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32 | LPA interviewed staff #1 (S1) who stated that on the day of the incident (3/20/2026), S1 was working on the 2nd floor where R1 was residing, and R1 was verbalizing multiple times that he/she wanted to leave the unit. When S1 was in the laundry room that was located on the same floor, S1 heard the alarm went off on one of the delayed egress doors and S1 suspected that it was R1 who left the unit. However, S1 could not leave the floor as S1 was the only caregiver who was assigned on the floor. Therefore, S1 alerted other staff members on the 3rd floor who came to assist and subsequently, R1 was found at the restaurant next to the facility.
According to the administrator, R1 was moved to the 3rd floor after the incident for additional supervision as there were more staff members assigned to the 3rd floor.
Based on the facility’s March staffing schedule, it indicated that S1 was the only caregiver who was assigned to the 2nd floor on 3/20/2026 for 11 residents.
During the visit on 4/7/2026, LPA and the administrator tested one of the delayed egress doors on the 3rd floor, the alarm went off immediately, but no staff responded. The door opened after 30 seconds, the administrator exited the floor and 2 staff members walked toward the door after 60 seconds. The administrator acknowledged that staff members should have responded to the alarm before the door opened.
Regarding the second incident on 3/28/2026, LPA attempted to obtain more information from the administrator, the director and facility staff members but no one remember this incident and there was no documentation of such incident.
During the investigation, the administrator acknowledged that she attempted to report this incident via electronically to CCL but it was never sent. This observation will be cited under Case Manager on LIC 809 and 809D.
After the investigation, this allegation is substantiated as there was insufficient staffing for one caregiver to care for 11 residents resulting in R1 leaving the floor unattended through the delayed egress door and S1 could not follow R1 as S1 had to stay on the floor to care for the other residents.
This report is reviewed and discussed with the administrator.
A copy is provided with the appeal rights. |