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32 | In an interview with Executive Director, Deborah Lucas, she reported a fully staffed shift would consist of AM and PM shifts having 2 med-Techs; 1 caregiver assigned to each neighborhood; and 1 floater. The night shift is fully staffed with 3 caregivers and 1 med-tech to oversee the entire facility.
The facility staffing policy 2.25 states, "This community will always have on staff a minimum of one caregiver for each shift and in each house day, evening and night." According to June's work schedule, the night shift consisted of 2-3 caregivers. As a result, not all houses have an assigned caregiver at the night shift.
S1 reported feeling concerned about the facility being short staffed. For instances, on 07/13/2020 night shift, S1 reported having to oversee four communities due to other caregivers not showing up. Policy 2.25 states, "The shift supervisor is responsible for assuring sufficient staffing on their respective shifts to meet the needs of the residents." The facility did not follow facility policy 2.25, as of May and June night monthly schedules shows only 2-3 employees scheduled to work.
Another concern is locking residents' bedroom doors. Staff 2 (S2) reported caregivers lock residents' bedrooms when residents are not in their room, or when residents are resting on their bed. S2 reported residents' bedroom doors open from the inside of the room, therefore, residents are not locked in. S2 reported residents have Dementia, and doors are locked to keep resident from entering wrong bedrooms. Staff 1, 3, and 4 reported residents' bedroom door is locked to keep residents from going into the wrong bedroom. Deborah Lucas reported locking doors is not a policy on 7/28/2020. The facility’s plan of operations does not indicate that residents’ bedrooms will be locked to keep residents from entering other residents’ bedrooms. The facility did not follow their plan of operation.
An exit interview was conducted with Deborah Lucas. A copy of this report was provided to Deborah Lucas via email. LPA Martinez emailed the report to Deborah Lucas due to covid-19 precautionary measures. Deborah Lucas signed the report, and emailed the report LPA Martinez. the following deficiencies were cited, per Title 22 Regulations, The deficiencies were cited on 809-D, and appeals rights given to the administrator.
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