Failure to Provide Assistance with Dressing for Dependent Resident
Penalty
Summary
A deficiency was identified when a dependent resident with hemiplegia and hemiparesis, who required substantial to maximal assistance with dressing, was not provided appropriate assistance with changing clothes. The resident was observed on three consecutive mornings lying in bed wearing the same hospital gown, which had a visible red stain on the left upper chest area. The resident reported that no staff member had changed her clothes since the initial observation and expressed a desire to have her clothes changed. Further investigation revealed that a Certified Nursing Assistant provided a bed bath to the resident but dressed her in the same soiled hospital gown afterward. The Corporate Nurse acknowledged that residents' clothes should be changed daily and that it was inappropriate to redress a resident in the same clothing after a bath. These findings were based on observations, interviews, and record review, confirming that the facility failed to provide necessary assistance with dressing and changing clothes for a dependent resident.