Facility is not meeting the incontinence needs of the resident - UNSUBSTANTIATED
It was reported that the ER also requested that R1 wear bigger Depends because the small ones were irritating a fungal infection on their bottom. The RP states it took a week for the facility to receive the order of larger depends.
LPA reviewed R1’s Physicians Report which states that R1 has a diagnosis of urinary incontinence but is able to care for their own toileting needs.
Administrator stated that R1 gets their Depends through their insurance through their doctor and they are delivered once per month. R1 gets 6 packages of 20 each which are placed in R1’s room. R1 is independent and staff don’t have to help R1 with their Depends. R1 wears a size medium. The facility had some size large on hand for R1 to try but R1 complained that they were too large. R1 runs out of Depends every month and the facility purchases extras for the facility and R1 also uses those.
It was determined that R1 is prescribed 6 packages of 20 Depends each month and if R1 runs out the facility provides Depends for R1. There is no mention in the ER discharge documents that R1 has a fungal infection or needs a larger size Depends. This allegation is unsubstantiated.
Although the allegations may have happened or are valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove that the alleged violations occurred, and the findings are UNSUBSTANTIATED.
An exit interview was conducted. A copy of the report was provided to assistant administrator Julie Wilcox.
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