complaint·March 20, 2024

The investigation revealed of the following: Allegation#1 " Resident possibly has possession of a firearm." It's alleged that a man went into R2's room for less than a minute and left the building and possibly dropped off a gun in R2's room as R2 was asking for a gun a couple weeks ago in the facility. LPA interviewed seven (7) residents and five out of seven residents denied the allegation. They never heard and seen any resident has possession of a firearm. LPA interviewed staff and all denied the allegation. They never heard and see any resident has possession of a firearm. LPA also toured the room of R2 and did not observe any possession of a firearm. Allegation#2 " Resident verbally attacked another resident in care. " I t's alleged that R2 was verbally attacked R1 and threatened R1 and yelled at R1. LPA interviewed residents and reported R1 and R2 always argued in the facility for unknown reason but four out of seven residents denied seeing them hitting each other. Residents indicated staff interfered immediately and separated both residents and asked residents to calm down when two residents started arguing or verbally attacking each other. LPA interviewed staff and reported R1 and R2 do not like each other for some reasons. Staff always kept an eye on them. Staff stated that they usually ensure R1 and R2 were not in the same location or area. Regarding the altercation between R1 and R2 few weeks ago, the staff were in the kitchen prepared and served food and it was happened so fast, therefore no staff was not around while incident happened. Both R1 and R2 resolved themselves at the end and no one was getting hurt. Once the staff found out, staff immediately evacuated the dining area to prevent any other residents were involved in the incident. The administrator reported usually if something happened between two residents, staff would always de-escalate the situation and separate the residents immediately. They would also call police or paramedic if needed. Based on the interviews were conducted with staff and residents, Although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violations did or did not occur, therefore the allegations are Unsubstantiated. Exit interview was conducted. A copy of the report was issued.