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32 | Allegation: Staff did not prevent residents from engaging in a verbal altercation.
Allegation: Staff did not prevent a resident from hitting another resident with an object, resulting in injury.
LPA conducted an interview with the RP, which revealed the following: Per the RP, R1 reported to their Primary Care Physician (PCP) that R2 slapped R1 in the face, attempted to grab R1's clothing in the torso area, and pulled R1's hair. Although the allegation states that "lack of supervision" resulted in R1 being assaulted by R2, the RP states that R1 did not report any supervision issues to either the RP, nor R1's PCP.
LPA conducted interviews with the Administrator, and Staff, which revealed the following: The incident occurred on the morning of 7/10/25, around 9:00 am. Both administrator and staff state that an argument was heard between R1 and R2 coming from their shared bedroom. The Administrator denies that "lack of supervision" was a factor in the incident. This incident was the first time that interactions between R1 and R2 resulted in any physically aggressive action. R1 has a history of confusion, but has never acted in an aggressive manner. Per Administrator, and Staff, R2 prefers to stay in their room most of the day reading and watching television. R2 does not socialize amongst the community, is easily provoked to react with verbal insults, but has no history of being aggressive towards either residents or staff.
Per the Administrator, and Staff, R1 and R2 were heard arguing, prior to any physical altercation, and staff immediately attempted to de-escalate the situation. It was at this time that R2 suddenly reacted, slapping R1. According to both the Administrator, and Staff, neither residents sustained any injuries during the conflict. Per Admin, R1 has been moved to a different bedroom and assigned a new resident roommate.
LPA conducted interviews with ten residents. Nine (9) out of ten (10) residents could not confirm the allegation that lack of supervision resulted in physical assault committed between residents.
Although there was an altercation between R1 and R2, leading to R2 striking R1, there is not corroborating evidence to support the allegation, as staff were present to intervene and redirect both residents. Moreover, licensee did submit an Incident Report (IR) to the Licensing agency regarding the incident.
Therefore, based on the information obtained, the allegation is deemed Unsubstantiated at this time. |