Facility Evaluation Report

On 06/10/26 at 9:30am, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Perry Scott conducted an unannounced case management visit to Altius II Adult Residential. LPA was met by Maricela Pacheco, House Manager (S1). The purpose of the visit was to gather facility files and get information about the death of client (C1) that occurred on 06/09/26.

On 06/09/26, the regional office received a call from the facility concerning the death of client (C1). Staff (S2) reported that they were with the client on 06/07/26 from 8:00pm to Monday morning. Per staff, the client got up and did their normal activities of daily living and looked normal. They left for the day program at 7:40 AM. On 06/08/26, the day program called (S1) reported that the client appeared to be lethargic and did not want to eat lunch at the day program (Healthier Choice Program). The day program kept the client. C1 arrived home around 2:00 PM. C1 ate their snack but did not complete their dinner.

On 06/09/26 4:30am, Staff (S3) saw that the client was having difficulty on the toilet for about 15 minutes in discomfort. (S3) called (S1) and (S1) stated they would take C1 to the doctor in the morning. Fifteen minutes later, (S3) called (S1) again to report that the client was still in discomfort on the toilet. (S1) stated they were on the way. (S3) called (S1) a final time reporting that the client was unresponsive. 911 was called and they asked staff to perform CPR. Paramedics arrived to take over CPR but were unsuccessful. The client had passed away. Manner of death is unknown at this time.