Inspection Reports for Brighton Court Assisted Living

The Department completed a complaint investigation of Brighton Court Assisted Living on 07/17/2025 due to a complaint regarding medication not being administered as ordered.

The investigation found that the facility was responsible for receiving the resident's medications but ran out of the medication, resulting in missed doses on a very infrequent basis. No harm was identified from the missed doses. A failed provider practice was identified and citations were written.

Complaint number 184520 involved an allegation that medication was not being administered as ordered. The complaint was substantiated with a failed provider practice identified and citations written.

Follow-up inspection to verify correction of previously cited deficiencies at Brighton Court Assisted Living Facility.

The follow-up inspection found no deficiencies and confirmed that the facility meets Assisted Living Facility licensing requirements. Previously cited deficiencies related to medication services, intermittent nursing services, training and certification, background checks, and food and nutrition services were corrected.

The Office of the State Fire Marshal conducted a fire protection inspection at the Brighton Court residential care facility on 03/26/2025.

The inspection found several issues including missing documentation for sprinkler system inspections and tests, removed or corrected fire protection equipment, and maintenance deficiencies such as removed working space clearance and missing fire drills documentation. Some deficiencies were corrected during the inspection or scheduled for correction shortly after.

The inspection was conducted as a complaint investigation based on allegations that a resident exposed private parts to another resident and that staff was inappropriately hugging a resident.

The facility provided for resident safety, updated the alleged perpetrator's care plan, monitored the alleged victim, and terminated the staff member involved in inappropriate hugging. However, the facility failed to complete a character, competence, and suitability review for one staff member with a non-disqualifying criminal conviction, resulting in a citation.

Allegations included a resident exposing private parts to another resident and staff inappropriately hugging a resident. The facility was found to have failed in completing a required background review for one staff member. The alleged perpetrator was terminated and safety measures were implemented.

The inspection was conducted as an unannounced complaint investigation from 07/12/2024 through 07/29/2024 regarding allegations that care plans were not updated to address assistance with meals and that the facility did not provide medications as ordered.

The investigation found that the facility failed to include instructions in the negotiated service agreement related to a resident's food and fluid intake, placing the resident at risk for inconsistent feeding assistance and aspiration. However, the allegation that the facility did not provide medications as ordered was not supported.

The complaint investigation was substantiated for failure to update care plans to address assistance with meals, specifically for Resident 3 who required feeding assistance and had declining ability to eat. The allegation that the facility did not provide medications as ordered was not substantiated.

The inspection was conducted in response to a complaint (#129328) regarding a fire exit being locked at the facility.

The inspector found that the chain and lock had been removed from the gate, a key pad was installed with posted codes, and no violations were cited.

Complaint #129328 alleged a fire exit was locked. The investigation found the issue corrected with no violations cited.

The inspection was conducted as an unannounced complaint investigation based on allegations including a resident fall, deception by the facility, denial of family preferred staff participation in care meetings, failure to update negotiated service agreements, missing resident items, and nurse delegation issues.

The investigation found no failed facility practices related to the fall, care meeting participation, service agreement updates, or missing items. However, a failed provider practice was identified regarding nurse delegation, where a medication technician performed delegated nursing tasks without proper credentials or training, placing residents at risk.

Allegations included a resident fall, deception by the facility, denial of family preferred staff participation in care meetings, failure to update negotiated service agreements for 8 months, missing clothing items and dentures with refusal to reimburse or replace, and nurse delegation issues. The nurse delegation allegation was substantiated with failed provider practice identified.

The inspection was conducted as an unannounced on-site complaint investigation regarding allegations of unqualified staff at Brighton Court Assisted Living.

The investigation found that a staff member had an incomplete background check requiring additional information, and the facility lacked a process to ensure completion of such background checks. The staff member worked over four months without a completed background check, constituting a failed provider practice.

Allegation of unqualified staff was substantiated with failed provider practice identified and citation(s) written.

The Office of the State Fire Marshal conducted an inspection at the Brighton Court residential care facility to assess compliance with fire safety and life safety code requirements.

The inspection found that all identified fire safety deficiencies were corrected or completed, including storage of combustible materials, electrical junction boxes, fire door inspections, and carbon monoxide detection and maintenance. Documentation was provided or corrections made for all code requirements.