Finding Description
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on record review and staff interviews, the facility failed to provide speech therapy as ordered. This affected two (#129 and #130) of three residents reviewed for therapy services. The facility census was 46. Findings include: 1. Review of Resident #129's medical record revealed an admission date of 11/10/21 with diagnoses including dysphagia, dementia, and rheumatoid arthritis. Review of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 assessment dated [DATE] revealed Resident #129 had severe cognitive impairment and required supervisory support from staff for eating, positioning, and transferring. He was independently mobile using a manual wheelchair. Review of physician orders revealed Resident #129 was to continue his current speech therapy plan of care under a new provider effective 02/01/26. Review of Speech Therapy Transitional Evaluation and Plan of Treatment revealed Resident #129 was to receive speech therapy services twice weekly for four weeks during the certification period 02/01/26 - 02/28/26. Short-term goals included tolerating a mechanical soft texture diet without signs or symptoms of aspiration and oral-motor strength exercises to improve swallow function. Review of Speech Therapy Encounter Notes revealed Resident #129 completed 23 minutes of speech therapy on 02/20/26. There were no other speech therapy visits noted in Resident #129's medical record. 2. Review of Resident #130's medical record revealed an admission date of 06/23/25 with diagnoses including personal history of cerebral infarction, dysphagia following cerebral infarction, and other speech and language deficits following cerebral infarction. Review of the MDS 3.0 dated 12/05/25 revealed Resident #130 had moderately impaired cognition, required supervisory support from staff for eating, and was dependent on staff for positioning and transferring. He was independently mobile using a manual wheelchair. Review of physician orders revealed Resident #130 was to continue his current speech therapy plan of care under a new provider effective 02/01/26. Review of Speech Therapy Transitional Evaluation and Plan of Treatment revealed Resident #129 was to receive speech therapy services three times weekly for four weeks during the certification period 02/01/26 - 02/28/26. Short-term goals included demonstrating improved communication and intelligibility of speech and tolerating a regular texture diet without signs or symptoms of aspiration. Review of Speech Therapy Encounter Notes revealed Resident #130 completed 23 minutes of speech therapy on 02/20/26. There were no other speech therapy visits noted in Resident #130's medical record. Interview on 03/12/26 at 4:39 P.M. with Therapy Regional Manager (TRM) #302 stated rehabilitative therapy services began on 02/02/26 when the previous therapy contractor was terminated. TRM #302 stated they have staff lined up to provide speech therapy in-house but they have not been in the facility yet. TRM #302 confirmed Residents #129 and #130 received speech therapy services on 02/20/26 and did not receive services at any other point during the certification period. TRM #302 stated telehealth speech therapy was an available alternative but was not used. This deficiency represents non-compliance investigated under Complaint Number 2792536.