Complaint Investigation Report

Allegation: Residents are chemically restrained with medication. Unfounded.

Administrator submitted staff training records to CCL for review. Administrator completed PRN medications training on 02/20/2023. Administrator completed medication training on 01/28/2023 and medication marijuana and psychoactive medication on 01/27/2023. LPA reviewed 4 of 4 resident medications, comparing with physician orders, medication administration records, and found no discrepancies. Administrator stated staff do not provide medications to residents that are not prescribed by their physicians. LPA interviewed a total of 2 residents. R1 & R2 indicated staff assists residents with their medication and denies staff chemically restraining residents with medication.

Allegation: Facility staff not fingerprint-cleared. Unfounded.

LPA reviewed staff files, training, and reviewed facility association list. LPA observed that all staff are associated to the facility roster and have valid ID's.

Allegation: Staff are using drugs while on duty Unfounded.

On 04/04/2023, LPA toured the facility and did not observe any illegal drugs or evidence of drug use. Administrator stated there is only one staff working at the facility along side administrator. Administrator and staff (S1) stated they have not observed any staff using drugs while on duty. LPA interviewed a total of 2 residents. R1 and R2 stated they have not observed staff using drugs while providing care to residents.

Allegation: Facility staff are abusing residents. Unfounded.

LPA interviewed administrator and S1 in which they stated they have not abused residents in anyway and they have not observed any other staff member abuse residents. LPA interviewed 2 resident. R1 and R2 stated they have not observed any residents in care being abused by staff.

The allegations are UNFOUNDED. A finding that the allegation is unfounded means that the allegations are false, could not have happened, and/or is without a reasonable basis.