Inspection Findings:
Based on observation, interview and record review, conducted during a site visit from 01/08/24 through 01/09/24, it was confirmed the facility failed to have qualified awake direct care staff, sufficient in number to meet the 24-hour scheduled and unscheduled needs of each resident for 5 of 5 sampled residents (#s 2, 6, 10, 14 and 15). Findings include, but are not limited to:On 01/08/24 at 10:32 am, Resident 14 was observed to press his/her call light button. At 10:46 am, a staff member was observed to answer the call light and asked for assistance from another staff member to provide incontinence care. It took a total of 20 minutes and 43 seconds for two staff members to respond to the resident's call light to assist resident with incontinence care.A review of Resident 14 call light logs for 01/08/24, indicated Resident 14 used his/her call light 12 times and three of those calls took longer than 20 minutes for staff to respond to, varying from 21 minutes to 54 minutes. A review of call lights logs, dated 01/05/24 - 01/08/24, for Residents 2, 6 and 10 indicated:* Resident 2 had 11 instances of call lights over 20 minutes;* Resident 6 had nine instances of call lights over 20 minutes; and* Resident 10 had four instances of call lights over 20 minutes.In an interview on 01/08/24, Resident 2 stated s/he has gone all day without seeing a staff member.In an interview on 01/08/24, Staff 8 (med tech) stated the facility was short staffed [on 01/08/24].In an interview on 01/08/24, Resident 14 stated s/he frequently waited 30 minutes to an hour for staff to respond to his/her call light.In an interview on 01/08/24, Resident 6 stated on 11/06/23 there were only 2 caregivers working on swing shift and s/he waited 1-2 hours for staff to respond to his/her call light.In an interview on 01/08/24, Witness 2 (ODHS Contract Administrator) stated the contract required direct care staff during the day and evening shift to be 0.5 full time employees (FTE) per individual served under the contract and for night shift there needed to be 4 FTE for individuals served under the contract. In an interview on 01/09/24, Resident 15 stated the facility does not have enough staff and it has taken 2.5 hours for staff to respond to his/her call light before. S/he stated nights and weekends were really bad for staffing.In an interview on 01/09/24, Resident 10 stated on a bad day it took staff anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours to respond.The resident roster indicated there were 14 residents served under the contract (C wing) at the time of the site visit.A review of staff assignment sheets, dated 01/08/24 and 01/09/24, indicated the following:· On 01/08/24 during day shift there was 1 med tech and 1 caregiver assigned for A and B wing of the facility. For C wing 1 med tech and 3 caregivers were assigned;· On 01/09/24 during swing shift there was 1 med tech and 1 caregiver assigned for A and B wing of the facility. For C wing 1 med tech and 5 caregivers were assigned.The facility was staffed short of the facility contract requirements.A review of the staff schedules dated 08/01/23 through 01/31/24, indicated the facility was consistently not staffed to the contract requirements. The staff schedule for 11/06/23 indicated there were 2 caregiver and 2 med techs scheduled for swing shift.The facility failed to have qualified awake direct care staff, sufficient in number to meet the 24-hour scheduled and unscheduled needs of each resident.The findings were reviewed with and acknowledged by Staff 1 (Administrator), Staff 2 (Regional Director of Operations), Staff 3 (Assistant Administrator) and Staff 4 (RN) on 01/09/24.Facility Verbal Plan of correction: Facility was actively hiring and was to be staffed to their contract within two weeks. Based on observation, interview and record review, conducted during a site visit from 01/08/24 through 01/09/24, it was confirmed the facility failed to have qualified awake direct care staff, sufficient in number to meet the 24-hour scheduled and unscheduled needs of each resident for 5 of 5 sampled residents (#s 2, 6, 10, 14 and 15). Findings include, but are not limited to:On 01/08/24 at 10:32 am, Resident 14 was observed to press his/her call light button. At 10:46 am, a staff member was observed to answer the call light and asked for assistance from another staff member to provide incontinence care. It took a total of 20 minutes and 43 seconds for two staff members to respond to the resident's call light to assist resident with incontinence care.A review of Resident 14 call light logs for 01/08/24, indicated Resident 14 used his/her call light 12 times and three of those calls took longer than 20 minutes for staff to respond to, varying from 21 minutes to 54 minutes. A review of call lights logs, dated 01/05/24 - 01/08/24, for Residents 2, 6 and 10 indicated:* Resident 2 had 11 instances of call lights over 20 minutes;* Resident 6 had nine instances of call lights over 20 minutes; and* Resident 10 had four instances of call