Failure to Timely Report Misappropriation of Resident Property
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to report an allegation of misappropriation of resident property within the required timeframe for one of three incidents reviewed. According to the facility's policy, any employee or contracted service provider who witnesses or has knowledge of an act of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or misappropriation of resident property is obligated to report such information immediately, but no later than two hours after the allegation is made. In this case, on 10/22/25, the President of Finance was informed that the former Business Office Manager (BOM) had called off work and that there was only $125.00 in the Resident Fund Management System cash box, despite a recent petty cash check being cashed. The Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) was notified the same day and began investigating the missing funds, which amounted to $905.00. Despite the facility's policy requiring immediate reporting, the allegation of misappropriation was not reported to law enforcement until 10/24/25, to the Agency for Healthcare Administration later that day, and to the Abuse Registry on 10/28/25. The delay in reporting exceeded the facility's required two-hour timeframe. The investigation confirmed that the previous BOM was terminated, and the missing funds were not accounted for with receipts. The deficiency centers on the facility's failure to adhere to its own policy for timely reporting of suspected misappropriation of resident property.