Rule/Regulation Violated:
F. A manager of an assisted living facility authorized to provide directed care services shall ensure that:
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, and
ii. Controls or alerts employees of the egress of a resident from the facility;
Evidence/Findings:
Based on documentation review, observation, and interview, the manager failed to ensure there was a means of exiting the facility for a resident who did not have a key, special knowledge for egress, or the ability to expend increased physical effort, that provided access to an outside area, and controlled or alerted employees of the egress of a resident from the facility. The deficient practice posed a risk if the facility was unaware of the general or specific whereabouts of a resident.
Findings include:
1. Review of Department documentation revealed the facility was authorized to provide directed care services.
2. Review of facility policies and procedures revealed a document titled "Wandering Residents", which stated: "If alarms are being used on doors and/or windows, the caregiver will check them daily for operation and security."
3. During the facility tour with E2, the Compliance Officer observed two doors leading out to the backyard. The outside area, in the backyard, allowed residents to be at least 30 feet away from the facility. The doors leading out to the backyard each had a device that was intended to alert employees to the egress of a resident to the outside area. However, the devices were not functioning.
4. During the facility tour with E2, the Compliance Officer observed a door in an unlocked garage that led to the back yard. This door was not equipped with a device to alert caregivers to the egress of a resident.
5. In an interview, E1 acknowledged there was not a means of exiting the facility that controlled or alerted employee of the egress of the resident.
6. This is a repeat deficiency from the compliance inspection conducted on September 7, 2022.
Summary:
The following deficiencies were found during the on-site compliance inspection conducted on June 10, 2024: