Britannia Place

CCR87705(c)(4) Care of Persons with Dementia: (4) There is an adequate number of direct care staff to support each resident’s physical...This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on record review, facility did not have adequate personnel to work at the time of the elopement incident. S1 was taking care of 5 residents at time of incident. This is an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.

87464 Basic Services: (f) Basic services 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).This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, Licensee did not provide care and supervision to a resident diagnosed with Dementia who eloped. Staff were aware resident had eloped from the facility as S1 was providing care to a resident and supervising five residents when R1 eloped from the facility but could not leave persons in care unassisted.

Night supervision when dementia residents require it

(b) In addition to the requirements as specified in Section 87208, Plan of Operation, the plan of operation shall address the needs of residents with dementia, including: (1)Procedures for notifying the resident’s physician, family members and responsible persons who have requested notification, and conservator, if any, when a resident’s behavior or condition changes. (2) Safety measures to address behaviors such as wandering, aggressive behavior and ingestion of toxic materials. This requirement is not met as evidenced by incident report, interviews with staff and review of R1’s records, which showed that the resident was able to wander away from the facility without staff supervision. This is an immediate health/safety risk to persons in care.