cms_GA: 4495

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rowid facility_name facility_id address city state zip inspection_date deficiency_tag scope_severity complaint standard eventid inspection_text filedate
4495 SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE OF BUCKHEAD 115110 54 PEACHTREE PARK DRIVE N.E. ATLANTA GA 30309 2016-09-02 205 D 1 0 NU4N11 **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** > Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure a bed hold notice was provided to 1 of 12 sampled residents (R12) and/or her responsible party upon transfer to a local hospital. Findings include: Closed record review for Resident (R)12 revealed the resident had a [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. Review of the resident's computerized financial record revealed the resident failed to pay her patient liability owed to the facility for 3 consecutive months. On 8/29/16 at 2:25 p.m. during an interview with the Business Office Assistant (BOA), she reported she visited the resident in her room on 4/11/16 to issue the resident a 30 day discharge notice. The BOA said the resident refused to accept the paper notice, therefore, she left the notice on the resident's bed side table. Additionally, the BOA reported the contact number the facility had on record for the resident's responsible party, was no longer working. On 4/11/16 at 5:30 p.m. the closed record indicated the resident began yelling and was uncontrollable, therefore, she was sent out to the local hospital for treatment and medication management. The following day the local hospital notified the facility of the resident's status and anticipated transport back to the nursing center. At this time the facility denied R12's readmission for failure to pay. A current policy entitled Bed Hold Policy Requirement and Notification indicated if a resident is transferred out of the facility, the facility will provide written information about the facility's bed hold policy. The Social Service Director (SSD) was interviewed on 8/29/16 at 12:00 p.m. The SSD said no bed hold notice was given to, or sent out with, the transfer paperwork informing the resident of her rights. On 4/11/16 the resident was discharged from the facility according to the Business Office Assistant without any information regarding the facility's Bed Hold Policy. During an interview with the Administrator on 8/29/16 at 2:40 p.m., he confirmed the resident was issued a 30 day discharge notice for failure to pay, and even though R12 had not exhausted her 30 day notice and the facility did not inform the resident and/or her responsible party of the bed hold policy, she was not accepted back to the facility. 2019-09-01