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32 | Continued from LIC 9099
Regarding allegation “Staff are not providing activities for residents in care” the Reporting Party (RP) expressed concern that the facility does not provide sufficient enrichment activities for residents. Interviews conducted with the Executive Director (ED), Monica Reyes, confirmed that the facility has experienced staffing challenges. The ED explained that when the facility is short-staffed, other personnel assist with resident activities as needed. For example, when the driver resigned on 02/07/2025, the Activity Director assumed the driving responsibilities. Subsequently, the staff member assigned to assist the front desk also resigned, and the Activity director was reassigned to cover the front desk duties. The ED further explained that activities cannot always be conducted as scheduled by the same employee in both units simultaneously as scheduled, acknowledging that there is no separate activity schedule tailored specifically for each unit, the Assisted Living (AL) and Memory Care (MC). During prior LPAs visits, staff were often not observed conducting activities offered by the facility. This was due either to the Activity Director covering the front desk or the Activity Director conducting activities in the AL unit, leaving no personnel available to provide activities for the MC residents. Resident interviews revealed that a new driver was hired on 8/5/2025, so that the Activity Director could resume assisting with activities as scheduled. However, due to the receptionist’s Part-time hours and departure on 9/24/2025, the Activity director has been assigned to cover front desk duties, resulting in limited activity programming. Interviews with the Activity Director confirmed that, due to staffing shortages and the lack of a receptionist, activities are not being conducted as planned. LPA observed that the facility provides the same activity schedule for both units. Additionally, LPA compared the facility's monthly activity schedule with the personnel report and observed that the activity schedule lists activities seven (7) days a week, whith the last activity starting at 6:00 P.M. However, the Activity Director is scheduled to work Monday through Friday from 8:30 A.M.to 5:00 P.M. Based on the information gathered during the investigation, the department has sufficient evidence to confirm this allegation occurred. Therefore, the allegation of “Staff are not providing activities for residents in care” has been SUBSTANTIATED at this time.
Continued on LIC 9099-C |