Oakland Manor placed Resident #1 on 48-hour one-to-one supervision on October 17, 2025, after she hit Resident #2. But the next evening, staff were not within the required distance when Resident #1 wandered to another dining table, accused Resident #3 of stealing her silverware, and struck him.
The Administrator told federal inspectors she was unsure why staff weren't positioned within a foot of Resident #1 during the October 18 incident, despite the supervision order she had implemented with the Director of Nursing just 24 hours earlier.
"There were staff in the dining room at that time but not next to Resident #1," the Administrator said. She explained that if staff couldn't maintain one-to-one supervision, they should have switched to 15-minute safety checks, but "she was never informed staff were having issues providing one-to-one supervision."
Staff A, a Certified Nursing Assistant, witnessed the second assault. She told inspectors that Resident #1 approached Resident #3's table and "accused him of taking her silverware but he did not." When Resident #1 struck Resident #3, "he did not respond."
The CNA said she knew Resident #1 was supposed to be on one-to-one supervision, meaning "staff assigned would need to keep an eye on the resident at all times." But she admitted she wasn't positioned close enough to prevent the incident.
"If I would have seen this taking place before it had taken place, I would have walked up to Resident #1 to redirect her away from the situation," Staff A said. She explained her usual approach was to "offer to sit down with her as that usually calms her down when she is around other people."
After the assault, staff seated Resident #1 at a table with Staff C, who was assigned to help residents who needed assistance with meals. Staff A then informed Staff B about what had happened.
Staff B, another CNA, was delivering supper trays to residents in their rooms when the incident occurred. She said she arrived in the dining room after Staff A told her about the assault. Staff B acknowledged she didn't think Resident #1 was on one-to-one supervision at the time, but added that if she had been, "staff assigned would need to keep an eye on the resident at all times."
When asked what she would have done if she had witnessed the incident, Staff B said she "would have gone up to Resident #1 and asked her to come with her" and then "alert the nurse of what happened."
The Administrator specified that one-to-one supervision required staff to remain "within a couple feet" of the resident. The close monitoring was designed to prevent exactly the type of incident that occurred on October 18.
Federal inspectors documented the supervision failure as a violation affecting few residents with minimal harm or potential for actual harm. But the incident revealed a breakdown in the facility's ability to implement and maintain safety measures for residents with behavioral issues.
The pattern showed escalating problems with Resident #1's behavior. After striking Resident #2 on October 17, administrators recognized the need for intensive supervision. Yet within 24 hours, the same resident had assaulted a third person while staff failed to maintain the protective measures they had ordered.
The Administrator's statement that she was "never informed staff were having issues providing one-to-one supervision" suggested a communication breakdown between management and floor staff about the challenges of implementing the safety protocol.
Both CNAs interviewed demonstrated understanding of what one-to-one supervision required and described appropriate intervention strategies. Staff A knew to redirect Resident #1 and offer calming activities. Staff B understood the need to remove the resident from the situation and notify nursing staff.
However, their knowledge of proper procedures didn't translate into prevention when the actual incident occurred. The gap between policy and practice left Resident #3 vulnerable to an assault that the facility's own supervision order was designed to prevent.
The dining room setting, where multiple staff were present serving meals, should have provided ample opportunity to maintain close supervision of a resident identified as needing intensive monitoring. Instead, it became the scene of a second assault within 48 hours.
Resident #3's lack of response when struck suggested he may have been among the facility's more vulnerable residents, making the supervision failure particularly concerning for his safety and well-being.
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