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13 | Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Kimberly Lyman conducted an unannounced complaint visit to initiate an investigation into the above allegation. LPA was greeted and granted entry into the facility and explained the reason for the visit.
Durng the course of the investigation, LPA toured the facility and interviewed staff as well as reviewed and obtained pertinent documentation such as staffing schedule. Regarding the allegation that staff are not answering resident's call button in a timely manner due to inadequate staffing, the investigation revealed the following: LPA interviewed six facility staff as well as Administrator and witness. All interviewed deny any staffing issues and state facility is fully staffed. Facility has an LVN onsite for all shifts as well as four caregivers on first shift, three caregivers on second shift and two caregivers on NOC shift. LPA verified staffing levels with facility schedule and observation. LPA pushed call buttons during the visit and staff responded within 5 minutes. Facility does not have documentation of call button response times. Due to conflicting information, LPA is unable to corroborate the allegation. Therefore, the allegation is deemed unsubstantiated, meaning that although the allegation may have CONTINUED ON LIC 9099C DATED 08/08/2024 |