Incident investigation·November 19, 2025

This unannounced Case Management – Incident inspection is being conducted by Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Sean Haddad for the purpose of following up on a self-reported incident report received in the Orange County Regional Office (OCRO) on November 19, 2025 regarding Resident #1 (R1). LPA met with Administrator (AD) Michelle Song and explained the reason for today’s inspection. During today’s inspection, LPA inspected the facility, interviewed AD, and requested and reviewed copies of the resident roster, staff roster, and resident files. Per the incident report received in the OCRO on November 19, 2025, on November 2, 2025, R1 left the facility without staff noticing around 6AM, was found by the police miles away, and was sent to the hospital. LPA inspected the facility, conducted health and safety checks on residents present, and observed no health and safety issues. LPA reviewed R1’s Physician’s Report dated February 6, 2025, which indicates R1 has mild cognitive impairment but can leave the facility unassisted. Per AD, R1 did not have dementia, but lived in the memory care unit due to psychiatric issues. Per AD, R1 is still at the hospital, R1 escaped by using a chair to jump a fence in the memory care courtyard and did not trigger the facility’s delayed egress alarms, and R1 was hospitalized after fighting with police when they were found on November 2, 2025 but AD is unaware of any injuries to R1. LPA reviewed R1’s involuntary evaluation application dated October 30, 2025, which indicates that prior to R1’s elopement on November 2, 2025, R1 was detained by Garden Grove Police Department during another elopement on October 30, 2025, due to being gravely disabled, being observed walking in street traffic due to their dementia. Per facility staff, R1 leaving on October 30, 2025, was also not noticed by staff and no delayed egress alarms were triggered and it is believed R1 jumped another fence. Per facility staff, on October 30, 2025, R1 was hospitalized but was cleared to go back to the facility the same day or the next day by the doctor at the hospital, facility staff protested R1’s return to the facility to the doctor at the hospital, but R1 was still returned to the facility and the doctor said they would send new medications to R1’s pharmacy. Per AD and facility staff, the facility did not have a chance to reassess R1 as they eloped again in the next few days on November 2, 2025, and it is unclear if the new medications ever arrived. Facility staff stated they put R1 on 30-minute checks after their first elopement, but there are no logs available, and the checks provided by facility staff were insufficient to meet R1’s care and supervision needs. Based on the information obtained, the facility did not put in place sufficient measures to address R1’s elopement even after knowing of their previous elopement a few days earlier. LPA inspected the delayed egress doors in the memory care unit and confirmed they work properly. LPA reviewed the incident reports received in the OCRO and noted that R1’s elopement on October 30, 2025 was not reported. Based on the information obtained during today’s inspection, deficiencies are being cited per Title 22 Division 6 of the California Code of Regulations. See LIC809D. An exit interview was conducted and a copy of this report and appeal rights was discussed with and provided to facility representative.