Failure to Timely Report Alleged Abuse to State Authorities
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to follow its policy regarding the timely reporting of an abuse allegation for one of three residents reviewed. On 9/19/25 at approximately 10:30pm, a resident and their family alleged abuse by staff, and an LPN reported that the administrator was made aware of the allegation that night. However, the administrator did not report the allegation to the state department within the required two-hour timeframe. The Vice President of Operations confirmed that the report was not made within two hours as required by facility policy. The Director of Nursing stated that the allegation of sexual abuse was reported to the state department on 9/20/25 at 1:43pm. Review of the facility's abuse prevention and reporting policy indicated that any allegation of abuse or incident resulting in serious bodily injury must be reported to the department of public health immediately, but not more than two hours after the allegation is received. The facility's failure to report the abuse allegation within this timeframe constitutes a deficiency in following established abuse reporting protocols.