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25 | This unannounced Case Management – Incident inspection is being conducted by Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Sean Haddad for the purpose of following on a self-reported incident report received in the Orange County Regional Office (OCRO) on 08/01/23 regarding an incident of self-harm and harm to another client involving Client #1 (C1) and Client #2 (C2). LPA met with Staff #1 (S1) Chris Brown and discussed the purpose of the inspection. Administrator (AD) Kanan Chapman arrived during the inspection.
The incident report states that on 07/31/23, C1 took a knife that they had put on the burner in the kitchen, placed it on their arm and then C2’s arm, which resulted in noticeable burn marks on both clients. The incident was not observed by staff but staff were made aware of the incident by another client. Both clients were provided medical treatment and staff were instructed that clients were no longer allowed in the kitchen without a staff present.
During today’s inspection, LPA observed 4 clients and 4 staff present. LPA conducted health and safety checks on C1 and C2, confirmed they were doing well, and observed no health and safety issues. LPA observed the burn marks on C1 and C2 had healed and appeared minor. C2 did not blame C1 for the incident and C1 stated it was an impulse and felt sorry. LPA and S1 inspected the inside and outside of the facility, including all rooms. LPA observed all sharps, toxins, and medications were properly stored, and observed no health and safety issues. The kitchen only contained butter knives and no sharp knives. Sharp knives are secured in a locked cabinet inside the staff office which is locked.
LPA interviewed AD who provided the following information. The knife used was a butter knife, the burn was assessed by the nursing team which determined urgent care was not necessary, neither client has a history of self-harm or violence, at intake the facility conducts 3 levels of screenings to assess the safety risk of all clients, and there have been no further incidents with these clients. There are 3 direct care staff per day shift and at the time of the incident the facility had 4 clients. |