Facility Evaluation Report

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Martha Arroyo conducted an unannounced Case Management – Incident visit today due to an incident report that was received by the Department on 09/22/2023. Upon arrival, LPA met with the Program Director Joe Laporte and explained the reason for the visit. Entrance interview.

An incident report (LIC 624) was reported by the facility regarding an incident that took place on 09/21/2023 where Participant #1 (P1) communicated to staff that another staff had punched them. P1 stated a staff member had punched and bit them on their left forearm.

During today’s visit, LPA conducted interviews with the program director, two (2) staff and one (1) participant between 10:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. and obtained copies of pertinent documents. Interviews conducted with staff revealed staff member and P1 were not observed alone at any time. At the time of the alleged incident, P1 and S1 were sitting on separate tables with two (2) other staff members present. A staff member asked P1 about a small bruise on their arm to which P1 stated a staff had just punched them causing the bruise on their arm. While interviewing P1, P1 did not report being touched inappropriately by any staff at any time during the day program. Additionally, P1 stated they enjoyed being part of the day program and being able to socialize with other participants. Furthermore, P1 denied being physically abused or observing other participants being abused by any staff member. At this time, there is no further follow-up action necessary on incident submitted by the day program.