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32 | Staff 3’s (S3) interview revealed that when R1 fell last R1 was sent out to the hospital, R1 was found on the floor during rounds by the NOC shift caregiver, R1 hit R1’s head and it was unwitnessed from S3;s understanding, S3 is not aware of R1 having any other falls, R1 will go door to door banging on other residents doors, R1 is repeatedly on overdrive due to R1’s diagnosis, there are 6 residents in the Matilija building and one of them is an Assisted Living resident not diagnosed with dementia, when a fall happens staff will notify the Med-Tech or the Nurse and they are the ones to notify the residents family and physician, S3 feels that R1 is a 1:1 as R1 needs to be followed throughout the day, S3 feels that they are meeting the residents needs with the current staffing, R1 will go days without sleeping, S3 does not feel the resident falling has anything to do with not having sufficient staffing, S3 feels that it has to do with the R1 not sleeping and becoming dizzy and unstable, R1 can walk very well and does not need support walking, and S3 does not assist residents with medications.
Staff 5’s (S5’s) interview revealed the kitchen person prepares the meals for the residents in the Topa Topa building and the Matilija building, S5 works in the Topa Topa Building, cooks, oversees the residents in the dining room, cleans the kitchen and dining room and the other Guides on shift will shower the residents, help them get dressed, clean their rooms, do their beds, and wash their clothes. 7 residents need assistance with showers, 3 residents can shower without assistance, and the other residents have Home Health aides that shower them. If there are only 2 Guides staff do all showers, beds, maybe not the deep cleaning of rooms, and/or laundry, and there are no housekeeping staff, if staff do not do a shower on Monday, they will do it on Tuesday.
Staff 6’s (S6’s) interview revealed on days when they are short-staffed staff do not do full cooking of meals maybe frozen lasagna or frozen enchiladas, Management will have the morning staff stay late or the NOC shift come in early to help with coverage, S6 sometimes hears that showering doesn't get achieved so staff will do them the next day, each day for each shift staff will have 2 to 4 rooms to clean, if staff cannot get it done staff can do it the next day.
Staff 7’s (S7’s) interview revealed in the Topa Topa Building all residents needs assistance with toileting, S2 does patient care, cooking for the Topa Topa and Matilija, kitchen clean up after each meal, check on the residents, make sure that the trashes are taken out, make sure that the residents are dry, shower the residents on certain days, Hospice will shower 5 residents and 4 residents do their own showers. On certain days staff do deep cleaning, once a week the resident rooms are deep cleaned, showers, toilets, and sinks scrubbed, sheets washed, dusting, mopping, vacuuming, and new sheets put on beds. When it is only 2-Guides on duty staff are unable to do cleaning, when it is too chaotic staff may miss a shower, but staff will get it done the next day, can't get it all done with two staff and during the PM shift there is only 1 staff sometimes. |