Rule/Regulation Violated:
R9-10-803.A.10. Administration<br> A. A governing authority shall: <br>10. Ensure the health, safety, or welfare of a resident is not placed at risk of harm.
Evidence/Findings:
<p>Based on documentation review and interview, the governing authority failed to ensure the health, safety, or welfare of a resident was not placed at risk of harm. The deficient practice posed a risk to the physical health and safety of a resident.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Findings Include:</p><p><br></p><p>1. A review of facility documentation revealed an incident report regarding R2 dated July 2, 2025. The incident report stated “Resident stated had a fall during night, pressed pendant no assistance provided by CG. Resident lifted [self] from the floor and went to her bed, resident stated they hit their right shoulder area on counter. “</p><p><br></p><p>2. In an interview, E1 reported that when the day staff came into the facility on July 02, 2025, the staff ran a report of all the calls from the pendants from the residents. When the staff was reviewing the call report, they noticed that several calls had gone unanswered. E1 reported there were two caregivers on staff for the night shift, who were E4 and E6. The first caregiver, E4 on the night staff, reported that they had not answered the call from the resident due to the walkie-talkie not being charged, and the second caregiver reported they had not been given a walkie-talkie.</p><p><br></p><p>3. In an interview, E1 reported that both night caregivers were suspended and taken off the schedule immediately for further investigation. E1 acknowledged E4 and E6 had put the health, safety, or welfare of residents at risk of harm.</p>
Temporary Solution:
On the morning of July 2nd, 2025 management was alerted that a resident had fallen during the overnight shift. Upon running the pendant report, management saw that between the hours of 10:00pm July 1st, 2025 to 6:00am July 2nd, 2025 pendants had not been answered. The care staff on shift during that time were immediately suspended until an investigation could be completed.
Summary:
The following deficiency was found during the on-site investigation of complaint 00145554 conducted on September 23, 2025: