Elk Grove Post Acute
Elk Grove Post Acute in Elk Grove, CA — inspection on March 30, 2026.
Found 1 citation. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
During an interview on 3/30/26 at 5:02 p.m. with the SSA and Director of Nursing (DON), the SSA and DON stated they were unable to locate the theft and loss form for Resident 1's lost glasses.
The SSA stated she did not know the exact date the glasses were lost sometime between September and December [2025].
The SSA showed the eye exam form from 1/22/26 and stated the resident declined new eyeglasses after the exam.
The SSA confirmed Resident was unable to make medical decisions and the RP should have been notified after the exam.
The SSA confirmed nothing further had been done to replace Resident 1's glasses.
The SSA stated glasses were important to help the residents see.During interview on 3/30/26 at 5:30 p.m. with the DON, the DON stated she expected a theft and loss form to be completed when someone reported a lost item, the family updated and the issue resolved in a timely manner.
The DON indicated that the facility should have contacted Resident 1's RP stating, I would expect staff to talk to the appropriate person.During a review of the facility's policy and procedure (P&P) titled, Investigating Incidents of Theft and loss, dated 4/17, the P&P indicated, All reports of theft or misappropriation of resident property shall be promptly and thoroughly investigated.Residents have the right to be free from theft and loss.Our facility will exercise reasonable care to protect the resident from property loss or theft, including.Promptly responding to and investigating complaints of theft or misappropriation of property.The administrator or his designee will notify the resident and/or the resident's representative. of the results of the investigation and corrective action taken within days of the completion of the investigation.
Any deficiency statement ending with an asterisk (*) denotes a deficiency which the institution may be excused from correcting providing it is determined that other safeguards provide sufficient protection to the patients. (See instructions.) Except for nursing homes, the findings stated above are disclosable 90 days following the date of survey whether or not a plan of correction is provided.
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LABORATORY DIRECTOR'S OR PROVIDER/SUPPLIER TITLE (X6) DATE REPRESENTATIVE'S SIGNATURE