Absolute Care Assisted Living

The facility failed to ensure accurate portion sizes were served during lunch. Specifically, the cook served only 3 ounces of pot roast when dietary guidelines suggest a larger portion, and staff were unable to provide a second portion because the food cart had already been removed.

The facility failed to provide the required 14 hours of planned group activities per week. Observations revealed no current activities calendar was posted, and residents reported a lack of consistently scheduled, staff-led activities.

The facility failed to serve a therapeutic diet as ordered for a resident with a physician's order for a pureed diet. The resident was served breakfast items, such as scrambled eggs, that were not prepared to the required smooth, pudding-like consistency, posing a choking and aspiration risk.

The facility failed to ensure accurate portion sizes were served to residents during lunch. Specifically, pot roast portions were observed to be less than the required 3 ounces, and a resident reported being denied a second portion because the food cart had already been removed.

The facility failed to ensure an annual assessment and care plan was completed for 2 of 3 residents sampled. Specifically, for Resident #1, the last annual assessment and care plan was completed on 03/02/22, and no documentation of a current annual assessment was available during the survey.

The facility failed to ensure residents were offered activities designed to promote active involvement. Specifically, the activities calendar lacked time frames for certain events, and staff failed to facilitate activities on the day of the survey, leaving residents watching TV without access to activity supplies.

The facility failed to ensure residents were offered activities designed to promote active involvement. Observations and interviews revealed that activities were not offered daily, the activities calendar lacked specific time frames, and there were no activity supplies available for resident use.

The facility failed to ensure necessary referral and follow-up for acute healthcare needs for a resident. Specifically, a scheduled podiatry appointment was missed because paperwork was incomplete and not rescheduled, and an order for an ENT appointment to address earwax and dizziness was never scheduled.

The facility failed to develop and maintain a program of activities designed to promote resident involvement. Surveyors observed that no activity calendar was posted in the facility, and staff and residents reported a lack of organized activities, leading to resident boredom.

The facility failed to develop and post an activity calendar designed to promote residents' active involvement. Staff and residents reported a lack of scheduled activities and activity supplies, and an activity calendar was found in a staff office rather than being posted in a common area for residents.