- Date
- 6/23/2021
- Report number
- 00146319-AP-115616
- Type
- Abuse: Neglect
- Level
- 3 - Moderate harm or potential for serious harm
- Allegation
- Failed to use restraint properly
- Result
- Substantiated
- Findings
- Alleged Victim relies on the facility for his/her care. On or about June 23, 2021, AV went to an outing on this/her wheelchair in the facility bus. Alleged Perpetrator 2 (AP2) properly secured AV’s wheelchair to the bus but did not use the shoulder/lap belt on the bus to secure AV to the wheelchair. A few minutes into the bus ride, AV fell out of the wheelchair and broke his/her arm. AP2 was trained to secure the wheelchair with four straps, but not to use the shoulder/lap belt to secure the resident to the wheelchair. The facility failed to use restraint properly, which is a violation of resident rights, is neglect of care and constitutes abuse.
- Sanction
- RCFCP22-00121 $375.00 fine assessed