- Date
- 1/29/2024
- Report number
- 00393710-AP-344372
- Type
- Abuse: Neglect
- Level
- 3 - Moderate harm or potential for serious harm
- Allegation
- Failed to assure resident rights
- Result
- Substantiated
- Findings
- Alleged Victim (AV) was admitted to the facility with no official Dementia diagnosis and was not allowed to leave on h/h own. AV was first noted to be alert and oriented times 4 on February 13, 2024, AV expressed s/he was too high functioning to be in the facility, is very active person and AV expressed s/he thought about suicide. In or around June/July of 2024 AV was determined to not have dementia. No new guidance was provided to staff regarding AV’s cognitive abilities. AV would make suicidal statements, and no interventions were put into place for AV’s suicidal ideation. AV cried while talking about being in the facility and the lack of freedom that s/he has. The facility failed to confirm a diagnosis of dementia prior to admitting AV into the locked memory care facility, which is which is a violation of resident rights, and Resident services in a memory care community, which is a violation of resident rights, is considered neglect of care and constitutes abuse.
- Sanction
- RCFCP25-00888 $500.00 fine assessed