Complaint Investigation Report

Allegation: Staff did not seek timely medical treatment for resident. Based on records reviewed the facility did not seek medical treatment until a call was received by Staff at Valley Mountain Regional Center at 12:30pm. R1 was taken to Sutter Health ER. at 6:30pm and released at approximately 8:00pm. R1 had the fall at approximately 9:00am. R1 was not taken to be evaluated until approximately nine hours after the incident.

As a result of this investigation, LPA finds the allegations to be Substantiated - A finding that the complaint is Substantiated means that the allegation is valid because the preponderance of the evidence standard has been met. The following deficiencies were cited on 9099-D, per Title 22 Regulations, Division 6.