Incident investigation·July 11, 2023

On 07/11/23, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) M. Yang arrived unannounced to conduct a case management visit. LPA met with Director of Residential Services (DRS) Shellie Whitlock and announced the purpose of the visit. Administrator Paul Anderson arrived shortly. LPA discuss the Soc 341 that was received by the department on 07/07/23. Administrator was informed by Staff 1 (S1) and Staff 2 (S2) that staff have witnessed Staff 3 (S3) slapping one resident’s wrist, slapping another resident on the back of and pulling another resident’s hair. On 07/10/23, Administrator follow-up to department of incident resulted in the termination of employment of S3. Interview was conducted with DRS who stated internal investigation was completed by 07/08/23 and S3 no longer employed effective 07/08/23. However, the Soc 341 reported received was in relation to the same allegations in complaint 24-AS-20230705155208 received by the department. The information provide will be reviewed; a follow up case management will be conducted if necessary. An exit interview was conduct. A copy of this report was provided to Administrator, whose signature on this report confirms receipt of report.