Complaint Investigation Report

On 01/18/2023, two additional staff members were also interviewed after the issuing of the report at the facility between approximately 3:56 PM and 4:19 PM. On 01/19/2023 and on 01/23/2023, the LPA conducted telephone interviews with three staff, including Staff #4 (S4). On 01/26/2023, the LPA conducted a subsequent inspection, and conducted additional interviews with S1 and S2 between 11:29 AM and 12:03 PM.

During the course of the investigation, LPA Lopez received photos that were posted on social media allegedly by S1. In the photos, four staff members identified as S1, S2, S3, and S4 and who were working in the memory care at the time. The staff members were all wearing blue tops and the photos were identified as being taken at the facility. On the social media post the words “WHEN ITS MY BDAY EVERYONES DRINKING LOL” were written. In the photos, one staff member is holding what appears to be a clear, wide glass bottle, although the label on the photo was unclear in the photo. In another photo, a staff member is seen drinking from this bottle.

The LPA also obtained a photo of the alleged bottle staff were drinking while at work. The bottle brand was "Gran Malo" and "Spicy Tamarindo" was written on the label. The rest of the wording was in Spanish. However, on the bottle it states "LICOR CON TEQUILA SABOR TAMARINDO. HECHE CON TEQUILA BLANCO. The alcohol content listed is 30% Alc. 750 ml. The bottle is a clear wide bottle with a white label and red writing and a silver screw on top. The person holding the bottle is wearing a blue top, has long dark nails and is holding the bottle over what looks to be a plastic container with food in it on a tan counter top with a tile floor .

During the initial telephone interview with S1, S1 confirmed on 01/13/2023 they made the post on their Instagram story of S1, S2, S3, and S4 while having a potluck birthday party for S1 while at work. S1 stated the potluck was during their lunch break at 11:30 AM during the AM shift in the memory care. S1 stated they made food for the potluck. When asked about the social media post, S1 stated they were only joking when they posted the quote “WHEN ITS MY BDAY EVERYONES DRINKING LOL”. S1 denied there being alcohol in the bottle being drank from in the photos and stated it was “Tamarind”, which was a “Mexican candy water”. S1 described the bottle as a white "Voss" like looking water bottle.