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Based on records review and interviews the facility had in home support services from 3/1/2022 through 9/27/2022 and hospice services from 9/27/2022 through 10/4/2022. On the information provided, therefore the allegation was deemed UNSUBSTANTIATED.
Staff did not seek medical attention for resident in a timely manner- Based on facility records reviewed and interviews with staff and witness. Facility incidents reports (Unusual Incident/Injury Reports LIC624’s) dated 2/26/2022, 7/29/2022, 8/16/2022 and 10/4/2022 reported that Resident (R1) went to the Emergency room for different diagnosis. R1 was with Lifeguard Home Health from 3/1/2022 through 9/27/2022 and Lifeguard Hospice from 9/27/2022 through 10/4/2022 when R1 was discharged from the facility. R1’s Power of Attorney (POA), Resident Care Coordinator Andrea Eldridge and Lifeguard Guard Hospice agreed that R1 needing higher level of care.
Based on records review and interviews the facility did seek medical attention for R1 and had in home support services from 3/1/2022 through 9/27/2022 and hospice from 9/27/2022 through 10/4/2022. On the information provided, therefore the allegation was deemed UNSUBSTANTIATED.
Staff are not following protocols to prevent the spread of illness- Based on records review and interviews with staff. Facility records (Unusual Incident/Injury Report LIC 624) dated 7/29/2022 the facility reported that Resident (R1) was sent to the Emergency room for evaluation and R1 was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder that was not contagious to staff or residents in care. R1 would scratch and make the diagnosis worse and staff and in-home support would where PPE attire to treat R1. The facility has an Infection Control 01 – Infection Control Policy Dated: 05-05-2022.
Based on records review and interviews the facility didn’t have a resident who had a diagnosis with a contagious diagnosis on the information provided, therefore the allegation was deemed UNSUBSTANTIATED.
The Department (CCLD) has found the allegations. Unsubstantiated.
A finding that the complaint allegation(s) are UNSUBSTANTIATED means that although the allegation(s) may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of the evidence to prove that the alleged violation(s) occurred.
An exit interview was conducted with Resident Care Coordinator Andrea Eldridge and copy of the report was left |