Bridgewood Health Care Center

During an interview on 8/28/25 at 2:10 P.M. Resident #1's guardian said:-He/She was not aware that the resident gave a staff member their payment card and the card left the premises with a staff member.-He/She was not notified by the staff about the resident being kissed or hugged by a staff member on Tuesday, 8/26/25.-He/She expected staff members to have professional boundaries and not hug or kiss resident's, especially with the mental health diageneses that the residents in the facility had.-The resident being hugged and kissed by a male staff member could potentially cause the resident a negative outcome as the resident had a history of hypersexual behaviors.

During an interview on 8/28/25 at 3:00 P.M. [NAME] A said:-Resident #1 was begging him/her to take his/her payment card to the store and buy him/her some sugar.-He/She took the Resident #1's payment card from the resident on Tuesday, 8/26/25 and placed it in his/her pocket with the intention to do the resident a favor and take it to the store to buy Resident #1 some sugar.-He/She was leaning down and whispering in Resident #1's ear in the dining room on Tuesday, 8/26/25 to talk to the resident about what all the resident wanted from the store.-He/She was approached by staff when in the dining room while he/she was leaning down to talk to Resident #1 and was told to stop and asked what he/she was doing.-He/She was escorted off of the premises while the staff conducted an investigation on what occurred in the dining room.-He/She remembered that he/she still had the resident's payment care after leaving the facility and returned to the facility to give the resident's card to the Administrator.-He/She hugged Resident #1 and Resident #5 while in the dining room.-He/She may have inadvertently kissed Resident #1 on the side of her face when he/she was bent down talking to her, stating I can't remember for sure, but I probably did.-He/She came from a family that is very touchy and many times when they hug each other, they kissed each other.-He/She had no sexual desire for either Resident #1 or Resident #5.-He/She never kissed any other residents at the facility.-He/She knew it was wrong to take the residents payment card but wanted to do the resident a favor.

During an interview on 8/29/25 at 10:33 A.M.

Assistant Administrator said:-Staff reported to the Administrator and him/herself that [NAME] A kissed Resident #1 after the incident occurred on Tuesday, 8/26/25. -He/She escorted [NAME] A off of the premises after the incident was reported to Him/Her.-After he/she escorted [NAME] A off of the premises Resident #1 informed the Administrator that [NAME] A had Resident #1's spending card.-The Administrator called [NAME] A and told [NAME] A that [NAME] A needed to return the resident's spending card to the facility.-He/She would expect staff the remain professional and not hug or kiss residents.-He/She would expect staff to remain professional and not take a resident' spending card from a resident.

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