Escondido Post Acute

During an interview on 12/30/25 at 11:38 A.M. with Licensed Nurse (LN) 2, LN 2 stated he was not sure how Resident 6 sustained bruises and skin tears.

During an interview on 1/7/25 at 12:04 P.M. with the DON, the DON stated she initiated and completed abuse investigations for any alleged abuse incidents.

The DON stated Resident 6 was at the hospital when the abuse allegation was made and the resident returned to the facility on [DATE].

The DON stated she completed an investigation but did not submit a 5-day summary of the investigation to CDPH.

The DON stated she should have submitted one because it would show as a follow up on the investigation and the root cause of the incident. A review of the facility's policy and procedure (P&P) titled, Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation or Misappropriation - Reporting and Investigating, dated April 2021 was conducted.

The P&P indicated, All reports of resident abuse [including injuries of unknown origin] .are reported to local, state and federal agencies.Reporting Results of Investigations 1.

The administrator, or his/her designee, provide the appropriate agencies or individuals listed above with written report of the findings of the investigation within five (5) working days of the occurrence of the incident.

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.

For nursing homes, the above findings and plans of correction are disclosable 14 days following the date these documents are made available to the facility. If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction is requisite to continued program participation.

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