Failure to Report Allegation of Misappropriation of Resident Property
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to report an allegation of missing money, which is considered misappropriation of resident property and a form of abuse, for one resident. The resident, who had intact cognition and diagnoses including anxiety disorder, depression, and schizophrenia, reported to the Administrator that $10 given by a friend was missing and suspected a CNA had taken it. The Administrator acknowledged receiving the report but did not notify the State Agency, citing inconsistencies in the resident's account and lack of witness to the friend's visit as reasons for not reporting. There was no documentation that the allegation was reported as required by the facility's policy, which mandates reporting all abuse allegations, including misappropriation, within two hours.