Indian Beach Nursing: Staff Posted Resident Videos - FL
The videos were discovered during a complaint investigation at Indian Beach Nursing and Rehab Center in August. CNA Staff A had filmed Resident #16 singing into a microphone during a facility karaoke event in March 2024 and posted it to her personal social media page. Resident #7 also appeared in the videos and was easily identifiable as he self-propelled his wheelchair.
Neither resident had given the nursing assistant permission to post the videos online.
The facility's administrator and director of nursing told inspectors they reviewed the CNA's social media account and confirmed the videos were from March 2024. They said they did not find pictures or videos of any other residents on the staff member's personal account.
CNA Staff A confirmed to inspectors that she posted the video of Resident #16 during the facility karaoke activity event. She verified that Resident #7 also appeared in the videos and was easily identifiable. She acknowledged that neither Resident #16 nor his legal guardian had given her permission to post the video.
The nursing assistant had been hired in December 2023. Human Resources Staff B told inspectors that the CNA received education on HIPAA and residents' rights when she was hired, and again on February 15, 2024, September 17, 2024, and January 9, 2025.
The repeated training sessions were part of the facility's efforts to remind all staff that they were required to protect residents' rights at all times, including not divulging residents' personal health information and posting residents' names, pictures or videos on non-facility approved publications.
The administrator and director of nursing said the facility would not have given CNA Staff A permission to post a video of Resident #16 on her personal social media account. They confirmed that facility staff received the employee handbook specifying that staff were not allowed to disclose information including pictures or videos of residents unless authorized to do so by the facility and by the resident or their legal representative.
Inspectors found that Resident #16 had signed a Social Media Release Form on June 18, 2024, giving the facility permission to use his picture, video or name in facility publications. However, administrators said they found no documentation that Resident #16 or his legal representative had given CNA Staff A permission to post the video on her personal social media account.
The nursing assistant verified during her interview that she had been trained about residents' right to privacy and HIPAA regulations. Despite this training, she posted the videos without obtaining the required consent from the residents involved.
The facility's employee handbook and multiple training sessions had clearly outlined that staff members could not share resident information, images, or videos without proper authorization. The CNA's actions violated both facility policy and federal privacy regulations designed to protect nursing home residents.
The violation affected few residents but represented a breach of fundamental privacy protections that nursing homes are required to maintain for all residents in their care.
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INDIAN BEACH NURSING AND REHAB CENTER in SARASOTA, FL was cited for violations during a health inspection on August 12, 2025.
The videos were discovered during a complaint investigation at Indian Beach Nursing and Rehab Center in August.
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