St Joseph Residence
St Joseph Residence in New London, WI — inspection on August 15, 2025.
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 staff interview and record review, the facility failed to develop and/or implement policies and procedures for ensuring the reporting of a reasonable suspicion of a crime in accordance with section 1150B of the Act for 2 residents (R) (R1 and R2) of 8 sampled residents.On 6/27/25, R1 and R2 were struck by Family Member (FM)-C) in the dining room. FM-C aggressively grabbed at R1, pulled R1 in, and hit R1 in the mid-section with a closed fist. FM-C also slapped R2 on the right hand, grabbed R2's left hand, and pulled R2's wheelchair toward FM-C.
The facility did not notify local law enforcement of the abuse.Findings include:The facility's Abuse Prevention and Response policy, revised 1/1/25, indicates: 1.
Upon receipt of an allegation or report of an incident, the licensed staff and/or Social Services will .1.3 Contact the police department if there is a suspected crime against a resident. (The facility's policy did not include examples of crimes that should be reported, including but not limited to assault and battery, and did not indicate the facility consulted with local law enforcement to discuss what to report or not report.)On 8/15/25, Surveyor reviewed a facility-reported incident that indicated FM-C was in the dining room with R1 and R2 on 6/27/25 and became upset when R1 did not eat beans that FM-C brought from home.
The investigation indicated Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)-D witnessed FM-C aggressively grab at R1, pull R1 in, and swing at R1's mid-section with a closed fist.
Staff also witnessed FM-C swat at and hit R2's right hand, grab R2's left hand, and pull R2's wheelchair toward FM-C as R2 attempted to roll away.
Staff removed R1 and R2 from FM-C's vicinity following the incidents.The facility completed resident interviews, psychosocial assessments, and psychosocial monitoring on 6/27/25.
The facility also completed psychosocial monitoring for R1 and R2 for 3 days post-incident.
Nursing Home Administrator (NHA)-A spoke to FM-C about the incidents which did not appear to have affected R1 or R2. On 8/15/25 at 10:34 AM, Surveyor interviewed NHA-A who indicated R1 and R2's [NAME] of Attorney (POA) did not want to proceed with charges regarding the incidents. NHA-A did not feel the abuse should be reported to local law enforcement. NHA-A also confirmed the facility had not had a formal discussion with local law enforcement to determine what local law enforcement wanted the facility to report and/or what was considered a crime.
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