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25 | On January 15, 2021, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Ashley Boothe and Licensing Program Manager (LPM) Liza King conducted an unannounced case management visit via Teams at 10am with Infection Preventionist Ricardo Aban and executive Director Martha Estalano. Census 24.
SIR was submitted to Sacramento South Regional Office (RO) on 1/15/2021 to report Resident one (R1) elopement from the facility at 3 am on 1/14/2021. During 3 am rounds Staff one (S1) discovered R1 was not in her room. Staff two(S2) and Staff three (S3) were notified along with live in care staff. S1 was on break and S2 was on floor three and S3 was on floor two attending to other residents, leaving floor two unsupervised. Internal investigation noted Staff four (S4) did hear the door alarm but stated they assumed it was staff taking out the trash as they usually do. Staff notified Licensee, Executive Director, Resident Care Director and resident’s responsible party. After searching the facility R1 was found outside on the sidewalk and S1 assessed R1 for injury and called 911. Paramedics transferred R1 to the hospital. R1 was admitted for a fractured pelvis from an unwitnessed fall during elopement. LPA and LPM reviewed R1’s LIC602 and Care Plan to observe R1 is unable to leave the facility unassisted. Ricardo stated they have changed policies and completed training for staff for taking out the trash during AM/PM shifts and caregivers need to be on floor two at all times. Training logs submitted to the RO on 1/15/2021.
Observed stand up meeting notes for 1/14/2021 ad 1/15/2021 included NOC shift notes, resident elopement, nurse notes and reminder to staff to be diligent and consciousness. LPA Interviewed Staff five (S5) on in service training topics to include early warning symptoms and prevention of elopement, operations changes to dispose of trash at 6:30am and 10:30pm, and staff will stay on the main floor and prioritize residents needs if there are two calls at the same time. S5 stated he did not hear the alarm go off in his room is on the other wing. S1 woke S5 to assist in looking for R1.
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