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32 | On April 10, 2024, the Department interviewed Administrator (ADM) Nora Garcia. ADM stated every year around April, upon the anniversary of R1’s death, witness W1 posts online about the facility, expressing his/her anger with the facility and the fact that R1 had passed away. ADM stated R1 was on Bridge Hospice and the facility contacted W1 to let him/her know that R1 was transition to his/her end. ADM stated R1 was on hospice and the facility followed R1’s Plan of Care. ADM stated they did not have a copy of R1’s plan of care. ADM stated they were not pushing liquids as R1 was dying and on morphine. ADM stated when R1 first came to the facility on December 02, 2018. ADM stated R1 was sent to the hospital on March 21, 2019 because he/she wasn’t swallowing well and R1 came back on March 29, 2019, where he/she was placed on hospice care. ADM stated R1 was on a pureed diet. ADM stated on April 4, 2019, hospice notified W1 that R1 was transitioning to his/her end. ADM stated W1 came to the facility on April 4, 2019 and canceled hospice care and sent R1 to the hospital, where R1 died on April 7, 2019.
On April 18, 2024, the Department interviewed Witness (W1). W1 stated a care giver, name unknown, neglected R1, which lead to R1’s death. W1 stated he/she went to visit R1 on April 4, 2019 and the care giver, name unknown, had not given R1 his/her morphine. W1 confirmed that R1 was under hospice at the time. W1 stated he/she received a call from hospice, and was informed that R1 wasn’t doing well, and to visit R1. W1 stated when he/she saw R1, it seemed R1 was gasping for air, so W1 asked the care giver to give R1 his/her oxygen mask. W1 stated he/she asked the caregiver about R1’s oxygen and they didn’t seem to care and ignored W1.
W1 stated he/she would visit R1 and the care giver, name unknown, would place his/her water bottle behind R1 so R1 couldn’t reach his/her water bottle. The Department asked W1 how many times he/she saw the water bottle behind R1’s back. W1 could not provide an answer. The Department asked W1 how often he/she visited R1. W1 stated maybe 2 times a week. The Department asked W1 if he/she ever offered R1 water when he/she visited. W1 stated he/she could not recall. The Department asked W1 if R1 would drink water on his/her own. W1 did not know.
The Department asked W1 if R1 was eating puree or chopped food. W1 did not know. The Department asked W1 if R1 had a swallowing disorder, where someone has a difficult time swallowing. W1 stated he/she didn’t know. The Department asked W1 if hospice had explained to W1 that R1 was at his/her end of life. W1 could not answer the question. Page 2 Out of 8 |