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32 | Per Individual Service Plan (ISP) dated July 27, 2023, C1 is diagnosed with Autism, Moderate Intellectual Disability, and Epilepsy, and requires supervision at all times due to impulsive behavior that may result in serious injury. AD reported having little knowledge of what was going on in all six of their facilities and admitted to leaving caregivers in charge of the facilities while AD works from home and occasionally visits a facility for less than half an hour. AD was unable to provide daily logs of the clients and care staff are not documenting change of conditions of the clients or initiating contact with their physicians.
Regarding the allegations, staff did not ensure facility roof was in good repair, and staff did not report incidents to CCL the following was revealed: During their interview, AD stated that on February 22, 2024, Staff 1 (S1) contacted them to notify them that Client 2’s (C2’s) bedroom ceiling had collapsed due to water damage. AD instructed S1 and Staff (S2) to clean the debris and move the client to another room until they could repair the ceiling. Per AD, C2 was uninjured, and they repaired the ceiling within two days after repairing the leaks. Per AD, an incident report was not submitted to CCL after the ceiling collapsed because they did not think it was necessary since no one was injured. During their interview, S1 stated the ceiling had been leaking prior to it collapsing and staff had been using buckets to collect the water, but the buckets would overflow and flood the floor. During their interview, S2 also stated there was a leak coming from the ceiling prior to it collapsing. Per S1 and S2, after the ceiling collapsed, they were initially unable to aid C2 due to debris from the ceiling blocking the doorway allowing access into the bedroom.
Based on AD admission, staff interviews, lack of incident reports submitted, and for unsafe structural damage within the facility placing the clients in harm’s way, the preponderance of evidence standard has been met; therefore, the above allegations are found to be substantiated. Deficiencies are being cited per Title 22 Division 6 of the California Code of regulations (See LIC9099-D). An Immediate $500 Civil Penalty is being assessed (see LIC421IM). Additional Civil Penalty is pending determination as per Health and Safety Code 1548(f)(1)(A).
An exit interview was conducted. A copy of this report, and appeal rights were left at the facility. |