Complaint Investigation Report

During their interview, S1 denied slapping C1 or any other client. Per S1, while attempting to assist C1 get in the shower they had patted their buttocks with an open hand once. S1 stated this had been an isolated event and stated the pat to C1’s buttocks had been soft and was only meant as a prompt to get into the shower.

During their interview, AD stated they had interviewed S1 and C1 regarding the incident. Per AD, C1 stated S1 had touch their buttocks, but denied it had been a slap and eventually retracted their story. AD stated that S1 had indicated they had touched C1’s buttocks while assisting them in the bathroom, however, stated it was more of a prompt and had not been a deliberate slap.

Due to allegation being uncorroborated during interviews conducted, LPA is unable to determine if client was slapped while being bathed by male caregiver. Although the above allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur, therefore at this time the above allegation is unsubstantiated.

An exit interview was conducted and copy of this report was provided at the end of the inspection.