Royal Palms Care Home

§1569.625 Staff training; legislative findings; contents (b) (1) The department shall adopt regulations to require staff members of residential care facilities for the elderly who assist residents with personal activities of daily living to receive appropriate training. This training shall consist of 40 hours of training. A staff member shall complete 20 hours, including six hours specific to dementia care, as required by subdivision (a) of Section 1569.626 and four hours specific to postural supports, restricted health conditions, and hospice care, as required by subdivision (a) of Section 1569.696, before working independently with residents. The remaining 20 hours shall include six hours specific to dementia care and shall be completed within the first four weeks of employment. The training coursework may utilize various methods of instruction, including, but not limited to, lectures, instructional videos, and interactive online courses. The additional 16 hours shall be hands-on training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on records reviewed, facility did not ensure that staff were acquiring all required initial trainings per Health and Safety Code, which poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to residents in care.

§1569.625 Staff training; legislative findings; contents (b) (2) In addition to paragraph (1), training requirements shall also include an additional 20 hours annually, eight hours of which shall be dementia care training, as required by subdivision (a) of Section 1569.626, and four hours of which shall be specific to postural supports, restricted health conditions, and hospice care, as required by subdivision (a) of Section 1569.696. This training shall be administered on the job, or in a classroom setting, or both, and may include online training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on records reviewed, facility did not ensure that staff were acquiring all required annual trainings per Health and Safety Code, which poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to residents in care.

87466 Observation of Resident - The licensee shall ensure that residents are regularly observed for changes in physical (...) functioning and that appropriate assistance is provided when such observation reveals unmet needs. (...) This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews conducted and records reviewed, the facility did not ensure resident R1 received timely medical attention after observation of unmet needs, which poses an immediate health, safety, and personal rights risk to the residents in care.

87211 Reporting Requirements (a) Each licensee shall furnish to the licensing agency such reports as the Department may require, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) A written report shall be submitted to the licensing agency and to the person responsible for the resident within seven days of the occurrence of any of the events specified in (A) through (D) below. (...) This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews conducted and records reviewed, the facility did not ensure to report multiple incidents to the licensing agency, which poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to the residents in care.