Complaint·August 11, 2022

Citations

1 citation recorded^*CCLD

• 87633(a)(4)Type A

  Each terminal resident needs a written hospice care plan

  87633 Hospice Care of Terminally Ill Residents:(a) The licensee shall be permitted to accept or retain residents who have been diagnosed as terminally ill by his or her physician and surgeon and who may or may not have restrictive and/or prohibited health conditions, to reside in the facility and receive hospice services from a hospice agency in the facility when all of the following conditions are met: (4) A written hospice care plan which specifies the care, services, and necessary medical intervention related to the terminal illness as necessary to supplement the care and supervision provided by the facility is developed for each terminally ill resident or prospective resident by that resident’s hospice agency and agreed to by the licensee and the resident, or prospective resident, or the resident’s or prospective resident’s Health Care Surrogate Decision Maker, if any, prior to the initiation of hospice services in the facility for that resident, and all hospice care plans are fully implemented by the licensee and by the hospice(s).This requirement was not met as evidenced by:Based off interviews with witnesses, facility staff and observation of records provided by the Administrator, facility denied access for recertification of a resident on Hospice. This is an immediate health, safety and personal rights risk to the resident(s) in care.

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