Failure to Maintain Adequate Resident Care Supplies
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure sufficient supplies of personal care items, including briefs, wipes, and wash cloths, for residents. One resident, who was dependent on staff for toileting and required partial to moderate assistance with hygiene, reported that the facility frequently ran out of the correct size briefs, resulting in staff having to use two different briefs to make one. The same resident also stated that the facility ran out of wipes, and staff did not cleanse the resident during changes on multiple occasions since admission. Staff interviews confirmed that supply shortages were a recurring issue, with supplies often depleted by the end of the week and residents complaining about the lack of necessary items. Additional staff, including an LPN and a CNA, corroborated that the facility regularly ran out of briefs, wipes, and wash cloths, and that the issue had persisted especially after the departure of the previous supply clerk. The central supply clerk, who had been in the position for a month and a half, indicated that supply orders were based on estimates from the previous week and census, and acknowledged that the facility had run out of supplies before. The nursing home administrator confirmed that supplies were ordered weekly and was aware of a recent shortage of wipes, but was not aware of shortages of briefs or incorrect sizes. No policy related to supplies was provided during the survey.