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32 | On 10/22/21 at 1:12 pm, LPA interviewed Staff #2 (S2). S2 says that R1 was “taken to the hospital this morning” due to a bruise on R1’s right upper arm between the elbow and shoulder on the under part of the arm. S2 says R1 “has a bruise 8 inches long and 4 inches wide, and it is swollen.” S2 says R1 bruises easily because R1 is anemic. S2 informed the supervisor about the bruising on 10/21/21 at 6:30 pm when S2 noticed it while giving R1 an evening shower. S2 described the bruise as “purple-blueish, a rich purple color” and said it was a new bruise. S2 explained that R1 is “nonverbal, but makes noises to communicate.” S2 asked R1 if it hurt, and R1 responded by nodding “yes.”
On 10/28/21 at 12:17 pm, LPA interviewed Staff #3 (S3). S3 says that on 10/21/21, at 2:45 pm, S3 changed R1’s shirt and did not see any markings on R1’s right upper arm underside. S3 says on 10/22/21 at 6:50 am, S3 looked at R1’s arm and “knew it was cellulitis, not a bruise.”
On 10/28/21 at 12:31 pm, LPA interviewed Staff #4 (S4). S4 says that on Friday morning, 10/22/21, S4 saw the marks on R1’s arm and “did not know what the marks are.”
On 10/28/21 at 12:51 pm, LPA interviewed Staff #5 (S5). S5 said that on Thursday, 10/21/21 between 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm, S2 called S5 and informed that R1 had a “rash, bruising on the arm”, but showed no signs of pain. On Friday morning, 10/22/21, S5 says they took R1 to the ER and told ER staff that R1 has “an arm injury and rash.” S5 says S5 thought it might be a bruise as it was swollen. S5 said the hospital gave R1 a 10-day antibiotic and “immediately the bruising went away.”
On 11/04/21 at 1:00 pm, LPA spoke with S1. S1 says S1 has never been aggressive with residents and didn’t think it was a bruise on R1’s arm, but rather that “it looked like cellulitis” and described it as looking “red, swollen, hot to the touch, and about 6-7 inches under the arm to elbow.”
On 4/04/22 at 5:00 pm, LPA reviewed hospital records for R1’s visit on 10/22/21. On 10/22/21 at 9:50 am, R1 was seen at the hospital for “redness, bruising and pain to the right upper arm.” The hospital visit summary states “unknown if it is an injury.” The diagnosis was listed was an arm injury, Cellulitis, and Hyponatremia. The ER physician notes that the right upper arm has tenderness, bruising and redness, no wounds. R1 was given an antibiotic and prescribed an antibacterial medication. LPA reviewed photos taken by staff of R1’s right upper arm.
Continued on 9099-C. |