| Staff did not seek medical attention in a timely manner. - SUNSTANTIATED
It was reported that Resident 1 (R1) had a seizure lasting (30) thirty minutes and staff did not call 911 or take the resident to the hospital.
LPA reviewed the following documents:
MAR for R1 indicates that R1 was away from the facility with family for the dates of 07/31/2026 and 08/01/2026. R1 was not at the facility to receive their medications. The facility reports that they provided R1’s medications to the family for R1 before they left the facility. It is unknown whether R1 took their medication while they were away from the facility.
Incident report details on 08/04/2026 R1 had three seizures which lasted 30 to 45 seconds each and were spaced 5 to 7 minutes apart. Reports that staff offered to call emergency services and R1 declined. No documents related to the 08/04/2026 ER visit were provided to LPA.
Document related to 08/11/2026 follow-up medical appointment reports that R1 was evaluated due to seizure and chest pain. This report includes details that R1 reported to medical staff of a recent episode of multiple seizures back-to-back which included a prolonged 30-minute event. Report states that staff did not call paramedics as expected by R1, which caused R1 concern. Medication levels were checked and reported to be low.
In this report the attending physician reported rapid weight gain of R1 and noted that this may affect the effectiveness of R1’s seizure medication. Seizure protocol instructions in the report include a direction to call 911 if the duration of the seizure lasts more than 5 minutes without signs of stopping or if a second seizure starts immediately after the first without full recovery. According to Healthline, full recovery typically takes anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes after an epileptic seizure.
Continued on LIC9099-C
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