Facility Evaluation Report

LPA Bruce Jacobs received an incident report from the facility and conducted a follow-up/investigation. Licensing received an Incident Report from the facility of an altercation between a staff and resident with the initial report indicating the resident was the aggressor. During a follow-up review of the incident by the facility, the resident stated he was struck during the altercation

LPA interviewed the staff involved in the incident who provided additional information. The client has since moved in with his family and will likely not returned to the home. The client was interviewed by the Valley Mountain Regional Center as were other clients as well. The client provided information that was not consistent and other clients in the home did not corroborate the client (C-1) details. All staff interviewed denied any intentional or even incidental contact with the resident. The facility working the Regional Center to assess the client and determine on going placement plan.

LPA determined that was not sufficient information to prove with a preponderance of evidence that staff had either intentional or accidentally struck a client. No deficiencies were issued on this visit.