Failure to Thoroughly Investigate Alleged Misappropriation of Resident Funds
Penalty
Summary
The deficiency involves the facility’s failure to thoroughly investigate an allegation of misappropriation of a resident’s funds. Record review showed that the resident was admitted on an unspecified date, and the resident’s family member reported that shortly after admission he gave money to the facility’s Human Resources staff to be placed in an account for the resident. The family member also stated that a check from the resident’s previous facility was sent to the current facility and was supposed to be deposited into the resident’s account. Later, when he inquired with the Business Office Manager, he was told there was no record of the resident having a facility account or any money on file. Further record review of the facility’s Grievance Report dated 10/23/25 documented that the family member reported giving the facility $140 to place in the resident’s account and that the money had disappeared. During an interview, the Regional Director confirmed that the facility had no evidence that a thorough investigation was conducted into this allegation of misappropriation of the resident’s funds. The Regional Director also confirmed that the facility administrator was expected to conduct a thorough investigation for all allegations of misappropriation of resident property or funds, which did not occur in this case.
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