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13 | Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Wendell Smith initiated a complaint investigation for the allegation listed above. Due to the situation surrounding the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), and to implement mitigation measures, today’s complaint investigation was conducted telephonically with Mubeen Naimuddin,
Regarding the allegation above it is alleged that the administrator gave an improper rent increase to residents in care. LPA conducted interviews with the administrator and resident's responsible persons and family members. Information from interviews revealed that in approximately March 2020 the administrator asked resident's responsible parties if they can contribute an extra three hundred dollars a month to help assist the facility with upward cost of paying caregivers to be in the facility more time and for supplies due to COVID-19. Some families were able to assist and some were not. Administrator sent out an invoice for the extra payment and some felt like it was something they had to pay instead of it being voluntary. Administrator stated that it was voluntary and no family had to pay the extra money if they did not want to or could not afford to. Administrator reached out to families and clarified that they did not have to pay anything extra if they did not wish and that no resident's rent was being raised at this time. |