055255
07/21/2025
Corona Health Care Center
1400 Circle City Drive Corona, CA 92879
F 0602
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure, for one of three resident (Resident 1) was free from misappropriation of property when the Social Service Designee (SSD) used Resident 1's bank card to purchase items for her personal use, without consent from Resident 1. This failure had the potential to affect Resident 1's psychosocial wellbeing. Findings:On June 19, 2025, at 1:45 p.m., an unannounced visit was conducted at the facility to conduct two complaints and one Facility Reported Incident regarding allegation of abuse.On June 19, 2025, at 2 p.m., during an interview with the Director of Nursing (DON) and the ADM (Administrator), the DON stated the following information gathered through their investigation:-A Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) notified him that Resident 1 had a concern regarding his Social Security Income (SSI);-Resident 1 reported he checked his bank account and noticed that there was not much money as he expected to be in there;-Resident 1 informed the SSD about the charges indicated in the bank statements were not authorized by the resident;-The SSD admitted to Resident 1 that she purchased those items through the resident's account and she owed the resident about $2300 and the SSD made a deal with Resident 1 about how to pay the amount she owed; and-Resident 1 indicated the SSD had paid him about $900 and would pay the balance by June 25, 2025.The ADM and the DON stated they were not aware for about two weeks from the time the SSD identified the problem until Resident 1 reported it to the CNA. The DON stated the SSD should have set up individual account for the resident if the resident wanted to order online and not through the staff account. On June 19, 2025, at 4:20 p.m., during an interview with Resident 1, Resident 1 stated he had an account with direct express and saw the balance was too low, about $1000 short. Resident 1 stated he requested bank statements from January 2025 to May 2025, and he opened them in front of the SSD, and the SSD confirmed with Resident 1 that she made the purchases/charges, apologized to the resident, and agreed to pay the resident. Resident 1 stated he asked the SSD why she did it and the SSD responded to him I need it.On June 19, 2025, Resident 1's record was reviewed. Resident 1 was admitted to the facility on [DATE], with diagnoses which included hemiplegia (weakness) and depression (mood disorder). A review of Resident 1's Minimum Data Set (MDS - a resident assessment tool), dated March 9, 2025, indicated Resident 1 had a BIMS (Brief Interview of Mental Status) score of 13 (cognitively intact).A review of Resident 1's Progress Notes, dated June 13, 2025, at 4:04 p.m., indicated, .Informed (name of physician) that resident verbalized that one of the staff conducted unauthorized transaction of his debit card. MD (medical doctor) ordered to monitor resident for emotional distress and do psychiatrist/psychological consult .A review of Resident 1's IDT (Interdisciplinary Team - a group of healthcare professionals), dated June 16, 2025, indicated, .IDT met with the resident in the conference room in regards to the allegedly unauthorized transaction on his debit card of one of the facility staff, resident verbalized to one of the staff on 6/13/25 (June 13, 2025) that he notice deduction on his debit card and he confronted the allegedly staff member about it. Initial investigation was conducted on
Residents Affected - Few
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055255
07/21/2025
Corona Health Care Center
1400 Circle City Drive Corona, CA 92879
F 0602
Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
that day .staff assisted Resident contacting the bank to suspend current debit card and replacement card was requested .During the IDT meeting, resident verbalized that she (sic) told the social service designee of discrepancy of his billing at around Month of May. The social service designee assisted her (sic) to get bank statement. Upon receiving the bank statement, when he reviewed it, he notice unauthorized transaction on his statement. when he told the social service designee about it, she hastily admitted that this is her transaction .she told the resident that she need it. they compromise of settling the total amount that was deducted on his card on a (sic) installment basis. The approximation of the amount at 2300 dollar. IDT ask the resident why he did not report it to the upper management his respond is he want to see if the social service designee will go through with it. he feel hurt and betrayed but resident said he understand the financial predicament of the social service designee and his (sic) not blaming her for that .Resident verbalized that he don't (do not) even want to file legal proceeding to the social service as long as the money is returned back to him .At this time resident feel secured and dont (do not) have any emotional distress of what happen .A review of the facility's policy and procedure titled, Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation and Misappropriation Prevention Program, dated April 2021, indicated, .Residents have the right to be free from abuse, neglect, misappropriation of resident property and exploitation Protect residents from abuse, neglect, exploitation or misappropriation of property by anyone including .facility staff .
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