Merrill Gardens at Anthem

Cited requirement:A.R.S. § 36-420.01.A. Health care institutions; fall prevention and fall recovery; training programs; definition A. Each health care institution shall develop and administer a training program for all staff regarding fall prevention and fall recovery. The training program shall include initial training and continued competency training in fall prevention and fall recovery. A health care institution may use information and training materials from the department's Arizona falls prevention coalition in developing the training program.

Provider-listed correction date: Jul 31, 2026. A provider’s plan does not establish agency-confirmed correction.

Cited requirement:R9-10-113.A.2.a-f. Tuberculosis Screening A. If a health care institution is subject to the requirements of this Section, as specified in an Article in this Chapter, the health care institution's chief administrative officer shall ensure that the health care institution establishes, documents, and implements tuberculosis infection control activities that: 2. Include: a. For each individual who is employed by the health care institution, provides volunteer services for the health care institution, or is admitted to the health care institution and who is subject to the requirements of this Section, baseline screening, on or before the date specified in the applicable Article of this Chapter, that consists of: i. Assessing risks of prior exposure to infectious tuberculosis, ii. Determining if the individual has signs or symptoms of tuberculosis, and iii. Obtaining documentation of the individual's freedom from infectious tuberculosis according to subsection (B)(1); b. If an individual may have a latent tuberculosis infection, as defined in A.A.C. R9-6-1201: i. Referring the individual for assessment or treatment; and ii. Annually obtaining documentation of the individual's freedom fr…

Provider-listed correction date: Jul 31, 2026. A provider’s plan does not establish agency-confirmed correction.

Cited requirement:R9-10-806.A.4.a-b. Personnel A. A manager shall ensure that: A caregiver’s or assistant caregiver’s skills and knowledge are verified and documented: a. Before the caregiver or assistant caregiver provides physical health services or behavioral health services, and b. According to policies and procedures;

Provider-listed correction date: Jun 1, 2026. A provider’s plan does not establish agency-confirmed correction.

Cited requirement:R9-10-806.A.8.a-b. Personnel A. A manager shall ensure that: 8. A manager, a caregiver, and an assistant caregiver, or an employee or a volunteer who has or is expected to have more than eight hours per week of direct interaction with residents, provides evidence of freedom from infectious tuberculosis: a. On or before the date the individual begins providing services at or on behalf of the assisted living facility, and b. As specified in R9-10-113;

Provider-listed correction date: Jun 1, 2026. A provider’s plan does not establish agency-confirmed correction.

Cited requirement:R9-10-806.C.1.a-c. Personnel C. A manager shall ensure that a personnel record for each employee or volunteer: 1. Includes: a. The individual’s name, date of birth, and contact telephone number; b. The individual’s starting date of employment or volunteer service and, if applicable, the ending date; and c. Documentation of: i. The individual’s qualifications, including skills and knowledge applicable to the individual’s job duties; ii. The individual’s education and experience applicable to the individual’s job duties; iii. The individual’s completed orientation and in-service education required by policies and procedures; iv. The individual’s license or certification, if the individual is required to be licensed or certified in this Article or in policies and procedures; v. If the individual is a behavioral health technician, clinical oversight required in R9-10-115; vi. Evidence of freedom from infectious tuberculosis, if required for the individual according to subsection (A)(8); vii. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training, if required for the individual in this Article or policies and procedures; viii First aid training, if required for the individual in this Article or polici…

Provider-listed correction date: Jul 30, 2026. A provider’s plan does not establish agency-confirmed correction.

Cited requirement:R9-10-807.A.1-2. Residency and Residency Agreements A. Except as provided in R9-10-808(B)(2), a manager shall ensure that a resident provides evidence of freedom from infectious tuberculosis: 1. Before or within seven calendar days after the resident’s date of occupancy, and 2. As specified in R9-10-113

Provider-listed correction date: Jun 1, 2026. A provider’s plan does not establish agency-confirmed correction.

Cited requirement:R9-10-811.B.1-2. Medical Records B. If an assisted living facility maintains residents’ medical records electronically, a manager shall ensure that: 1. Safeguards exist to prevent unauthorized access, and 2. The date and time of an entry in a resident’s medical record is recorded by the computer’s internal clock.

Provider-listed correction date: Jun 15, 2026. A provider’s plan does not establish agency-confirmed correction.

Cited requirement:R9-10-820.A.11. Environmental Standards A. A manager shall ensure that: 11. Poisonous or toxic materials stored by the assisted living facility are maintained in labeled containers in a locked area separate from food preparation and storage, dining areas, and medications and are inaccessible to residents;

Provider-listed correction date: Jun 1, 2026. A provider’s plan does not establish agency-confirmed correction.

Cited requirement:A.R.S. § 36-420.B.2. Health care institutions; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; first aid; immunity; falls; definition B. Each health care institution: 2. Shall provide appropriate first aid in accordance with its certification training for first aid before the arrival of emergency medical services to a resident who is in distress and to a noninjured resident who has fallen, appears to be uninjured and is unable to reasonably recover independently. The first aid shall be in accordance with the resident's advance directives, if known. Staff who are certified in first aid shall be available at all times.

Provider-listed correction date: Apr 15, 2026. A provider’s plan does not establish agency-confirmed correction.

Cited requirement:R9-10-803.A.10. Administration A. A governing authority shall: 10. Ensure the health, safety, or welfare of a resident is not placed at risk of harm.

Provider-listed correction date: Dec 19, 2025. A provider’s plan does not establish agency-confirmed correction.

Cited requirement:R9-10-803.J.1-6. Administration J. If a manager has a reasonable basis, according to A.R.S. § 46- 454, to believe abuse, neglect or exploitation has occurred on the premises or while a resident is receiving services from an assisted living facility’s manager, caregiver, or assistant caregiver, the manager shall: 1. If applicable, take immediate action to stop the suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation; 2. Report the suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of the resident according to A.R.S. § 46-454; 3. Document: a. The suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation; b. Any action taken according to subsection (J)(1); and c. The report in subsection (J)(2); 4. Maintain the documentation in subsection (J)(3) for at least 12 months after the date of the report in subsection(J)(2); 5. Initiate an investigation of the suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation and document the following information within five working days after the report required in subsection (J)(2): a. The dates, times, and description of the suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation; b. A description of any injury to the resident related to the suspected abuse or neglect and any change to the resident’s physical, …

Provider-listed correction date: Dec 19, 2025. A provider’s plan does not establish agency-confirmed correction.