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13 | Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Tricia Danielson arrived unannounced to the facility to initiate an investigation into the allegation list above. LPA met with Administrator Hector Padilla and explained the purpose of the visit.
During today's visit, LPA toured the facility, reviewed and obtained copies of pertinent records, and interviewed five (5) staff. Regarding the allegation "Facility has insufficient staffing to meet resident's needs", it was alleged that the facility did not have enough staff work the NOC shift to provide proper supervision due to the activity of one particular resident. Interviews conducted with five (5) staff indicated Resident #1 (R1) can be active for NOC shift staff but not always. All five (5) staff reported R1 either stays awake late at night or rises early in the morning for the NOC shift staff. All five (5) staff reported Resident #2 (R2) is a very early riser and requires monitoring while using the bathroom. Three (3) of five (5) staff interviewed reported they have no troubles meeting all resident's needs while working the NOC shift. Review of the staff schedule indicated there are two (2) staff scheduled each NOC shift on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Currently, only Staff #1 (S1) is scheduled to work on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday NOC shift. Per S1, other
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