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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
4508	MAPLES NURSING HOME	515186	1600 BLAND STREET	BLUEFIELD	WV	24701	2015-11-12	241	E	0	1	YR5K11	Based on observation, staff interview, and policy review, the facility failed to provide care in a manner and environment which maintained each resident's dignity during the dining process for fourteen (14) of fourteen (14) residents in the restorative dining room. Staff stood while assisting residents to eat and/or did not interact with residents while assisting them. Resident identifiers: #35, #3, #10, #59, #47, #30, #43, #19, #22, #84, #50, #67, #23, and #12. Facility census: 45. Findings include: a) Residents #35, #3, #10, #59, #47, #30, #43, #19, #22, #84, #50, #67, #23, and #12. During an observation of the lunch meal, from 11:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on 11/09/15, the Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) set up the tray for Resident #35, and assisted Residents #23 and #22. The SLP did not attempt any social interaction with these residents. Nurse Aide (NA) #12 assisted Resident #12, NA #72 assisted Resident #84, and NA #80 assisted Resident #59 with their meals. The nurse aides did not converse with the residents while feeding them. Additionally, staff did not converse with any of the fourteen (14) residents in a social manner. b) During a dining observation of the dinner meal on 11/09/15 from 5:30 p.m. through 6:30 p.m., Resident #19 told NA #30 he did not care for his vegetable. NA #30 did not acknowledge the resident ' s comment and continued to tell him what else was on his tray. NA #68 assisted Resident #10, feeding him a few bites of food. The NA stood while feeding the resident. Resident #10 had to raise his head, stretching his neck to reach the utensil. NA #66 also stood while feeding Resident #23. c) Upon request, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #35 completed an observation during the evening meal on 11/09/15, and confirmed staff should not stand while assisting residents to eat. The LPN instructed the nurse aides to sit while feeding the residents. The NAs informed her no chairs were available in the dining room. d) An interview with the director of nursing (DON), on 11/09/15 at 6:30 p.m., confirmed staff should not stand while feeding residents. e) Review of the assistance with meals policy, on 11/10/15 at 10:00 a.m., revealed, Residents who cannot feed themselves will be fed with attention to safety, comfort and dignity, for example: (1) Not standing over residents while assisting them with meals. f) During a follow-up interview with the director of nursing, on 11/11/15 at 1:14 p.m., the DON confirmed staff should not stand while feeding residents, and should interact with the residents in a social manner during the dining process.	2019-10-01