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25 | On 12/29/2022, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Melody Brown contacted Ms. Betty Dominici via zoom meeting at 10:00 AM to initiate a Case Management - Deficiency. LPA Brown explained the purpose of the requested Zoom Meeting. The investigation consisted of observation, interviews and a review of pertinent documentation.
LPA Brown interviewed Resident 1 (R1) and R1 indicated staff were performing the blood glucose meter for R1 as staff were providing assistance as R1's legally blind. LPA Brown interviewed staffs and staffs reported that they performed blood glucose meter testing for R1 and also read R1's blood glucose reading as they were told by previous Business Office Director (S10) who's in charge of the facility that time due to R1 being legally blind. Staffs interviews revealed that they are aware of the "hand over hand process/procedure" but staffs reported that when they started working at the facility, they were trained and were told to perform blood glucose meter reading for R1, not just reading the blood glucose meter, not indicating to use the hand over hand procedure/process due to R1 being legally blind but to perform the blood glucose testing for R1. LPA Brown contacted previous Executive Director (S1) to inquire if S1 had knowledge of MedTech staffs performing blood glucose testing for R1 and S1 denied knowledge of such staff practice until the incident reported involving R1 last 10/17/2021. Moreover, S1 said that the facility had an Immediate In-service Training to all Medical Technician (MedTech) Staffs that day upon discovery of the wrong practice to inform them that injections like blood glucose meter are administered/performed by appropriately skilled professional to residents requiring assistance like R1 and Medtechs are not allowed to perform blood glucose meter or injections to residents in care. S1 added that last 10/17/2021, facility management was informed and S1 requested to arrange skilled professional to go to the facility to perform R1's blood glucose testing and provide assistance.
LPA Brown reviewed R1's Physician Report and Admission Agreement indicating R1 needs assistance on administering own prescription medications, R1 needs assistance on administering own injections, needs assistance to perform own glucose testing and Physician reported assistance needed to R1 being legally blind.
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