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25 | On 1/9/23 at approximately 2:00pm Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Maja Jensen arrived at facility to conduct a case management visit in relation to an incident report received for a theft of resident funds. LPA Jensen met with Executive Director Lizette Guerrero and explained the purpose of today's visit.
On 1/1/23 a resident 1 (R1) was sent out to the hospital and left wallet with staff. Staff put the wallet in the narcotics drawer of the medication cart for safe keeping as it is double locked. When the resident returned and asked to retrieve the wallet it was noted that cash was missing.
LPA Jensen interviewed R1, the Executive Director and reviewed documentation related to the facility's internal investigation. Based on the interviews conducted with staff and R1. The contents of the wallet left for safe keeping was not documented. The facility does not routinely safe guard resident cash and did not have a written procedure in place for this set of circumstances.
Based on the records reviewed, the facility met the regulatory reporting requirements by completing an SOC 341, reporting to the police, Community Care Licensing, R1's family and the Ombudsman. There investigation is ongoing and the party responsible for the theft has not yet been identified.
Deficiencies are being cited from the California Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 22, Division 6. Failure to correct deficiencies may result in the assessment of civil penalties.
An exit interview was conducted and a copy of this report and appeal rights was given. |