- Date
- 4/5/2022
- Report number
- 00193069-AP-154427
- Type
- Abuse: Neglect
- Level
- 2 - Minor harm or potential for moderate harm
- Allegation
- Failed to assure timely medical treatment
- Result
- Substantiated
- Findings
- Facility and Alleged Perpetrator 2 (AP2) failed to ensure Alleged Victim (AV) had his/her sutures removed according to physician's orders. According to facility documentation and interviews, AP2 failed to make an appointment to have AV's sutures removed and AP2 personally removed AV's sutures. AP2's actions to remove AV's sutures in not within his/her scope of practice to remove sutures. AP2 is responsible for neglect of care which constitutes abuse. The facility failed to follow up on AV's doctor orders and did not provide oversight to ensure AV was scheduled for suture removal. AV went two weeks over from the time his/her sutures should have been removed. The facility's failure is a violation of resident rights, is considered neglect of care which constitutes abuse.
- Sanction
- ALFCP22-00676 $188.00 fine assessed