Vmb Ultimate Care

87207 No licensee, officer or employee of a licensee shall make or disseminate any false or misleading statement regarding the facility or any of the services provided by the facility. This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and records review, the Licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that S1 stated that only 2 of 6 residents were receiving hospice services, when it was actually 6 of 6 residents. This poses a potential person rights risk to 5 of 5 residents in care.

87407 (k) Whenever a certified administrator assumes… responsibility for administering a residential care facility for the elderly, he or she shall provide written notice, within thirty (30) days, to: (1) The local licensing office… This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the Licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that a written notice of S2 acting at the facility’s administrator was not submitted to the Department. This poses a potential safety risk to 5 of 5 residents in care.

87632 (a) In order accept or retain terminally ill residents… the licensee shall have obtained a facility hospice care waiver from the Department… This requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, the Licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the facility was caring for 6 hospice residents without requesting an hospice waiver for 6 residents. This posed a potential health risk to 6 of 6 residents in care.

Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the medical assessments for R1, R2, and R3 were incomplete. This poses a potential health risk to 6 of 6 residents in care.

Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that resident medications are stored in an unsecured cabinet and refrigerator located in the facility kitchen. This poses a potential safety risk to 6 of 6 residents in care.

Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that T1 and T2 were residing and/or present at the facility without a valid fingerprint clearance. This poses an immediate safety risk to 6 of 6 residents in care.

87211(a)(D) Reporting Requirements - Each licensee shall furnish to the licensing agency such reports as the Department may require, including, but not limited to, the following: Any incident which threatens the welfare, safety or health of any resident, such as psychological abuse of a resident by staff or other residents, or unexplained absence of any resident. This requirement was not met, as evidenced by: Interviews and records review showing licensee did not report the elopement of R1 to local licensing as required. This posed an potential safety risk to one of six residents in care.

87464(f)(1) - Elopement resulting in serious bodily injury. Basic Sercices shall at a minimum include: (1) Care and supervision as defined in Section 87101(c)(3) and Health and Safety Code section 1569.2(c). "Care and supervision" means the facility assumes responsibility for, or provides ...., ongoing assistance with activities of daily living without which the resident’s physical health, mental health, safety, or welfare would be endangered. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Interviews and record reviews showing staff left R1 unassisted on 7/23/21, resulting in elopement with serious bodily injury and hospitalization. This posed an immediate safety risk to one of six residents in care. Immediate CP of $500 assessed today