Failure to Timely Report Alleged Abuse to State Agency
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that all alleged violations involving abuse, neglect, exploitation, or mistreatment were reported to the appropriate authorities within the required timeframes. Specifically, an allegation of sexual abuse was made by a family member, who reported to the Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) that a CNA had inappropriately touched a resident's private area during routine care. The facility became aware of this allegation on 9/23/25 and conducted an internal investigation, including staff interviews and education on the abuse policy, which concluded on 9/30/25. Despite the facility's policy requiring immediate reporting of such allegations to the state agency, the incident was not reported as required. As of 10/8/25, a report had still not been submitted to the state agency. During an interview on 10/8/25, the NHA acknowledged that the incident should have been reported to the state agency on the day the allegation was made, in accordance with the facility's abuse policy and the education she had received.