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32 | Two staff interviewed confirmed that R1 got into two altercations with another resident and that in response to the first altercation the facility placed R1 on one-on-one supervision for 72 hours and requested a medical reassessment including significant medication adjustment for R1. Per R1’s care notes, on October 16, 2024, at 6:30AM, R1 was involved in an altercation where R1 pushed another resident to the ground and facility staff notified R1’s family that due to R1’s behavior, R1 needs one-on-one supervision and a medication change. No information was obtained that R1 did not receive the one-on-one care as required. Per R1’s Medication Administration Record, R1 received all of their medications as prescribed in September and October 2024. Per AD, facility staff and R1’s family agreed that R1’s current doctor was not responding to the situation properly, so it was agreed to have R1 seen by a new doctor, R1’s family fully participated in the care plan meeting with the new doctor, agreed to the medication changes, and agreed for the medications to be sent to a new pharmacy since the new doctor was not allowed to send the medication order to R1’s old pharmacy. The information obtained regarding the second altercation is conflicting. Per witness statement, the second altercation took place on October 20, 2024, but per R1’s care notes and AD, the second altercation was a verbal altercation that took place on October 24, 2024. No information was obtained that there were any physical altercations involving R1 after the October 16, 2024, altercation. It was also alleged that R1 was bullied by the resident they pushed, that this other resident was witnessed bullying other residents and R1 multiple times, and that R1’s family requested the facility to keep them separated but facility staff did not properly redirect them when they got into verbal altercations or the other resident bullied R1. However, the only confirmed physical altercation took place on October 16, 2024, where R1 was the physical aggressor and the information obtained showed the facility properly addressed R1’s aggression. Seven out of seven residents interviewed reported they received good care at the facility and reported no concerns about their safety. While there may have been instances of bullying between residents, the information obtained did not corroborate that the facility did not properly address resident conflicts when they rose to the level of physical altercations.
Based on the information gathered during the investigation and review of all documents obtained, the Department is unable to ascertain if the above allegations occurred as reported. Although the allegations may have happened or are valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove or refute the alleged violations occurred; therefore, these allegations are deemed Unsubstantiated. An exit interview was conducted and a copy of this report was discussed with and provided to facility representative. |