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Allegation: Resident (R1) sustained multiple falls resulting in injuries.
It was alleged that R1 fell on September 2019 outside in the facility garden; the drain cover was not properly covered and R1 tripped, broke her right shoulder, and was left for 2 hours. It was further alleged that R1 fell 4x in April 2020 and May 2020 resulting to broken ankle, toe and fingers.
The Department conducted interviews, obtained and reviewed R1’s Physician’s Reports, Appraisal/Needs and Services Plan, medical records, facility notes and incident reports. R1 fell in November 2019 when R1 was walking her dog in the back area. It could not be proven that R1 had tripped over an open drain cover. At that time, R1 had been appraised as being ambulatory without needing assistance. Progress notes indicated that staff immediately heard R1 and responded; R1 was immediately sent out to hospital and treated for an arm fracture. Facility reassessed R1 and determined that she needed additional supervision and care. The staff signed off daily for the tasks related to her increased care including additional safety checks. In January 2020, R1 experienced an unwitnessed fall in her room, with no injuries, bruising, or pain noted. The two other falls, with injury, were unwitnessed while R1 was in her room and on April 2020 when R1 attempted to use the bathroom on her own. Staff reported that R1 had been provided with additional room checks and reminders to call for assistance for bathroom transferring; documents obtained indicated staff were provided with this instruction. R1 had two more visits to the emergency department due to staff observing R1 with leg edema. The information is insufficient to establish that R1’s multiple falls were due to neglect or lack of supervision.
Allegation: Resident (R1) not provided medical attention in a timely manner.
The documents indicated the facility reported each incident and sought immediate medical treatment by having hospital evaluations. A review of R1’s incident reports and staff progress notes showed that facility staff had contacted paramedics and R1’s family to transport R1 to the hospital for an evaluation and treatment of injuries when R1 fell. Facility also sent R1 out to the hospital for treatment of leg edema. S1 reported during interview of personally responding to the fall in November 2019 and contacting 911 immediately after assessing R1, which was corroborated by documents obtained. The information is insufficient to establish that facility staff did not seem timely medical attention for R1.
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