Resident was not following instructions and pushed a staff member as she was walking out the door. The staff member backhanded the resident, hitting him in the face. Other staff members told the staff member to leave the room. The resident refused to be assessed by the nurse after the incident. When he was later assessed, he showed no markings or bruises. The staff member who struck the resident was suspended pending the outcome of the investigation.
Licensing Specialist: Kendra Rice
Program Coordinator visited the facility to review the video footage. The staff member was observed backhanding the resident in the footage.
Facility was cited for 109.1.g: Staff engaged in unprofessional conduct that could be viewed as physically harmful to a child, 110.9.a: The facility failed to immediately report the incident to the child abuse hotline, 905.4.g: Staff used physical harm as a form of behavior management.