Complaint Investigation Report

Interview with S1 revealed that C1 hit S1’s face, which prompted S1 to push C1 back. S1 revealed they saw C1 was falling and attempted to break C1’s fall but was unable to due to C1’s body weight. S1 reported S1 and C1 both fell and S1 injured their elbow. S1 revealed they did not expect C1 to hit them as they did not have a history of hitting staff. S1 revealed a body check was conducted on C1 were no bumps or scratches were noticed on C1. There was no documentation on body checks conducted on C1. S1 revealed another staff was present during the incident but could not recall their name. S1 reported C1 was monitored by staff after the incident and no other incidents were reported to C1.

LPA conducted record review of incident report for 5/21/2022, where C1 had come back from an outing and got agitated when speaking with S1. C1 stood up, then S1 stood back to give C1 space. C1 then charged at S1 swinging at S1’s face. S1 extended both hands to get C1 off and both C1 and S1 fell to the floor. S1 spoke to C1 who expressed not being injured or hurt. Consumer notes for C1 revealed that on 5/21/2022, C1 had a verbal argument with S1, however there was no documentation showing C1 had a behavior, physical altercation, or injuries.

Consumer notes on 5/23/2022 revealed C1 had reported being in a physical altercation with S1 and was later interviewed by police officers. LPA reviewed police incident report dated 5/23/2022 which revealed no documentation of injuries on C1.

LPA reviewed C1’s semiannual behavior support plan dated 2/28/2022 which revealed behaviors that were being monitored for C1 did not include physical aggression toward others. LPA reviewed C1’s Individualized Program Plan (IPP) dated 9/16/2020 which revealed C1 did not have a documented history of physical aggression toward others.

Therefore, based on interviews and records review, the preponderance of evidence standard has been met, and the above allegation is substantiated at this time. California Code of Regulations (Title 22, Division 6, Chapter 1), is being cited on the attached LIC 9099 D. An exit interview was conducted, and a copy of this report was provided