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32 | Two-Hour Incontinent Check Log (dated: 05/01/23-07/10/23), Daily Body Check Log (dated: 02/02/22 - 07/10/23), and Medication Administration Records (dated 05/01/23 - 07/31/23) for Resident #1. A review of Harbor UCLA Medical Center (HUCLAMC) hospital records (dated 07/14/23) and Providence Hospice, Inc. Communication Log (dated: 12/11/22 – 07/19/23), Dental Records, Home Health Records. Interviews of family representatives (W2-W9), home health agency administrator (W1) facility staff (A1, S1-S3), and residents (R2-R10).
INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: According to Identification and Emergency Information LIC 601 (dated: 03/11/21) and Admission Agreement (dated: 03/11/21) Resident #1 (R1) was a former Driftwood Nursing Center resident who was admitted to Carson Senior Assisted Living on 03/11/21. (R1) was in the care of Concise Home Health Service from (03/03/21 through 12/10/22) and Providence Hospice, Inc. from (12/11/22 through 07/19/23). The Certificate of Death (dated: 04/10/24) indicated the cause of death was Cardiorespiratory Arrest on 07/25/23.
Allegation #1: Staff did not ensure residents dentures were cleaned.
In the complaint, the facility staff is accused of not having resident #1 (R1)'s denture cleaned. A detailed explanation of this issue was not provided by the complainant.
On 04/04/24 between 10:30 am to 03:00 pm, the Department interviewed (R1)’s family representative (W2) and reported concerns that (R1)’s dentures were always missing or lost. (W2) explained that (R1) had partial dentures as it was probably not cleaned regularly as it has gone missing.
On 04/04/24 between 8:30 am to 03:30 pm, the Department interviewed (A1) and staff# 1 -#3 (S1-S3) denied the allegation. (A1 and S1) reported that (R1) wore partial dentures that were cleaned whenever they were not missing. (S1-S3) have reported there were occasions when (R1)’s dentures were discovered wrapped in tissue and disposed in (R1)’s wastebasket. (S3) claimed to have found it a couple of times in the wastebasket mistakenly disposed of by (R1). (A1-S1) claimed the facility had On-Site Dental Care to perform oral hygiene care on (R1) as indicated on progress notes (07/13/22; 08/22/22; 09/22/22,10/27/22; 12/06/22; 02/16/23).
(Evaluation Report continues LIC 9099-C) |