F0679

D

Failure to Provide Activities Consistent With Resident’s Assessed Interests

Elkton, Maryland Survey Completed on 01-30-2026

Penalty

No penalty information released

Summary

Surveyors identified a deficiency in the facility’s failure to provide activities to meet a resident’s needs and interests as outlined in the comprehensive care plan. An anonymous complaint reported that Resident #32 felt bored at the facility. Record review showed that the resident was admitted in 2025 and had an Activity Preferences Interview dated 7/12/2025 indicating interest in a wide range of activities, including animals, group activities, sports, religion, cards, bingo, games, audio books, reading, writing, music, TV, movies, outdoor activities, talking, and parties. The resident’s comprehensive care plan, initiated on 7/15/2025, documented that the resident was dependent on staff for activities and engagement, with interventions to encourage attendance, invite the resident to scheduled activities, and provide activity materials of interest such as books, puzzles, and magazines.

Despite these documented interests and care plan interventions, review of the resident’s activity logs from July 2025 through January 2026 showed that the resident was offered activities on relatively few days each month. Specifically, the logs showed the resident was offered an activity on 10 of 31 days in July, 7 of 31 days in August, 7 of 30 days in September, 9 of 30 days in November, 8 of 31 days in December, and 5 of 28 days in January (as of the review date). During interview, the Activities Director stated that the expectation was that residents would be offered all scheduled activities and that offers, attendance, and refusals would be documented on the activity log, and acknowledged awareness that the resident’s activity log reflected that the resident had not been offered nor attended many activities during the reviewed months. The DON was informed of these findings and indicated understanding.