Complaint Investigation Report

they stated that the Administrator reported the positive case for Covid 19 to CCLD until Monday 08/02/21, but the positive case for Covid 19 occurred on Saturday 07/31/21. They also stated that they did not report the positive case for Covid 19 to the Department of Public Health (DPH.) The facility was not following surveillance testing on a weekly basis. They were only testing the staff every 2 weeks and not surveillance testing the clients on a weekly basis. They failed to follow Covid 19 protocols. The facility should of reported the Covid 19 positive case on the day they found out. They should also reported to DPH at the same time they found out. The facility still must perform surveillance testing for staff and clients. The interviews conducted do concur with the above allegation.

Based on LPA’s observations and interviews which were conducted and records review, the preponderance of evidence standard has been met, therefore the above allegation is found to be substantiated.

A ccording to the California Code of Regulations (Title 22, Division 6, Chapter 8), LPA observed the following deficiency and issued a citation.

An exit interview was conducted with Deborah Lewis, Administrator, and a hard copy was provided along with Appeal Rights.