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<br /> <br />15. Were residents asked their preferences or opinions about the <br />activities planned for them at the facility? <br />N/A* One resident mentioned that staff provide the <br />schedule of activities regularly and encourage <br />residents to attend. <br />16. Do residents have the opportunity to purchase personal items of <br />their choice using their monthly needs funds? <br />Can residents access their monthly needs funds at their <br />convenience? <br />Yes <br />Yes <br /> <br />17. Are residents asked their preferences about meal/snack choices? <br />Are they given a choice about where they prefer to dine? <br />Yes <br />Yes <br /> <br />18. Do residents have privacy in making and receiving phone calls? Yes <br />19. Is there evidence of community involvement from other civic, <br />volunteer or religious groups? <br />Yes <br />20. Does the facility have a Resident’s Council? <br />Family Council? <br />Yes <br />No <br />As noted in the September 2018 CAC report, the <br />DON had mentioned that “several families <br />[were] in the process of organizing a family <br />council.” The current status of the family council <br />remains unknown. <br /> Areas of Concern Yes/No/NA Exit Summary <br />Are there resident issues or topics that need follow-up or review at a later <br />time or during the next visit? <br /> <br />-Status of family council <br />-Door to bio-hazard closet not locked <br />-Complaints about quality of food <br />Yes During the first quarter visit of 2019, CAC <br />members will inquire about the status of the <br />family council. <br /> <br />Exit interview was conducted with the facility <br />social worker, who indicated she would <br />communicate concerns to the administrator. <br /> <br />CAC members emphasized during the interview <br />that the same biohazard closet had not been <br />locked during the current and several previous <br />visits. <br /> <br />Several residents mentioned that the food was <br />not well seasoned, which was also communicated <br />during the exit interview. <br /> <br />This Document is PUBLIC RECORD. Do not identify any Resident(s) by name or inference on this form. <br />Top Copy is for the Regional Ombudsman’s Record. Bottom Copy is for the CAC’s Records.