§483.10(c) Planning and Implementing Care. The resident has the right to be informed of, and participate in, his or her treatment, including:
§483.10(c)(1) The right to be fully informed in language that he or she can understand of his or her total health status, including but not limited to, his or her medical condition.
§483.10(c)(4) The right to be informed, in advance, of the care to be furnished and the type of care giver or professional that will furnish care.
§483.10(c)(5) The right to be informed in advance, by the physician or other practitioner or professional, of the risks and benefits of proposed care, of treatment and treatment alternatives or treatment options and to choose the alternative or option he or she prefers.
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Observations:
Based on a review of clinical records, grievances filed with the facility, and resident and staff interviews, it was determined the facility failed to ensure residents are afforded the opportunity to make informed treatment decisions and choose preferred alternatives for one out of four residents sampled for a closed record review (Resident 128).
Findings include:
Clinical record review revealed Resident 128 was admitted to the facility on December 15, 2025 with diagnoses that included acute respiratory failure (a condition where the lungs fail to adequately oxygenate the blood or remove carbon dioxide, leading to insufficient oxygen to meet the body's needs).
A review of an admission Minimum Data Set assessment (MDS, a federally mandated standardized assessment process conducted periodically to plan resident care) dated December 21, 2025, revealed Resident 128 was cognitively intact with a BIMS score of 15 (Brief Interview for Mental Status, a tool within the Cognitive Section of the MDS that is used to assess the resident's attention, orientation, and ability to register and recall new information; a score of 13 to 15 indicates cognition is intact).
A physician's order for Bisacodyl Laxative Suppository 10 mg with direction to insert one suppository rectally as needed for bowel management protocol was initiated on December 15, 2025. A medication administration record dated December 2025 revealed Resident 128 was administered Bisacodyl Laxative Suppository 10 mg on December 20, 2025, at 6:59 AM.
A progress note dated December 20, 2025, at 8:29 PM revealed Resident 128 was upset after she was administered a suppository even though she said "no." Resident 128 indicated she had the right to say no to something she did not want.
A review of a grievance filed with the facility dated December 20, 2025, at 5:30 PM revealed Resident 128 stated she was sleeping and the nurse supervisor came into her room and said, "Wake up, wake up," and proceeded to insert a suppository into her rectum, which she was not ready for nor awake enough to realize what was happening. The grievance indicated Resident 128 had a problem with not being given the opportunity to wake up and fully understand what they wanted to do because she was sleeping before they entered the room.
A witness statement provided by Employee 1, Registered Nurse (RN), revealed that Employee 1, RN, entered Resident 128's room on December 20, 2025, at 6:50 AM. Employee 1, RN, explained to the resident that they would be giving her a suppository. Employee 2, Nurse Aide, assisted in turning the resident, and the suppository was given, and the resident tolerated it well. Employee 1, RN, indicated at no time did the resident decline the suppository.
A witness statement provided by Employee 2, Nurse Aide, indicated that she remembered entering Resident 128's room with Employee 1, RN, on December 20, 2025. Employee 2, NA, indicated that she did not remember anything out of the normal. Employee 2, NA, indicated that she does not rush residents and is very gentle.
During a phone interview on February 13, 2025, at 9:24 AM, Resident 128 indicated she was upset because she was not afforded an opportunity to decline a suppository. She explained that she filed a grievance after nursing staff administered a suppository without providing her an opportunity to decline the medication.
During an interview on February 13, 2025, at 11:15 AM, the above information was reviewed with the nursing home administrator (NHA) and director of nursing (DON). The DON and NHA confirmed that residents are to be afforded the opportunity to choose, accept, or refuse care, including medication and treatments. The facility failed to ensure the resident's right to fully participate in care and treatment when Resident 128 was not afforded the opportunity to refuse a suppository on December 20, 2025.
28 Pa. Code 201.29 (a) Resident rights.
28 Pa. Code 211.2 (d)(7) Medical director.
28 Pa. Code 211.12 (d)(3)(5) Nursing services.
| | Plan of Correction - To be completed: 03/31/2026
Wesley Village submits that its policies, systems, and procedures related to resident care and comprehensive quality improvement program for monitoring of resident care are appropriate. Additionally, it is important to make clear that the submission of this plan of correction is not to be construed as an admission that the cited deficiencies are accurate or that at the time of the survey, Wesley Village did have policies, procedures and systems in place to maintain compliance with federal and state requirements; however, in an effort to enhance the care furnished to our residents, we have augmented some of our existing policies, procedures and systems.
1. This is a past event and Resident #128 is no longer a resident at Wesley. 2. Nursing will ensure they receive verbal approval from cognitively intact resident, before administering a suppository. 3. Nursing staff will be educated on resident rights with respect to the residents right to refuse care and inputting appropriate documentation. 4. An audit will be conducted randomly on residents who receive suppositories to ensure that appropriate consent was given prior to administration. The audit will be done weekly x 4 weeks and monthly x 2. Documentation in HER should reflect consent or declination. The results of this audit will be discussed in facility QAPI meeting.
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