Failure to Provide Scheduled Showers as Care Planned
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors found that the facility failed to provide scheduled showers for one resident identified as R700. A complaint to the state agency alleged that this resident had not been provided appropriate showers since admission. Record review on 2/18/26 showed that R700 was admitted on 1/07/26 with diagnoses including congestive heart failure and emphysema, and the resident’s care plan documented a bathing schedule of showers on Tuesdays and Fridays. Review of the shower record for the last 30 days showed that the resident only received a shower or bed bath on four dates (1/8/26, 1/13/26, 1/19/26, and 1/26/26), indicating three missed scheduled showers. In interview, the Nursing Home Administrator acknowledged awareness of the concern, stated they had reviewed the charting for refusals, confirmed that shower days were missing, and could not provide an explanation, reiterating that residents are to receive showers as scheduled. Review of the facility’s Bath, Shower and Tub policy showed it only addressed the procedure for giving a bath and did not address ensuring scheduled showers were provided.
