Failure to Document COVID-19 Vaccine Offer and Refusal
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that residents were offered the COVID-19 vaccine and that their acceptance or refusal was properly documented. During interviews and record reviews, it was found that for three out of five sampled residents, there was no documentation indicating whether the COVID-19 vaccine was offered or refused for the year 2024. The residents involved had significant medical conditions, including quadriplegia, protein-calorie malnutrition, anxiety disorder, type 2 diabetes mellitus, morbid obesity, schizoaffective disorder, major depressive disorder, dementia, and adult failure to thrive. The Director of Nursing confirmed that there was no documentation available to show that these residents were offered or refused the vaccine, and stated that a refusal form should be completed if a resident declines vaccination.