| Staff are not preventing a resident from wandering away from facility
Records reviewed indicated that Resident R1 was unable to leave the facility unattended. R1 enjoyed taking walks outdoors and would be accompanied by a staff member. On 03/26/2026, R1 turned off the front door alarm, which staff were aware R1 was able to do, and walked out the front door to stand in the driveway. Staff were only alerted that R1 left the facility when a neighbor saw R1 standing in the driveway and brought R1 back inside. Interviews conducted indicated that staff were “on-call” and sleeping as facility does not require wake staff at night. Staff S1 was made aware of R1 leaving the premises when a neighbor brought R1 back inside the facility early morning on 3/26/2026.
Therefore, the allegation staff are not preventing a resident from wandering away from facility is substantiated.
Staff are not adequately supervising resident in care
Interviews conducted with administrator and staff member S1 indicated that Resident R1 was a wandering risk. Staff would take R1 on walks around the neighborhood but sometimes R1 would try to leave the facility unassisted by turning off the front door alarm and walking outside. Staff were aware the R1 had wandering tendencies and knew that R1 had attempted to elope prior to the incident on 3/26/2026. Records reviewed indicated that R1 was unable to leave the facility unsupervised. Therefore, the allegation staff are not adequately supervising resident in care is substantiated.
Based on the information obtained for the allegations above, the allegations are SUBSTANTIATED- A finding that the complaint is Substantiated means that the allegation is valid because the preponderance of the evidence standard has been met.
Exit interview conducted with Executive Director and a copy of the report and appeal rights was provided.
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