Failure to Maintain Resident Dignity During Feeding Assistance
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to provide dignity and respect to residents requiring feeding assistance, as observed during a meal service where four staff members were feeding eight residents, with each staff member feeding two residents simultaneously. During interviews, a Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) acknowledged that due to insufficient staffing, it was common practice for one staff member to feed more than one resident at a time. The LNA also referred to residents needing assistance as 'feeders,' a term confirmed by the Administrator as inappropriate and not in line with respecting residents' dignity. All eight sampled residents requiring feeding assistance were affected by this practice.