Incident investigation·December 21, 2023

On 12/21/23 Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) Cheyenne Ratajczak and Cassie Yang arrived at the facility unannounced to conduct a case management visit regarding an incident report the department received on 12/14/23. LPAs met with Administrator, Christal Anderson, and explained the purpose of the visit. LPAs discussed the incident report which occurred on 12/12/23 regarding R1 being "kinda" slapped by S1. The incident was reported by S2 on 12/13/23 to Supervisor, Rae Ortiz. LPAs were informed that S1 is currently on administrative leave and S2 quit immediately. Based on interview with Administrator, facility followed the proper protocol with reporting the incident to Community Care Licensing (CCLD), Long Term Care Ombudsman (LTCO), and local law enforcement (LE). Administrator stated internal investigation conducted and determined no findings. Administrator stated as a safety precaution, S1 will not be returning to the facility until cleared by CCLD, LTCO, LE. At this time, this incident remains under review by the Department. Exit interview conducted and a copy of the report was left at the facility.