Facility Evaluation Report
On 04/04/2025 at 09:15 AM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), Melody Brown, visited the facility to deliver the investigative findings for the allegation of staff inappropriately touched a client while in care reported in Special Incident Report (SIR) submitted to San Bernardino Adult and Senior Care (ASC) Regional Office (RO). LPA Brown identified herself and discussed the purpose of the visit with Administrator Fernando Melendez.
The investigation of the allegation was conducted by Department staff. The investigation consisted of file review and interviews with relevant parties. The allegation indicates staff inappropriately touched a client while in care. Interview with Client #1 (C1) indicated that Staff #3 (S3) inappropriately touched C1 while in care. During the Department investigation, it was reported that in 06/29/2024, S3 drove C1 to work and during the transportation, S3 continued their conversation of having intimate relationship with C1 then S3 utilized S3’s right hand, reached into C1’s shirt and inappropriately touched C1. Department staff revealed that per review of the police report, C1 statement was consistent with the statement C1 provided to Department staff. In addition, the Department staff interview with Staff #4 (S4) revealed S3 failed to set boundaries with C1 who sought constant attention from others and would sit and talk to C1 during S3’s shift. Moreover, Department staff indicated that interview with Staff #1 (S1) revealed their internal investigation exposed S3 failed to follow the facility’s procedures as S3 communicated with C1 via S3’s personal email and S3 admitted that C1 sat in the front seat of the facility vehicle when S3 transported C1 to work in 06/29/2024. Furthermore, the Department staff interview with S3 revealed that S3 did not make an admission/confession to Department staff however, S3 statement revealed inconsistencies.
Based on the Department’s observations and interviews, which were conducted, the preponderance of evidence standard has been met, therefore the allegation of staff inappropriately touched C1 while in care is found to be SUBSTANTIATED. California Code of Regulations, (Title 22, Division 6) is being cited on the attached LIC809D. ***Continuation in LIC809C***
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