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32 | CONTINUED FROM FORM LIC9099
Resident R1 is an 88-year-old resident who was admitted at the facility on April 27, 2023, and discharged from it by their responsible party on December 18, 2023. R1 was then admitted to another undisclosed licensed facility. R1’s medical assessment indicates a primary diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and an indication of Mild Cognitive Impairment. R1 is described as displaying a high level of confusion and agitation during their admission at the facility. R1 was admitted to the facility with an admission onto hospice care present at the time and was discharged from hospice on or around December 8, 2023.
Regarding the allegation that Staff physically abused resident resulting in bruises, the following has been concluded: Interviews conducted with facility staff and multiple witnesses were unable to corroborate the statements reported by R1 to their family members that a staff member was responsible for acts of physical abuse on R1’s person, resulting in bruises. A fall incident was however evidenced by facility staff, witnesses, and hospice staff to have occurred during R1’s admission however it cannot be considered to have been abuse or neglect/lack of supervision from facility staff as the toileting care was stated to have been provided by hospice staff, as verified in the hospice visit notes provided during a follow-up visit.
Regarding the allegation that Facility is not clean and well maintained resulting in insects in the facility, the following has been concluded: Two distinct tours of the facility’s physical plant were conducted during unannounced visits on January 4 and March 21, 2024. Observation found the facility to be clean overall. No evidence of an insect infestation was found during either of the facility visits. Interviews conducted pointed to a previous instance of insects present at the facility which is being investigated as complaint reference #22-AS-20220721114113. The incident in question is stated to have occurred in 2022. None of the evidence gathered corroborates that the infestation alleged is still ongoing.
The two allegations listed above are therefore found to be Unsubstantiated, meaning that although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of the evidence to prove that the alleged violations occurred.
An exit interview was conducted, and a copy of this report was provided to a facility representative. |