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13 | Regarding the allegation that there are restrictive visitation hours, through interviews with staff, review of documentation and speaking with witnesses, LPA learned that the facility does have visiting hours included in the house policies, which prospective residents and responsible parties are notified of prior to placement. It is true that many facilities have had somewhat limited visitation during the COVID pandemic. Regarding allowing families to visit when someone is on hospice, the facility appears willing to work with the families within reason to allow extended visitation hours/visits at unusual times, etc. It appears that in this case there may have been some miscommunication about visiting between staff and the family. LPA is not able to ascertain exactly what may have been said in the situation as the accounts vary somewhat. Therefore, LPA finds the allegatoin to be UNSUBSTANTIATED, A finding that the allegation is Unsubstantiated means that although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of the evidence to prove that the alleged violation occurred.
Exit interview conducted, appeal rights provided. |