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Allegation: Staff are not meeting residents’ needs.
It was alleged that there is a resident who screams like this resident is in pain 24/7. It was further alleged this resident may have a flesh-eating bacterium from not getting the diaper changed enough making this resident screams day and night.
When LPA arrived to the facility on 3/20/22, LPA heard a resident crying and learned that this resident is R5, LPA observed staff went to R5's room and calmed R5 down. Administrator and licensees Wendy Wong and Olive Manalastas stated that R5 has screaming, crying and yelling behaviors. Review of R5's records confirmed administrator and licensees' statements. Administrator stated R5 is on hospice and that they were working with the hospice agency to address the behaviors. S1 confirmed that facility had worked with the hospice agency and R5's medications were adjusted to address the medications. During visits on 8/31/22 and 8/23/23, LPA no longer heard R5 crying or screaming.
On 3/30/22, 8/31/22 and 8/23/23, LPA observed R5 clean and no smell of urine.
Five residents were interviewed on 3/30/22 and 8/31/22. R1 indicated that the only time she does not hear R5 cries is when she (R1) goes to sleep. Three residents stated they are not bothered by R5's crying and two of these 3 residents stated it's R5's behavior. LPA was not able to obtain information from R5 and 1 of the other residents.
Based on information gathered and LPA unable to obtain information from R5, the allegation of staff are not meeting resident's needs is closed as unsubstantiated. A finding that the complaint is unsubstantiated means that although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of the evidence to prove that the alleged violation occurred.
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