Loving Legacy Senior Care

Store centrally held medications in locked secure place

Centrally stored medicines shall be kept in a safe and locked place that is not accessible to persons other than employees responsible for the supervision of the centrally stored medication.This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the regulation cited above. During inspection of the kitchen, LPA found a packet of Tylenol inside the first aid kit that was located in a kitchen drawer. These were not locked and were accessible to residents. This poses an immediate safety, health, personal rights risks to persons in care.

Grounds for eviction listed for residents

87224 Eviction Procedures(a)The licensee may evict a resident for one or more of the reasons listed in Section 87224(a)(1) through (5). Thirty (30) days written notice to the resident is required except as otherwise specified in paragraph (5) This requirement was not met as evidenced by:The facility refused resident (R1) readmittance following hospitalization without issuing a written eviction as required by Title 22 regulation. This posed a potential health, safety, and resident rights risk to residents in care.

Allowing diabetic residents based on self-management ability

87628 Diabetes(a)The licensee shall be permitted to accept or retain a resident who has diabetes if the resident is able to perform his/her own glucose testing... and is able to administer his/her own medication including medication administered orally or through injection, or has it administered by an appropriately skilled professional. This requirement was not met as evidenced by:The facility did not ensure that resident (R1) identified diabetic care needs were met through self-administration or by an appropriately skilled professional.

Protection from punishment and intimidation

87468.1 Personal Rights of Residents in All Facilities(a)Residents in all residential care facilities for the elderly shall have all of the following personal rights(3)To be free from punishment, humiliation, intimidation, abuse, or other actions of a punitive nature, such as withholding residents’ money or interfering with daily living functions such as eating, sleeping, or elimination. This requirement was not met as evidenced by:The licensee did not ensure that a resident in care was kept free from abuse, and other actions of a punitive nature. Facility staff (S2) were observed on camera assaulting resident (R1) on multiple occassions.