On the evening of 6/12/23, the patient reported to staff that she was feeling anxious and scared about sleeping in her room. Staff asked her about it and the patient pulled the staff to the side of the hall. Patient told staff that she did not want to sleep in her room because of her roommate and for safety reasons. Staff reported about 45 minutes later the same patient approached her and told her the reason she was scared was because the night before (6/11/23) her roommate had raped her.
Corrective action: report entered in the online child abuse and neglect portal and accepted. Clients were separated by units. Client was placed on a sexual misconduct precaution safety plan with constant line of sight until she is asleep for 15 mins. Therapist to further process events with both residents and develop individualized programming to tailor each need.
Licensing narrative:
- 7/19/2023: Licensing Specialist informed that case was found unsubstantiated by Investigator Logan Waynaroski. Visit completed from 11:50 AM – 1:50 PM by Program Coordinator and Specialist Jarred Parnell. Licensing discussed case 014749 with the regional CEO and Director of Nursing (DON)[REDACTED]. The facility provided a copy of the resident’s safety plan and room placement. The alleged offender was originally placed on the blue unit but has now been moved to the orange unit in a single room. The alleged victim has stayed on the blue unit. Camera footage was reviewed from the night of 6/11/23 on the blue unit from 7:00 PM – 8:42 PM. The licensing unit is not prepared to leave a finding for the complaint at this time, but the facility will be cited for the staff’s lack of supervision on the blue unit. Licensing received a complaint on 6/11/2023 for els case #014749. This complaint has been founded by licensing.
- Regulations out of compliance: 907.2 – staff on blue unit the night of 6/11/23 were seen to be playing cards after residents were sent to their rooms for lights out. The residents were still visibly awake and moving about the unit periodically. The facility policy is to continuously walk the hallways until all residents are asleep after lights out then begin their nightly visual observations. The staff was not following this policy or providing adequate supervision to the residents. Licensing Specialist: Chelsea Vardell.