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32 | an interview with Regional Executive Director Specialist at 12:25PM, toured the facility at 12:34PM, conducted staff interviews at 1:40PM and 2:35PM, and gathered copies of documents pertinent to the investigation. The following was then determined:
Regarding the allegation "staff do not respond timely to a resident's alerts while in care;"
It was alleged that particularly during the overnight shift, Resident #1 (R1)'s call pendant is not being responded to timely, resulting in R1 being unable to transfer to the commode. The complaint further indicates that R1 has called 9-1-1 when the facility staff did not respond to R1's request for assistance timely. Office of Emergency Service records were reviewed and reflect that R1 called 9-1-1 on the following dates and times: 05/14/2021 at 11:29PM, 06/02/2021 at 07:03AM, 06/21/2021 at 11:24PM, 06/25/2021 at 12:38AM, 06/29/2021 at 04:05AM. Interview with R1 confirmed that those phone calls were made when requests for assistance remained unanswered. LPA reviewed facility logs for pendant calls and response times for R1 for the week of June 25-June 30, 2021. Pendant response time varied between 10 seconds to 8 hours, 36 minutes, and 14 seconds. In total, there were 11 (eleven) times the response time was greater than 10 minutes. Additionally, record review revealed on 06/26/2021, R1 began calling at 02:13AM and called for assistance 14 (fourteen) times before R1 fell. Interview revealed that there are 2 (two) staff who work in Assisted Living during the overnight shift, one caregiver and one medication technician. Staff interview revealed that depending on how busy the staff are when the call comes in determines how long a resident waits for assistance. Typically, staff try to respond as soon as possible but the goal is to respond within 10 (ten) minutes. Based on interview and record review, the allegation "staff do not respond timely to a resident's alerts while in care" is deemed SUBSTANTIATED at this time.
Regarding the allegation "staff are not properly assisting a resident while in care:"
It was alleged that when R1 needs to be transferred to the commode during the overnight shift, staff are not responsive to R1's calls for assistance. Record review revealed that R1 does require transfer assistance. Interview revealed that R1 has a bedside commode to ensure night time toileting needs are met and that R1 typically calls for assistance to transfer to the commode when needed during the overnight shift. During the daytime hours Monday through Friday, R1 has a private caregiver who assists R1 with transfers, but during the overnight shift and weekends, R1 relies on facility staff assisting with transfers, which is reflected in R1's care assessment. As established above, R1 calls during the overnight shift and response times reviewed reflected 11 (eleven) times R1's response time was greater than 10 minutes between 06/25/2021 and
Report Continued on LIC 9099-C |