executive Director confirmed that these residents were not receiving showers as scheduled.