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32 | The allegations of staff are not providing adequate care and supervision to residents, facility has insufficient staffing and not providing adequate food service are interrelated in this instance and though all three are substantiated allegations they warrant only one (1) citation.
Six (6) of six (6) staff interviewed acknowledged that the facility has been experiencing staff shortages for the past several months which requires the use of overtime by regular staff and use of temporary staff from an area agency. The facility continues to recruit and hire additional staff throughout this period. Three (3) of seven (7) residents expressed having experienced wait times in excess of one hour in response to the use of their pendant. R1, as reflected in the facility’s Device Activity Report, 6/22/21-7/22/21, shows 42 instances of call response times for a resident with a known heart condition. Three (3) staff reported that residents who depend on staff for activities of daily living have experienced delays or lack of assistance at times for escorts, incontinence care, transfers or dressing on those days when scheduled staff did not work.
The Interim Executive Director was advised to obtain and augment as needed staff training records for “agency staff” to ensure training requirements and that staff are competent for the assistance provided to residents.
Interviews with facility management found that in addition to shortages experienced for care staff, the facility has also undergone shortages of food service and serving employees. Four of seven residents reported long wait times for meals, meals, at times, arriving cold, meals not being what was requested and R1 experienced one day where they reportedly did not receive two meals.
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