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25 | Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Pang Lee arrived on 03/07/25 for unannounced inspection to follow up on a substantiated allegation of Neglect/lack of supervision.
On March 1, 2023, the Department concluded a complaint investigation which alleged the following allegations: due to staff neglect, a resident was hospitalized; and resident not treated with dignity and respect.
The licensee was cited for violating California Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 22, section 87465(a)(1) Incidental Medical and Dental Care for failure to arrange, or assist in arranging, for medical and dental care appropriate to the conditions and needs of a resident resulting in the resident being hospitalized and requiring surgery.
At the time of the complaint visit on March 1, 2023, an immediate civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) was issued and the licensee was informed that an additional civil penalty might be assessed based on Health and Safety Code § 1569.49.
The Department has concluded an analysis and has determined that a civil penalty is warranted for serious bodily injury. The Welfare and Institutions Code Section §15610.67 defines serious bodily injury as "an injury involving extreme physical pain, substantial risk of death, or protracted loss or impairment of a function of a bodily member, organ, or of mental faculty, or requiring medical intervention, including but not limited to, hospitalization, surgery, or physical rehabilitation.” This is evidenced based on observation, interviews, and records reviewed; the licensee did not obtain timely medical attention for a resident's (R1) leg wound for two to three weeks. R1's leg wound became infected and required hospitalization, surgical intervention and wound vacuum placement on R1.
Continued LIC -809-C |