Failure to Provide Required Assistive Device per Care Plan
Penalty
Summary
A deficiency was identified when a resident with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, osteoarthritis, and osteoporosis, who required staff assistance for mobility and was able to communicate her needs, did not have access to a reacher as specified in her care plan. The care plan included an intervention for staff to ensure the reacher was within the resident's reach to address her risk for falls. During an interview, the resident reported not having her reacher for some time and expressed a desire to have it. Observation of the resident's room confirmed the reacher was not present, and a Licensed Practical Nurse Supervisor was unable to locate it. The supervisor acknowledged that the reacher was a current intervention for the resident, but it was not available for her use.