Failure to Obtain Physician Orders for Hospice Services
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to obtain physician orders for hospice services for one resident receiving hospice care. Record review showed that this resident was admitted to the facility on an unspecified date, and review of the physician orders did not reveal any order for admission to hospice services. The resident’s electronic health record contained signed hospice documents dated 02/24/26, and the Social Services Director stated in an interview that the resident was admitted to a named hospice agency on that same date. In a separate interview, the DON confirmed that the resident should have had physician orders for hospice services and acknowledged that no such orders were available or present in the resident’s medical record. This deficiency was identified for one of three residents reviewed for hospice services, based on the absence of required physician orders despite documentation and staff statements confirming the resident’s enrollment in hospice care.
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