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32 | On 8/01/24 at approximately 5:45 am C1 needed help getting cleaned after soiling themselves. While facility staff was cleaning the mop used to clean C1’s room in the restroom, a commotion was heard in C1’s room. S1 states that they heard what sounded like a slap and then C1 was crying, S1 immediately returned to C1’s room and noticed C1 visibly distressed. When S1 questioned the 1:1 staff member about what had just occurred S1 was told by 1:1 that nothing happened. S1 stated that 1:1 staff seemed upset and did not want to answer questions. S2 was entering the facility as they were scheduled to start work at 6:00am and S1 let S2 know what was going on. S2 immediately contacted Administrator who then shortly arrived at the facility. S2 noticed a clear slap mark with finger indentations on C1’s right cheek and proceeded to take a picture. Per Administrator 1:1 had already left the facility therefore Administrator proceeded to call 1:1 and ask for an explanation. According to Administrator 1:1 simply stated that nothing had happened, when Administrator asked regarding marks on C1’s cheek the 1:1 staff member stated that they did not touch C1 and no further information was shared. Prior to Administrators’ arrival, Administrator had already contacted Right Choice Supervisor to appraise them of the situation and demand that 1:1 be removed from services immediately. 1:1 staff are not direct facility staff, they are contracted through Right Choice In-Home Care, a vendor though North Los Angeles Regional Center (NLARC). Per Administrator the 1:1 staff was removed from the facility immediately and a new 1:1 staff member was requested and provided for C1. The previous 1:1 is not allowed in the facility at all. The Administrator will hold a training course with all staff to go over client rights. The Administrator reported the incident appropriately to Community Care Licensing (CCL), NLARC, Adult Protective Services (APS), Long Term Care Ombudsman (LTCO) and removed 1:1 staff permanently.
Since the Administrator has taken the appropriate actions to ensure staff understand client rights, there are no deficiencies cited at this time.
Exit interview conducted. Copy of report provided.
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