Indian Beach Nursing And Rehab Center
INDIAN BEACH NURSING AND REHAB CENTER in SARASOTA, FL — inspection on August 12, 2025.
Found 1 citation. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
aware that CNA Staff A had posted a video of Resident #16 singing on her personal social media account and the facility would not have given CNA Staff A permission to post a video of Resident #16 on her personal social media account.
She said that CNA Staff A was hired on 12/2/23 and had received the education and the Employee Handbook specifying that facility staff were not allowed to disclose information including pictures and/or video of residents, unless authorized to do so by the facility, and by the resident or their legal representative. On 8/12/25 at 4:15 p.m., in an interview, the Administrator and DON said they reviewed CNA Staff A's social media account page and the confirmed the video where Resident #7 could be seen self-propelling in his wheelchair and the video where Resident #16 could be seen singing in a microphone were from March 2024.
They said they did not find pictures or videos of any other resident on the staff's social media account.
They said they reviewed Resident #16's medical record. A Social Media Release Form for Resident #16 was signed on 6/18/24, giving the facility permission to use a picture/video and/or name in facility publications.
The Administrator and DON said they did not find documentation that Resident #16 or his legal representative had given CNA Staff A permission to post the video of Resident #16 singing during a facility event on her personal social media account.On 8/12/25 at 4:30 p.m. in an interview CNA Staff A confirmed she posted a video of Resident #16 during a facility karaoke activity event in March 2024 on her personal social media page.
She verified Resident #7 also appeared in the videos and was easily identifiable.
She verified she was in-serviced about residents' right to privacy and HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability).
She verified Resident #16 or his legal guardian did not give her permission to post the video of Resident #16 singing on her personal social media page.On 8/12/25 at 5:00 p.m., in an interview Human Resources Staff B said CNA Staff A was hired on 12/2/23.
The CNA received education on HIPAA and Resident' Rights upon hire, on 2/15/24, 9/17/24 and 1/9/25 as part of the facility's reeducation to remind all staff that they were required to protect the residents' rights at all time, including not divulging the residents' personal health information and posting the resident's name, picture and/or video on non-facility approved publication.
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