Failure to Provide Scheduled Bathing Assistance and Documentation
Penalty
Summary
Multiple residents with significant medical conditions, including Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Type II Diabetes, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Morbid Obesity, Cerebral Palsy, Bipolar Disorder, and Severe Intellectual Disabilities, did not receive bathing assistance as required by their care plans. Documentation revealed that residents who required moderate to total assistance with bathing received significantly fewer baths than scheduled, with some receiving only one or two baths in a 30-day period despite care plans specifying three times weekly. Interviews with staff and review of both electronic and handwritten records confirmed insufficient documentation and a lack of routine provision of bathing care. Residents expressed that they had not received baths as expected, and staff, including the DON and CNA Supervisor, acknowledged that the required care was not provided consistently. The facility's policy mandates that residents receive necessary care to maintain their highest practicable well-being, but the failure to provide scheduled bathing and to document care as required led to a deficiency in meeting residents' basic hygiene needs.