complaint·September 26, 2022

LPA obtained the staff schedule for December 2021. LPA interviewed all staff that were identified as working in December 2021. Interview with Caregiver 1 revealed all staff were aware that they should stay home if they had illness symptoms. Staff member further stated that they were not aware of any staff member that worked while they were sick during the month of December 2021. This same staff member went on to say that they personally had a stomachache during that time period (December 2021) and worked at the facility, but the stomachache went away after a day and they did not test positive for covid-19. Interview with Caregiver 2 revealed knowledge of Caregiver 1 coming down with an illness, but no knowledge of what type of illness. Caregiver 2 denied working for or “covering caregiver 1’s shift, the day Caregiver 1 became ill. Interview with Administrator revealed all staff were familiar with covid-19 guidelines and staff were not allowed to work/or go to work if they were sick. Interview with back-up Administrator revealed Caregiver 1 advised them of stomach pains during the month of December 2021. This was followed by Caregiver 1 being relieved of their work duties by another staff member. Administrator could not recall the exact date or the staff member that relieved Caregiver 1. It should be noted that additional information obtained from the Complainant, recanted the allegation. Based on LPA observations and interviews, we have found that the preponderance of the evidence standard has not been met, therefore, the allegation is found to be unsubstantiated. An exit interview was conducted with Randy Lingad and a copy of this report and Licensee/Appeal Rights (LIC 9058) were provided to Randy Lingad whose signature below confirms receipt of documents.