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32 | On 10/04/2024, the LPA conducted a file review and one (1) staff and one (1) witness phone interview between 2:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. On 10/09/2024, the LPA conducted a file review, three (3) staff interviews, one (1) phone interview with Mission Hospice representative between 10:45 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
On the allegation "Staff caused an injury to a resident"; it is the concern of the reporting party that on 02/20/2024, Resident #1 (R1) acquired a new gash to their lower left leg, and facility staff said R1’s leg was caught on wheelchair during transfer, and R1 said a caregiver’s thumb went through their skin and tore a gash in lower left calf. To investigate the allegation the LPA conducted file review and interviews.
A review of R1’s physician’s report, dated 02/13/2024, indicated R1’s primary diagnoses was listed as cellulitis of left upper limb, and secondary diagnosis was listed as chronic kidney disease, stage 3A. The report indicated R1 had mild cognitive impairment, had motor impairment/ paralysis (weakness), was able to follow instructions as well as communicate needs, and was identified as non-ambulatory. A review of R1’s appraisal/needs and services plan, dated 02/19/2024, indicated R1 was a fall risk, needed help with mobility, bathing, dressing, and toileting, had MCI, was talkative and social, and was not aggressive and not a wanderer.
Staff interviews revealed that R1 sustained an accident at the facility during a transfer. Interview with previous Administrator Gary Lee, revealed that Staff #1 and #2 (S1, S2) forgot to remove the wheelchair footrest when transferring R1 from a recliner to their wheelchair. R1 was very frail, both staff were at both sides of the resident, but when they were lifting R1 up, R1’s left leg got caught with a screw on the leg of the footrest and it caused a gash right above R1’s existing wound. LPA Cortez was not able to interview R1 or S1. Interview with S2 revealed that they witnessed R1’s accident, however they did not see exactly how everything happened. S2 revealed R1 was trying to get up from a recliner in the living room, S1 had R1 in their hand trying to transfer R1 to a wheelchair, at one point S2 asked S1 “What are you doing?” because two people should have been assisting R1, and the wheel chairs legs were up and S1 did not realize that the wheel chair legs was what cut R1. S2 stopped what they were doing and went over to check on them and notice blood and had to bandage R1’s new cut. S2 revealed R1’s injury could have been prevented by removing the legs from the wheelchair and by having two staff assisting R1.
Report will continue on LIC9099-C (3rd page). |