F0914

D

Failure to Maintain Resident Bed Privacy Curtain in Multi-Occupancy Room

Chicago, Illinois Survey Completed on 02-14-2026

Penalty

No penalty information released

Summary

The deficiency involves the facility’s failure to provide full visual privacy for one resident in a four-bed room by not maintaining a ceiling-suspended privacy curtain around the resident’s bed. On 08/03/25, the resident’s privacy curtain and attached track detached from the ceiling and fell while the resident was lying in bed watching television. A progress note from that date documents that the resident immediately notified staff, denied pulling on or laying against the curtain prior to the incident, and that a work order request was placed in the maintenance log. Despite this, on 02/13/26 at 12:00 p.m., surveyors observed the resident sitting in bed in a fully occupied four-person room with no privacy curtain around the bed.

During an interview at the same time, the resident reported that the curtain had fallen months earlier and had never been replaced, stating that he had no privacy and could not change clothes at the bedside, and that he wanted some privacy. The Administrator stated that all residents should have privacy curtains and window curtains for privacy, comfort, and a homelike environment, and that maintenance should ensure all curtains are in place and in working order. The Housekeeping Supervisor stated that housekeeping is responsible for replacing privacy curtains and that all residents should have them for privacy. Facility policies and job descriptions reviewed by surveyors indicate that the facility is responsible for maintaining a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including having privacy curtains that are clean and in good condition, and that the Maintenance Director is responsible for repairs and routine maintenance of the building and equipment. This failure affected one resident out of 22 residents reviewed.