Failure to Provide Timely Dental Services
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure timely dental services for a resident, as evidenced by the lack of documentation regarding a dental care plan or attempts to schedule a dental appointment for the resident since admission. The resident, who had diagnoses including type II diabetes mellitus with polyneuropathy and generalized anxiety, was observed to be without natural upper teeth and reported having lost several teeth during her stay. Despite expressing a desire to see a dentist, the resident had not been offered assistance in obtaining a dental appointment. Staff confirmed that the resident had lost teeth during her admission and that no dental appointments had been arranged. Medical record reviews also showed no issues with oral or dental status documented in the quarterly assessments, and no evidence of dental care planning was found.