Facility Evaluation Report, 11/28/2023 — Jaswill Brookmill, Downey CA

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Bennette Pena conducted an unannounced case management visit due to an incident reported to Licensing on 11/3/2023. LPA met with Imelda Madregal, Direct Support Professional I (DSP I) and Jhoanna Fernandez, Direct Support Professional I & II (DSP I & II) and explained the purpose of today's visit. The Administrator was called and arrived at 3:15pm and LPA discussed the purpose of the visit.

The incident report stated that on 11/2/2023, Staff #1 (S1) informed facility administrators that she witnessed physical abuse towards Client #1 (C1). S1 stated that the incident happened on 10/27/2023 when she saw Staff #2 (S2) in the living room flicked C1’s mouth because C1 was being loud. S1 stated that she saw S2 did it again in the afternoon for a second time. S1 also stated that she did not report it immediately because she was fearful of retaliation from S2.

Per the Administrator, as soon as he was informed of the incident, he reported it to CCLD and SCLARC immediately. The Administrator stated that they conducted an internal investigation and determined that there was a suspected abuse incident that happened on 10/27/2023. Administrator also suspended S2 and was not allowed to come back to work until further notice or until investigation is completed. Along with CCLD and SCLARC, C1’s family member was also notified. Administrator conducted a body check on C1 and indicated that C1 did not suffer injury. Another staff, Staff #3 (S3) told the Administrator that there was another incident that happened on 10/26/2023 while she was in the kitchen. S3 heard a smack/slap sound coming from the living room where S2 and C1 were. S3 did not see it happened but indicated that she was sure that S2 slapped C1.

Based on the information gathered, there is sufficient evidence of violating the clients’ personal rights.

Deficiency cited on the attached LIC 809D. An exit interview was conducted, and a copy of this report was provided to Jasfer Cruz, Administrator along with the Appeals Rights.