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25 | On 11/03/23 Licensing Program Analyst, (LPA) Kimberly Viarella made an unannounced case management visit to this facility. This visit was prompted by a phone call from the Designated Facility Administrator, Melissa Orello, who notified Community Care Licensing (CCL) this morning about a text their Director of Memory Care received the previous evening. The LPA identified herself upon arrival and asked to speak with the Designated Facility Administrator. LPA met with Melissa Orello, the Designated Facility Administrator and Regional Director of Operations West (RDOW), and a brief interview followed.
On 11/02/23 the Director of Memory Care, Alicia Ducine, received an anonymous text message that contained video footage of 3 residents in memory care. Two of the residents were in common areas, the third was in the shower. This video was posted to Instagram along with commentary by the staff member who took it. The Director of Memory Care was unable to reach the RDOW or the Assistant Executive Director by phone until the following morning.
When the RDOW was notified and provided with the video footage on the morning of 11/03/23, the Assistant Director had already notified the responsible parties for the 3 residents involved. The RDOW proceeded to call the Ombudsman, this LPA, and the Sacramento Sheriff's Department. She then began working on the SOC341s.
At approximately 11:13 AM the RDOW called the employee (S1) seen at the end of the video and asked if S1 had posted any videos of residents on Instagram. S1 denied posting anything. The RDOW told S1 to take the video down immediately. S1 said they did take it down. The RDOW asked if S1 would be for their 2:00 PM shift and S1 replied yes. The RDOW said they looked forward to seeing them later. The RDOW had the termination paperwork and S1's last check ready to be delivered and had scheduled the police to be present at the start of S1's shift. |