lights over 20 minutes.In an interview on 01/08/24, Resident 2 stated s/he has gone all day without seeing a staff member.In an interview on 01/08/24, Staff 8 (med tech) stated the facility was short staffed [on 01/08/24].In an interview on 01/08/24, Resident 14 stated s/he frequently waited 30 minutes to an hour for staff to respond to his/her call light.In an interview on 01/08/24, Resident 6 stated on 11/06/23 there were only 2 caregivers working on swing shift and s/he waited 1-2 hours for staff to respond to his/her call light.In an interview on 01/08/24, Witness 2 (ODHS Contract Administrator) stated the contract required direct care staff during the day and evening shift to be 0.5 full time employees (FTE) per individual served under the contract and for night shift there needed to be 4 FTE for individuals served under the contract. In an interview on 01/09/24, Resident 15 stated the facility does not have enough staff and it has taken 2.5 hours for staff to respond to his/her call light before. S/he stated nights and weekends were really bad for staffing.In an interview on 01/09/24, Resident 10 stated on a bad day it took staff anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours to respond.The resident roster indicated there were 14 residents served under the contract (C wing) at the time of the site visit.A review of staff assignment sheets, dated 01/08/24 and 01/09/24, indicated the following:· On 01/08/24 during day shift there was 1 med tech and 1 caregiver assigned for A and B wing of the facility. For C wing 1 med tech and 3 caregivers were assigned;· On 01/09/24 during swing shift there was 1 med tech and 1 caregiver assigned for A and B wing of the facility. For C wing 1 med tech and 5 caregivers were assigned.The facility was staffed short of the facility contract requirements.A review of the staff schedules dated 08/01/23 through 01/31/24, indicated the facility was consistently not staffed to the contract requirements. The staff schedule for 11/06/23 indicated there were 2 caregiver and 2 med techs scheduled for swing shift.The facility failed to have qualified awake direct care staff, sufficient in number to meet the 24-hour scheduled and unscheduled needs of each resident.The findings were reviewed with and acknowledged by Staff 1 (Administrator), Staff 2 (Regional Director of Operations), Staff 3 (Assistant Administrator) and Staff 4 (RN) on 01/09/24.Facility Verbal Plan of correction: Facility was actively hiring and was to be staffed to their contract within two weeks. Based on observation, interview and record review, conducted during a site visit from 01/08/24 through 01/09/24, it was confirmed the facility failed to have qualified awake direct care staff, sufficient in number to meet the 24-hour scheduled and unscheduled needs of each resident for 5 of 5 sampled residents (#s 2, 6, 10, 14 and 15). Findings include, but are not limited to:On 01/08/24 at 10:32 am, Resident 14 was observed to press his/her call light button. At 10:46 am, a staff member was observed to answer the call light and asked for assistance from another staff member to provide incontinence care. It took a total of 20 minutes and 43 seconds for two staff members to respond to the resident's call light to assist resident with incontinence care.A review of Resident 14 call light logs for 01/08/24, indicated Resident 14 used his/her call light 12 times and three of those calls took longer than 20 minutes for staff to respond to, varying from 21 minutes to 54 minutes. A review of call lights logs, dated 01/05/24 - 01/08/24, for Residents 2, 6 and 10 indicated:* Resident 2 had 11 instances of call lights over 20 minutes;* Resident 6 had nine instances of call lights over 20 minutes; and* Resident 10 had four instances of call lights over 20 minutes.In an interview on 01/08/24, Resident 2 stated s/he has gone all day without seeing a staff member.In an interview on 01/08/24, Staff 8 (med tech) stated the facility was short staffed [on 01/08/24].In an interview on 01/08/24, Resident 14 stated s/he frequently waited 30 minutes to an hour for staff to respond to his/her call light.In an interview on 01/08/24, Resident 6 stated on 11/06/23 there were only 2 caregivers working on swing shift and s/he waited 1-2 hours for staff to respond to his/her call light.In an interview on 01/08/24, Witness 2 (ODHS Contract Administrator) stated the contract required direct care staff during the day and evening shift to be 0.5 full time employees (FTE) per individual served under the contract and for night shift there needed to be 4 FTE for individuals served under the contract. In an interview on 01/09/24, Resident 15 stated the facility does not have enough staff and it has taken 2.5 hours for staff to respond to his/her call light before. S/he stated nights and weekends were really bad for staffing.In an interview on 01/09/24, Resident 10 stated on a bad day it took staff anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours to respond.The resident roster indicated there were 14 