Complaint Investigation Report, 05/31/2023 — Daniel Home, Thousand Palms CA

On 05/25/2023, LPA Melody Brown interviewed C1 and C1 reported to LPA Brown "I refused to answer your questions."

On 3/31/21, LPA Henry reported that S1 and C1 were seen by Staff 5 (S5) sitting on the couch underneath the same blanket and were tickling each other. On the same day, S5 witnessed C1 and S1 walking into C1's bedroom. They came out of the bedroom 2.5 hours later.

On 4/2/21, LPA Henry reported that C1 attempted to bribe Staff 4 (S4) with money to leave them and S1 alone. C1 told S4 that they and S1 were together. On the same day, S1 was seen by S4 going into C1's room and not coming out for an extended amount of time. S1 and C1 were also seen sitting on the couch underneath a blanket in the dark.

On 4/7/21, LPA Henry reported that Staff 5 (S5) witnessed C1 and S1 sitting on the couch and sharing a blanket. On the same day, S1 and C1 went into C1's bedroom at approximately 12:00 AM and did not come out of the bedroom until 3:00 AM.

On 4/10/21, LPA Henry reported that Staff 6 (S6) witnessed S1 wearing C1's sweatshirt. That same day, S1 was seen playing on C1's skateboard.

On 4/11/21, LPA Henry reported that Staff 7 (S7) reported to management that they witnessed S1 wearing C1’s sweatshirt.

On 4/15/21, LPA Henry reported that S1 met with management prior to the beginning of their shift and was placed on suspension while management conducted an investigation. The facility investigation concluded that S1 was having an inappropriate relationship with C1. S1 was terminated on 04/21/2021. The facility reported the incident to C1's consumer service coordinator, C1's responsible party, Inland Regional Center (IRC), and Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD).

Based on LPAs observations and interviews, which were conducted, the preponderance of evidence standard has been met, therefore the above allegation is found to be SUBSTANTIATED. California Code of Regulations, (Title 22, Division 6) is being cited on the attached LIC9099D.

An exit interview was conducted where this report, LIC9099, LIC9099D, and Appeal Rights were discussed and provided to Administrator Adelina Quintanilla.