Complaint·June 28, 2022

During interview, R1 confirms the history of their friendship with Karin and claims they are managing their own money, that they write their own checks, and no-one at the facility helps them. They denied being coerced into writing large checks. In regard to staff financially abused resident, LPA collected pertinent reports from outside agencies and bank fraud reports. It is alleged that the facility was fraudulently taking funds from R1. On 4/22/2020 a check posted for $29,618.26 and was returned on 4/23/2020 to Partner N Care LLC. There was a $4580.00 and on 4/22/20 there was a $5400.00 check posted to the facility out of the residents bank. The bank issued a fraud alert based on these transactions. Interviews revealed the following information: It is explained by Karin that the funds taken from the account of R1 were for charges of monthly rent and care for R1 and their spouse. She further explained that prior to their death, R1's spouse wanted to pay up-front several months for their spouses care before they passed. Karin reports that she did not receive those funds as the bank returned the check unfunded for the $29,618.26. LPA contact with Riverside Police revealed that their case was suspended. Interviews conducted and review of reports and documents collected from other agencies, although raise concern, do not prove within the preponderance of evidence needed to confirm financial abuse or inappropriate relationship between Karin and R1. We have found the complaint allegations are unsubstantiated, although the allegation may have happened or is valid: there is not a preponderance of the evidence to prove that the alleged violation occurred. A copy of this report is being reviewed with and furnished to the facility representative.