Police arrived at the facility on October 29 after someone called about Resident #3. Hours later, the same resident reported that staff had knocked her teeth out during a shower that day.
The Director of Nursing first learned about the incident on October 31, two days later. She immediately ordered both a skin assessment and dental assessment. Neither found abnormalities.
But no full investigation ever happened.
When the Director of Nursing asked Former Administrator #122 whether to investigate, the administrator said it wasn't necessary. The Director of Nursing later acknowledged she should have gone up the chain to clinical management for guidance on how to handle the alleged abuse.
Former Administrator #122 knew about the resident's accusations but dismissed them. The administrator was aware Resident #3 claimed her teeth were knocked out but considered that typical behavior for the resident. When interviewed on December 30, Former Administrator #122 denied hearing that Resident #3 specifically claimed two staff members knocked her teeth out while in the shower.
The resident's friend had called city police. Multiple staff members confirmed police entered the building on October 29 due to a call involving Resident #3.
Admissions staff member #674 was in the facility when police arrived. Medical Records staff member #581 was also present that day when police came because of the call about Resident #3. Both witnessed the police response hours before the resident made her shower allegation.
Direct care staff members knew about the allegations but never reported them to management. Under facility policy and federal regulations, such reports should have been made to the State Survey Agency immediately.
The facility's own policy, dated November 1, 2019, requires immediate reporting to the Administrator of all incidents and allegations of abuse, neglect, exploitation, mistreatment of a resident, or misappropriation of resident property. The policy also covers all injuries of unknown source.
When serious bodily injury is alleged, the policy requires reporting to the State Agency immediately but no later than two hours after the allegation is made.
None of this happened.
Federal inspectors investigated the incident as part of Complaint Number 2688490. They requested the local police report for the October 29 police involvement but had not received it by December 30.
The inspection found that Allbridge failed to ensure all alleged violations involving mistreatment, neglect, or abuse were immediately reported to the administrator and to other officials in accordance with state law within 24 hours.
Resident #3's allegations involved two specific staff members and a specific location - the shower. The timing was precise - October 29, the same day police had been called to the facility about her.
Yet the facility's response was to dismiss the allegations as characteristic behavior rather than investigate whether abuse had occurred.
The Director of Nursing's immediate assessment on October 31 found no physical evidence of dental trauma. But by then, two days had passed since the alleged incident. The facility had already decided against a full investigation based on the former administrator's judgment that it wasn't necessary.
Staff members throughout the facility were aware of what the resident claimed had happened. The admissions coordinator knew police had come. The medical records staff member knew police had entered because of a call about Resident #3. Direct care staff knew about the allegations.
But the reporting chain broke down. Direct care staff who knew about the allegations should have reported them to management immediately. Management should have reported to state authorities within hours, not dismissed the claims without investigation.
The former administrator's characterization of the allegations as "typical behavior" became the facility's rationale for non-action. Whether or not Resident #3 had made similar claims before, facility policy required treating each allegation seriously and investigating thoroughly.
Federal inspectors found the facility's response violated requirements for reporting and investigating alleged abuse. The violation affected few residents but carried potential for actual harm.
Police involvement on the same day as the alleged shower incident suggested someone took the resident's claims seriously enough to call authorities. The resident's friend made that call, bringing outside law enforcement to the facility.
Yet inside the facility, the administrative response was to avoid investigation based on assumptions about the resident's credibility and history of complaints.
The inspection narrative shows a facility where multiple staff levels knew about serious allegations but failed to follow mandatory reporting protocols. From direct care workers to the Director of Nursing to the former administrator, the system designed to protect residents from abuse failed to function.
Resident #3's specific claim about two staff members knocking out her teeth during a shower represented exactly the type of allegation that triggers immediate investigation requirements. The shower setting, the specific staff involvement, the claimed physical injury - all elements that demand prompt, thorough response under federal and facility policies.
Instead, the facility treated October 29 as a day when police came and went, and a resident made another complaint that could be dismissed as typical behavior.
The dental and skin assessments conducted two days later found no abnormalities. But those assessments came only after the Director of Nursing learned about the incident, not as part of an immediate response to the allegations.
By December 30, when federal inspectors interviewed facility staff about the October incident, no full investigation had been completed. The former administrator maintained the position that investigation wasn't necessary. The Director of Nursing acknowledged she should have sought guidance from clinical management rather than accepting the administrator's decision.
Federal inspectors classified the violation as minimal harm or potential for actual harm, affecting few residents. But the breakdown in reporting and investigation systems represented a fundamental failure in resident protection protocols that could affect any resident making similar allegations.
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