residents served under the contract (C wing) at the time of the site visit.A review of staff assignment sheets, dated 01/08/24 and 01/09/24, indicated the following:· On 01/08/24 during day shift there was 1 med tech and 1 caregiver assigned for A and B wing of the facility. For C wing 1 med tech and 3 caregivers were assigned;· On 01/09/24 during swing shift there was 1 med tech and 1 caregiver assigned for A and B wing of the facility. For C wing 1 med tech and 5 caregivers were assigned.The facility was staffed short of the facility contract requirements.A review of the staff schedules dated 08/01/23 through 01/31/24, indicated the facility was consistently not staffed to the contract requirements. The staff schedule for 11/06/23 indicated there were 2 caregiver and 2 med techs scheduled for swing shift.The facility failed to have qualified awake direct care staff, sufficient in number to meet the 24-hour scheduled and unscheduled needs of each resident.The findings were reviewed with and acknowledged by Staff 1 (Administrator), Staff 2 (Regional Director of Operations), Staff 3 (Assistant Administrator) and Staff 4 (RN) on 01/09/24.Facility Verbal Plan of correction: Facility was actively hiring and was to be staffed to their contract within two weeks. Based on observation, interview and record review, conducted during a site visit from 01/08/24 through 01/09/24, it was confirmed the facility failed to have qualified awake direct care staff, sufficient in number to meet the 24-hour scheduled and unscheduled needs of each resident for 5 of 5 sampled residents (#s 2, 6, 10, 14 and 15). Findings include, but are not limited to:On 01/08/24 at 10:32 am, Resident 14 was observed to press his/her call light button. At 10:46 am, a staff member was observed to answer the call light and asked for assistance from another staff member to provide incontinence care. It took a total of 20 minutes and 43 seconds for two staff members to respond to the resident's call light to assist resident with incontinence care.A review of Resident 14 call light logs for 01/08/24, indicated Resident 14 used his/her call light 12 times and three of those calls took longer than 20 minutes for staff to respond to, varying from 21 minutes to 54 minutes. A review of call lights logs, dated 01/05/24 - 01/08/24, for Residents 2, 6 and 10 indicated:* Resident 2 had 11 instances of call lights over 20 minutes;* Resident 6 had nine instances of call lights over 20 minutes; and* Resident 10 had four instances of call lights over 20 minutes.In an interview on 01/08/24, Resident 2 stated s/he has gone all day without seeing a staff member.In an interview on 01/08/24, Staff 8 (med tech) stated the facility was short staffed [on 01/08/24].In an interview on 01/08/24, Resident 14 stated s/he frequently waited 30 minutes to an hour for staff to respond to his/her call light.In an interview on 01/08/24, Resident 6 stated on 11/06/23 there were only 2 caregivers working on swing shift and s/he waited 1-2 hours for staff to respond to his/her call light.In an interview on 01/08/24, Witness 2 (ODHS Contract Administrator) stated the contract required direct care staff during the day and evening shift to be 0.5 full time employees (FTE) per individual served under the contract and for night shift there needed to be 4 FTE for individuals served under the contract. In an interview on 01/09/24, Resident 15 stated the facility does not have enough staff and it has taken 2.5 hours for staff to respond to his/her call light before. S/he stated nights and weekends were really bad for staffing.In an interview on 01/09/24, Resident 10 stated on a bad day it took staff anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours to respond.The resident roster indicated there were 14 residents served under the contract (C wing) at the time of the site visit.A review of staff assignment sheets, dated 01/08/24 and 01/09/24, indicated the following:· On 01/08/24 during day shift there was 1 med tech and 1 caregiver assigned for A and B wing of the facility. For C wing 1 med tech and 3 caregivers were assigned;· On 01/09/24 during swing shift there was 1 med tech and 1 caregiver assigned for A and B wing of the facility. For C wing 1 med tech and 5 caregivers were assigned.The facility was staffed short of the facility contract requirements.A review of the staff schedules dated 08/01/23 through 01/31/24, indicated the facility was consistently not staffed to the contract requirements. The staff schedule for 11/06/23 indicated there were 2 caregiver and 2 med techs scheduled for swing shift.The facility failed to have qualified awake direct care staff, sufficient in number to meet the 24-hour scheduled and unscheduled needs of each resident.The findings were reviewed with and acknowledged by Staff 1 (Administrator), Staff 2 (Regional Director of Operations), Staff 3 (Assistant Administrator) and Staff 4 (RN) on 01/09/24.Facility Verbal Plan of correction: Facility was actively hiring and was to be staffed to their contract within two weeks.