F0557

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Failure to Provide Dignified, Respectful Care by CNA

Kansas City, Missouri Survey Completed on 03-20-2026

Penalty

No penalty information released

Summary

The deficiency involves multiple instances in which a certified nurse aide (CNA A) failed to treat residents with dignity and respect and did not provide care in a manner that maintained or enhanced their quality of life. One resident with Parkinson’s disease, osteoarthritis, diabetes, impaired balance, and frequent incontinence reported that after asking to use the bathroom in the evening, CNA A refused to assist with toileting, stated that his/her back hurt, and told the resident to have a bowel movement in his/her brief instead of using the toilet. The resident stated that CNA A knew a bowel movement occurred in the brief and that the brief was not changed until the next morning. The same resident reported that on another occasion, while the resident was still having a bowel movement, CNA A commented, “You are still shitting on yourself,” and frequently used terms such as “shit” and “piss” when referring to the resident’s and roommate’s incontinence, which made the resident feel worse about his/her loss of independence.

Another resident, who was cognitively intact, wheelchair-bound, and dependent on staff for most cares including colostomy and catheter management, reported that CNA A was abrasive, uncooperative, and argumentative, often saying he/she did not feel like performing requested tasks such as taking the resident to the bathroom. This resident stated that CNA A once changed his/her colostomy bag in front of others at the nurses’ station, which the resident found humiliating, and that on another occasion CNA A failed to take the resident to the bathroom and later falsely claimed to other staff that the task had been completed. A resident with expressive/receptive aphasia, severe cognitive impairment, and a history of stroke, who was normally continent but temporarily on strict bedrest due to severe leg swelling, reported that CNA A repeatedly responded to call lights without providing needed incontinence care, resulting in the resident being found wet through his/her brief, clothing, bedding, and with urine on the floor. When directed by a nurse to provide care, CNA A reportedly raised the bed, threw the resident’s blankets on the floor, left the resident naked and half hanging off the high bed with an unsecured brief and no sheets, refused to lower the bed, and stated, “You’re too fat and I ain’t gonna do you no more,” and “You’re too heavy,” before leaving. The resident also reported that CNA A routinely ignored preferences for meals, brought unwanted food, became angry when it was not eaten, turned off call lights without returning, and became upset when the resident took time to express him/herself.

Additional residents described similar patterns of disrespectful and unhelpful behavior by CNA A. One resident who used an electric wheelchair, had diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, chronic kidney disease, and required extensive assistance for transfers and toileting reported that CNA A initially placed a meal tray on a table out of reach, refused to give his/her name to avoid being reported, frequently complained of being tired, told the resident, “You expect too much,” left the resident on the toilet without returning, and later ordered the resident to “turn the damn light off” when the call light was used to request help. Another resident, cognitively intact and dependent on staff for transfers, toileting hygiene, and shower assistance, stated that CNA A refused or inadequately washed his/her legs, back, and feet during showers, did not make the bed properly or use fitted sheets, failed to respond to call lights, and repeatedly claimed to be too busy or too tired to provide care. A further cognitively intact resident who was mostly independent but occasionally incontinent reported that CNA A was “horrible and very mouthy,” was observed answering the call light phone at the nurses’ station and hanging up while saying, “That’s not my job,” refused to change sheets on shower days, threw meal plates down in front of residents, and was neither patient nor kind. During the facility’s investigation, the Administrator and DON stated that multiple residents reported similar concerns about CNA A being uncaring and unhelpful, and that CNA A had prior write-ups for rude demeanor, while CNA A denied all allegations.

These combined accounts show that CNA A’s actions and inactions included refusing or delaying toileting and incontinence care, using degrading and profane language about residents’ bodily functions and weight, exposing a resident’s colostomy care in a public area, leaving a resident partially naked and improperly positioned in bed, ignoring or dismissing call lights, failing to assist with hygiene tasks the residents could not perform, disregarding residents’ meal preferences, and handling residents’ belongings roughly. These behaviors directly conflicted with the facility’s abuse and neglect policy requiring staff to prevent verbal or nonverbal conduct that could cause humiliation, intimidation, fear, shame, agitation, or degradation, and resulted in multiple residents reporting that they felt humiliated, disrespected, and that CNA A did not want to care for them.