Inadequate Visual Privacy in Dual-Occupancy Rooms
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that dual-occupancy resident rooms were designed or equipped to provide full visual privacy for residents in three of four rooms reviewed (rooms C-8, S-8, and S-18). Observation showed each of these rooms had an A and B bed with a single ceiling-to-floor curtain dividing the center of the room that stopped approximately 24 inches from the wall, leaving a gap. The A beds had side curtains, but each had an approximate 30-inch gap that prevented total visual privacy around the beds. During interview, the Administrator acknowledged that without full visual privacy in resident rooms there was a possibility of residents being exposed during resident care and stated that the facility did not have a policy on full visual privacy curtains. No specific resident medical histories or conditions were described in the report.
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