Franciscan Health Center
Franciscan Health Center in DULUTH, MN — inspection on January 29, 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
Based on interviews and record review the facility failed to report an allegation of sexual assault within 2 hours to the State Agency (SA) for 2 of 3 clients (R1, R2) when reviewed for abuse.
Findings include:Facility incident report dated 1/20/26 indicated on the morning of 1/20/26 at approximately 9:15 a.m., registered nurse (RN)-A reported R1 came to the dining room to greet his wife (R3) when an aide asked R1 to move to passed him. R1 moved and continued around the table to his wife (R3) and came behind R2 and groped her breasts without R2's consent. R1 was redirected to his room and was educated on the matter. R1 had little to no remorse for the action he had made towards R2. RN-A stated R2 was aware the incident happened, but shortly after R1 groped her she closed her eyes and showed no visual negative reaction or distress. R2 was later interviewed by staff and had slight to no recall on the incident.
Police were called and R1 and R2's responsible parties were notified. RN-A who reported the incident had not worked at the facility for a length of time and was not aware of the plans in place for R1 and R2, however the plan of care was followed.
Facility reported incident to SA on 1/20/26 at 4:25 p.m.When interviewed on 1/29/26 at 2:14 p.m., social worker (SW) stated it was decided to make the report to SA after the investigation was mostly done and she was not aware to make the report first. SW agreed the incident was reported late and not within the two hours according to regulations and facility policy.Facility policy titled Maltreatment Reporting Guidelines reviewed date 11/26/24, indicated if alleged maltreatment occurs, report immediately, but not later than 2 hours after the allegation is made if the incident involved abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation, including injurie of unknown sources and misappropriation of VA property.
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