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32 | Administrator Haidy Andrawes and staff 1 (S1) confirmed that R1 had a fall on June 13, 2020 at approximately 4:55PM. S1 locked R1’s wheelchair and momentarily walked away. R1 then got up from her wheelchair and fell to the ground. The staff member returned to find R1 on the ground.
LPA August reviewed video surveillance of the incident. The video shows S1 moving R1 to a living room area in her wheelchair and stopping her next to another resident in a wheelchair. S1 walked away at this point, however there are other staff members coming and going from the video surveillance. At approximately 4:53PM, R1 stands up from her wheelchair unattended and falls to the ground. S1 returns at approximately 4:55PM to find R1 on the ground.
LPA reviewed and obtained facility documents, including a “Fall Risk Facts & Acknowledgment” indicating that “assisted living does not provide one-on-one supervision”. The acknowledgement indicates that “falls and other injuries can occur from time to time. If you are not comfortable with the type of environment, we suggest you consider a higher level of care”. The acknowledgement was signed on April 6, 2020 by R1's responsible party.
This report is being amended to change the findings from "unfounded" to "unsubstantiated". The resident did not have a 1 on 1 caregiver assigned to her from the facility. The family of the resident hired a private 1 on 1 caregiver that was not present at the facility when R1 fell. As such, there is insufficient evidence to corroborate whether the above allegation has occurred. With the information obtained through the means described above, we have found the above allegation unsubstantiated. Although the allegation may have happened or may be valid; there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove that the alleged violation occurred.
An exit interview was conducted with Administrator Haidy Andrawes via video-telephone and a copy of this report was provided to Administrator Andrawes via email. Administrator Andrawes to sign all pages of the report and return the signed copy to LPA August within 24 hours.
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