Failure to Timely Report Allegation of Verbal Abuse
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to report an allegation of verbal abuse to the Indiana Department of Health within the required two-hour timeframe after it was received. A resident reported to both Social Services staff and the Executive Director that a physical therapist had been rude to her, specifically recounting that the therapist told her, 'Show me what you can do,' after she had been removed from physical therapy. The Executive Director acknowledged receiving this information but did not report it as an allegation of abuse to the state, stating that the facility's investigation quickly determined it was not abuse but rather a direct comment from the therapist. Facility policy requires that all possible incidents of abuse be identified, investigated, and reported within federally mandated timeframes.