cms_WV: 2155
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2155 | ANSTED CENTER | 515133 | PO BOX 400 | ANSTED | WV | 25812 | 2018-11-08 | 561 | D | 0 | 1 | I3US11 | Based on medical record review and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure the resident's right to make choices about aspects of his/her life that are significant to the resident. Resident #38 said she was not offered the opportunity to vote in the mid-term election. This was evident for one (1) of fifteen (15) sampled residents. Resident identifier: #38. Facility census: 58. Findings included: a) Resident #38 An interview was conducted with the resident on 11/05/18 at 11:48 AM. She said she votes in every election. She said no one at the facility offered her the option of an absentee ballot and/or an on-site polling voting option for the 11/06/18 mid-term election. The medical record was reviewed on 11/07/18. The most recent minimum data set (MDS), with assessment reference date (ARD) 09/09/18, assessed her with a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of fourteen (14). A score of thirteen (13) to fifteen (15) indicates intact cognition. On 11/08/18 at 8:49 AM the licensed social worker (LSW) was interviewed. Upon inquiry, she said that the activities department takes care of finding out which residents wish to vote, and then assists them with voting. She said she has worked here only since April, and this is the first election since her hire date. She spoke awareness that one male resident went to the polls and voted in this week's mid-term election. An interview was conducted with the activity director on 11/08/18 at 8:52 AM. She said facility staff transported one (1) male resident to the polls to vote in the early voting period. She said no other residents in the facility voted this election either in person or by absentee ballot. Upon inquiry as to whether Resident #38 was given the option to exercise her right to vote in this year's election, she said they sometimes talk about the election in current events, but she could not recall if or when she spoke with this resident about her voting preference. She was asked if anyone canvassed the residents last month to see if anyone wanted an absentee ballot. She said they talked some about voting in current events, but she did not keep a record of it. She could provide no evidence that this resident had been asked about voting in this year's mid-term elections. She stated I did not ask her in (MONTH) or (MONTH) of this year. She said she does not know if this resident was registered to vote or not. She said someone will come to the facility upon request and register residents to vote. She said this resident stays in bed most of the time and most likely would not have gone out to the polls. She agreed that an absentee ballot can be obtained for a mostly bedfast resident. She said she could in the future fix something up on the activity participation record whereby she could ask residents individually about voting preference prior to the elections and record it. Upon inquiry as to whether they discussed in the morning meetings about residents voting in this year's mid-term election, she replied in the negative. She said that could have been added to the agenda, but it was not. An interview was conducted with the DON and the administrator on 11/08/18 at 1:30 PM. No further information was provided prior to exit related to this resident's desire to vote. | 2020-09-01 |