Complaint Investigation Report

Staff also stated that at the time of the incident C1 was wearing a different pair of socks than what he normally wears, and it caused C1 to slip. Based on the investigation the above allegations are unsubstantiated.

On the allegation facility staff did not notify resident’s responsible person of injury to resident. During the interview with the reporting party (RP) it was stated that C1’s responsible party was contacted, however RP was unsure of the exact date. Incident report dated 1/16/2023 indicates licensee contacted C1’s responsible party. S1 was interviewed and stated that the responsible party was contacted and arrived at the hospital after the procedure was complete for C1. S1 also stated that the responsible party took C1 with them from the hospital and returned C1 back to the facility later in the evening. Currently C1 no longer resides at the facility. The Department made several attempts to contact the responsible party but did not receive a response.

On the allegation facility staff hit resident(s). LPA interviewed staff, clients, and reporting party. RP states, C1’s responsible party was informed by another visitor of the facility, (unknown name or date) they observed staff hit a client, there were no names provided. During interviews with staff, they denied hitting or observing other staff hit clients. LPA was able to interview two (2) of six (5) clients and was unable to interview the other (3) due to being nonverbal. Clients that were interviewed stated they had never witnessed a staff hit any of the clients.

Although the allegations may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violations did occur, therefore these allegations are UNSUBSTANTIATED .

Exit interview conducted. A copy of this report is provided.