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32 | *** This report supersedes the LIC-9099C dated 07/18/2025 to clarify findings. The findings remain the same. ***
LPA’s interview with witness #1 (W1) revealed that R1’s placement agency does not provide or offer items such as a television and/or refrigerator. W1 does not believe R1’s placement agency staff would make such an offer; otherwise, W1 would have heard about it. W1 stated that R1’s placement agency requests clothing from facilities, if facility has any available; otherwise, residents can buy clothing using their Personal and Incidental Allowance (P&I money). Based upon the investigation, residents, witness, and staff interviews, document review, and LPA observations, facility and/or placement agency did not make any offer during initial resident placement for items such as a television or a refrigerator.
Regarding allegation: Facility staff are not meeting residents’ nutritional needs.
It is alleged that the facility would not be able to meet R1’s dietary needs due to R1 restricted health condition and that the facility’s food alternatives were not going to meet R1's needs. Therefore, the Administrator, resident #1 (R1) and R1's placement agency, agreed to provide R1 with a refrigerator, so that R1 could be provided with meals delivered by meals on wheels and meal would be kept in R1’s room. The investigation consisted of LPA interviews with five (5) residents, five (5) staff, and one (1) witness (W1). LPA reviewed the R1’s facility file, including the admission agreement, physician’s report, the facility’s weekly food menu, and alternative food menu. LPA obtained a copy of the kitchen modified diet menu, which lists residents’ modified diets and observed R1 has a modified diet in place. Interviews with residents revealed that four (4) out of five (5) residents had no issues with food service at the facility. One (1) of five (5) residents interviewed reported that staff accommodate residents when requesting meal changes to manage the resident’s weight. LPA interviews with staff revealed that Administrator received a specific food request from R1 for R1’s food diet which included salmon, steak, chicken, tuna, turkey, lentils, vegetables, and fruits. Excluded food listed were pasta, pork, and bread. LPA reviewed R1’s physician report dated 02/11/2025 which did not indicate that R1 was on a modified diet. LPA interviewed five (5) staff, three (3) out of five (5) staff indicated that as part of facility protocol, staff reaches out to each resident two hours prior to each meal. The resident has the opportunity to request an alternative meal from the published food menu. The staff communicates residents’ choice for kitchen staff to prepare the residents’ meals. Interview with Staff #4 (S4) revealed that R1 requested S4 to not offer R1 breakfast, because R1 doesn’t eat breakfast. However, later on, S4 observed R1 requesting breakfast from another staff member. In addition, S4 has not received any requests from R1 regarding R1 choosing meals from the alternative food menu. (Report continues on page 9099C...) |