Compliance (Annual)
8 deficiencies cited
The agency cited 8 deficiencies concerning Fall-prevention training, Tuberculosis clearance, Administration, Residency and Residency Agreements, Medical Records, Directed Care Services. Read the official report for the inspector’s evidence and scope.
Findings and correction information
- Fall-prevention trainingA.R.S. § 36-420.01.A
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.
Correction information is not available in the records reviewed.
- A.R.S. § 36-420.04.C
Cited requirement:A.R.S. § 36-420.04.C. Emergency responders; patient information; hospitals; discharge planning; patient screenings; discharge document C. Each assisted living center and assisted living home must maintain a standardized form for each resident that includes the information prescribed in subsection A of this section, except for the information prescribed in subsection A, paragraph 1 of this section, which shall be provided at the time the emergency responder is contacted. Each assisted living center and assisted living home shall periodically update this form for each resident as necessary.
Correction information is not available in the records reviewed.
- Tuberculosis clearanceR9-10-113.A.1-2
Cited requirement:R9-10-113.A.1-2. 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: 1. Are consistent with recommendations in Tuberculosis Screening, Testing, and Treatment of U.S. Health Care Personnel: Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC, 2019, published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA 30333, available at https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/68/wr/mm6819a3.htm, incorporated by reference, on file with the Department, and including no future editions or amendments; and 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, screening, on or before the date specified in the applicable Article of this Chapter, that consists of: i. Assessing risks of prior exp…
Correction information is not available in the records reviewed.
- AdministrationR9-10-803.A.9
Cited requirement:R9-10-803.A.9. Administration A. A governing authority shall: 9. Ensure compliance with A.R.S. § 36-411 and
Correction information is not available in the records reviewed.
- Residency and Residency AgreementsR9-10-807.D.1-10
Cited requirement:R9-10-807.D.1-10. Residency and Residency Agreements D. Before or at the time of an individual’s acceptance by an assisted living facility, a manager shall ensure that there is a documented residency agreement with the assisted living facility that includes: 1. The individual’s name; 2. Terms of occupancy, including: a. Date of occupancy or expected date of occupancy, b. Resident responsibilities, and c. Responsibilities of the assisted living facility; 3. A list of the services to be provided by the assisted living facility to the resident; 4. A list of the services available from the assisted living facility at an additional fee or charge; 5. For an assisted living home, whether the manager or a caregiver is awake during nighttime hours; 6. The policy for refunding fees, charges, or deposits; 7. The policy and procedure for a resident to terminate residency, including terminating residency because services were not provided to the resident according to the resident’s service plan; 8. The policy and procedure for an assisted living facility to terminate residency; 9. The complaint process; and 10. The manager’s signature and date signed.
Correction information is not available in the records reviewed.
- Medical RecordsR9-10-811.C.18
Cited requirement:R9-10-811.C.18. Medical Records C. A manager shall ensure that a resident’s medical record contains: Documentation of the resident’s orientation to exits from the assisted living facility required in R9-10-819(B);
Correction information is not available in the records reviewed.
- Directed Care ServicesR9-10-815.C.6.a-b
Cited requirement:R9-10-815.C.6.a-b. Directed Care Services C. In addition to the requirements in R9-10-808(A)(3), a manager shall ensure that the service plan for a resident receiving directed care services includes: 6. Documentation: a. Of the resident’s weight, or b. From a medical practitioner stating that weighing the resident is contraindicated;
Correction information is not available in the records reviewed.
- Directed Care ServicesR9-10-815.F.2.a-c
Cited requirement:R9-10-815.F.2.a-c. Directed Care Services F. A manager of an assisted living facility authorized to provide directed care services shall ensure that: 1. Policies and procedures are established, documented, and implemented that ensure the safety of a resident who may wander; 2. There is a means of exiting the facility for a resident who does not have a key, special knowledge for egress, or the ability to expend increased physical effort that meets one of the following: a. Provides access to an outside area that: i. Allows the resident to be at least 30 feet away from the facility that is secure, and ii. Monitors or alerts employees of the egress of a resident from the facility; b. Provides access to an outside area: i. From which a resident may exit to a location at least 30 feet away from the facility that is secure, and ii. Monitors or alerts employees of the egress of a resident from the facility; or c. Uses a mechanism that meets the Special Egress-Control Devices provisions in the International Building Code incorporated by reference in R9-10-104.01; and
Correction information is not available in the records reviewed.