Complaint Investigation Report
that the Licensee was worried about funding. The licensee wanted the hospital to pay for the current and additional months of rent since the family had not paid as promised.
Based on this fact that the licensee dropped off the resident at the hospital, refused to pick up the resident for the lack of payment the allegation that the resident was abandoned at the hospital is Substantiated. A finding that the complaint is SUBSTANTIATED means that the allegation is valid because the preponderance of the evidence standard has been met.
Allegation, Licensee did not distribute resident's medication as prescribed.
It was further alleged that Licensee was not dispensing medication as prescribed. Interview with Licensee indicated that R1 lived at the facility for approximately one month. On the second month the licensee knew that R1 was out of medication, but failed to seek medication refill because as she stated "she was way to busy getting the file ready for the LPA so that she would not get cited". R1 was without medication for one week and was thereafter dropped off at the hospital for lack of payment.
Based on this fact that the licensee dropped off the resident at the hospital, and failed to refill the resident medication as required that allegation that the licensee failed to dispense medications as prescribed is thereby substantiated. A finding that the complaint is SUBSTANTIATED means that the allegation is valid because the preponderance of the evidence standard has been met.
An exit interview was conducted where a copy of this report was provided to Licensee/Administrator Angela Zhang along with copies of the LIC811, LIC9099-D, and Appeal Rights.
Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing. Methodology · Report a correction