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25 | On 2/12/2021 LPA Tryon met with licensee Manjinder Gill to discuss an incident that took place in Septmeber 2020. The Department has investigated the incident.
On 9/6/2020 in the afternoon resident R1 was sitting on the patio outside in the yard of the facility. Staff S1 was in the living room visually supervising R1 through the glass patio door and also supervising other residents in the house; and also assisting a resident to eat. Another staff was also present, but left the room for a few minutes to use the restroom, then assist another resident. At some point staff S1 became aware that resident R1 was no longer sitting in his spot on the patio. She did not know how long it had been since she saw him, but said she was looking back and forth from residents inside the house to resident R1 on the patio every 5 minutes. Staff S1 and staff S2 searched the faclity, and S2 took her car and searched the neighborhood. They were not able to locate R1. During this time they contacted licensees Gurpreet Gill and Manjinder Gill to notify them that R1 was missing. Police were notified by Manjinder Gill. Gurpreet Gill reviewed security camera files and saw R1 had left the facility at about 2:50 p.m. through the yard side gate.
Gurpreet then drove through the neighborhood on her way to the facility looking for R1 but did not find him. At about 4:00 p.m. Gurpreet again went out to look for R1 and drove on the Sierra College campus. She found R1 laying on the ground partially on a walkway on the campus. She contacted the house to notify police who were there that she had found R1. Police responded. R1 was then pronounced dead at the scene.
The staff and licensees said they were not aware that R1 was a risk for wandering away, and he had not previously attempted it. Therefore, no special supervision was provided to R1 However, in reviewing documentation gathered, including Physician's Report dated 7/28/2020 for an exam completed 6/4/2020, it was noted that the report had indicated that R1 was diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Impairment, was confused and disoriented, had wandering behavior, and was not able to leave the facility unassisted.
The Department has concluded that the facility staff should have been aware of resident R1's mental. |