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32 | The investigation revealed that on June 18, 2019, two staff were on duty caring for residents at the facility. Interviews determined the residents were in the living room watching television; one staff (S1) was down the hallway; and the other staff (S2) was in the kitchen preparing dinner. It was reported that (S2) observed R1 attempt to get up from R1’s chair in the living room, and (S2) instructed R1 to wait for assistance, however, (S2) was unable to provide assistance in time to prevent R1 from sustaining a fall. Interviews indicated R1 fell against a chair and onto another resident’s legs, sliding to the floor. Interviews indicate R1 was observed falling on the hip that was recently fractured and surgically replaced. Interviews further revealed that staff subsequently noticed an abrasion to R1’s arm, which staff cleaned and bandaged. After attending to R1, staff reported they notified the administrator via text message. Staff also stated they recorded the incident in the logbook and observed R1 over the next few hours.
The investigation determined that although the Administrator knew of R1’s recent hip surgery, the Administrator did not immediately go to the facility to examine R1. Rather, the Administrator waited until the following morning to go to the facility to assess R1. Despite the Administrator’s and Staff knowledge of the resident’s recent hip fracture as noted in the pre-placement appraisal, and resulting hip surgery, the facility failed to call 9-1-1 or seek emergency medical attention from June 18, 2019, 4:00 p.m. (approximate time of the resident’s fall), to June 19, 2019 between 10:00 a.m. and 10:30 am, which was over eighteen hours later. Further, the 9-1-1 call was eventually made at the resident’s Occupational Therapist’s (OT) direction, not by the Administrator or staff. On June 19, 2019, medical records indicate (R1) was diagnosed with a secondary hip fracture.
At the time of the complaint visit on October 8, 2019, an immediate civil penalty of $500 was issued and the licensee was informed that an additional civil penalty was still being determined and might be assessed based on Health and Safety Code § 1569.49.
Continuation on 809-C. |