Springfield Place

Right to access and copy personal medical records

87468.2 Additional Personal Rights of Residents in Privately Operated Facilities (a) In addition to the rights listed in Section 87468.1, Personal Rights of Residents in All Facilities, residents in privately operated residential care facilities for the elderly shall have all of the following personal rights: (19) To have prompt access to review all of their records and to purchase photocopies of their records. Photocopied records shall be provided within two (2) business days and at a cost that does not exceed the community standard for photocopies. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review & interviews the licensee did not comply with the above regulation by not providing the requested documents to authorized representative within two (2) business days, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

First aid training requirements

Based on LPA's observation and record review, one out of five staff lacked required first aid certification, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one out of five staff which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

87465(a)(c)(2)Incidental Medical & Dental Care Services.Once ordered by the physicias the medication is given according to the physician's directions. This requirement isn’t met as evidenced by:Based on staff interview & incident report submitted to CCL on 8/11/2021 facility staff didn't comply w/section cite above by given resident R1 meds as ordered/prescribed by the Physician which poses an immediate health & safety risk to resident in care. LPAs learned that staff S1 dispensed medication Norco 2 10-325 tablets instead of only 1 every 12 hrs per doctor's orders dated 8/3/21 on file to R1 on 8/8/2021. (see copies on file)

H&S 1569.69 Employees assisting residents with self-administration of medication; training requirements.This requirement is not met as evidenced by:Based on file review & interviews, facility didn't comply w/section cite above in 1 out of 1 initial med tech staff training records not on file which poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to residents in care. LPAs requested records of training for staff med tech S1 during visit and were informed that facility has no proof of training on facility file for staff S1 at this time. Staff S1 was hired on 12/4/2020 according with staff file. There is no medication and shadowing proof of initialor continuing training on file.