Lack of Qualified Activity Director for Resident Activities Program
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure its activities program was directed by a qualified professional, resulting in the absence of a full-time activity director for a census of 74 residents. On multiple observations, residents were seen participating in bingo games in the dining area, with an automated bingo machine calling numbers and a CMA present at the table, rather than a qualified activity director leading or overseeing the program. The posted activity board listed scheduled group activities such as coffee and conversations, bible study, and stretch sessions, but there was no indication of a qualified activities professional coordinating or conducting these programs. A Resident Rights poster stated the facility would provide a program of activities designed to meet residents’ needs and interests, yet the social worker reported that either they or another staff member would assist with activities and did not know how long the facility had been without an activity director. The administrator confirmed that the facility did not currently have a full-time activity director and that it had been “some weeks” since one was in place, acknowledging they were in the process of hiring but leaving the activities program without a qualified director during that period. No specific resident medical histories or clinical conditions were described in relation to this deficiency, only that 74 residents resided in the facility at the time of the survey.
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