The San Mateo senior-living facility the place two residents died after by accident being served dishwashing fluid is now dealing with a hefty positive and the specter of shedding its aged care residency license, in line with studies filed by the California Division of Social Companies.
Trudy Maxwell and Peter Schroder Jr., each 93 and residents of Atria Park of San Mateo, died final yr after they allegedly drank poisonous dishwashing fluid mistakenly served as cranberry juice. The power worker that's accused of pouring the fluid right into a beverage container, 35-year-old Alisia Rivera Mendoza of East Palo Alto, was charged April 11 with two counts of felony involuntary manslaughter and three counts of felony elder abuse.
A 94-year-old man at an Atria-run house in Walnut Creek died final yr after he mistakenly drank poisonous cleansing fluid that had been left in an unlocked storage container. A 54-year-old worker was charged with one rely of elder abuse in that case.
Now, the power itself is dealing with authorized motion from the State of California. The state’s Division of Social Companies web site lists that revocation motion is pending as of March 7. A facility evaluations report filed on March 21 says that the division’s accusations supporting the pending license revocation and de-certification have been distributed to residents, the individuals accountable for them, and an area ombudsman.
One other facility analysis report was filed on April 14, this time instantly citing Atria Park for the August poisoning incident.
In accordance with the report, the division discovered that staff weren’t correctly skilled on how you can deal with doubtlessly harmful chemical compounds. The division issued a $39,500 positive to the power — $15,000 per dying because of the incident and $10,000 primarily based on the extra resident that was hospitalized because of this; $500 was already paid after a direct positive was issued throughout a February go to.
The division has visited Atria Park of San Mateo 5 occasions within the first 4 months of 2023. It visited the power seven occasions in 2022, with six of these visits coming after the lethal Aug. 28 incident.
When approached for remark, a spokesperson for Atria Senior Residing offered the next assertion:
“We disagree with the Division of Social Companies’ determination and have filed a discover of contest to enchantment that call. We're in discussions with the Division about decision of that enchantment. Throughout this course of, Atria Park of San Mateo will stay open, and our staff proceed to be centered on offering a protected and welcoming atmosphere for all our residents.
“This incident has been a tragedy. It's by no means indicative of the standard care our workers present each day. We stay deeply saddened by the deaths of our residents, and our hearts are with their households and family members. As all the time, we're centered on the security, well being, and well-being of all our residents.”