The Arizona State Veteran Home has completed several initiatives designed to better ensure the highest quality of care is provided to our residents. This action comes in response to a recent visit from the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS). Based on self-reporting by the Home, ADHS teams came in to review & assess a number of possible issues we identified regarding resident care & reported by us to ADHS. The ADHS survey team indicated in their exit briefing that some deficiencies were noted, but they found no resident in immediate jeopardy of health or safety.
Each of the 184 residents has undergone a complete re-evaluation for possible fall risks, risks of skin issues & risks associated with what is called “elopement” or cases of residents leaving the Home without supervision or notifying staff.
Based on the exit briefing, ADHS is looking at 3 general areas for possible deficiencies: resident falls, “elopement”, & 4 cases of resident pressure sores. Timeliness & completeness of reporting are other issues identified by ADHS.
ADHS is in the process of finalizing their review of findings & will present a letter outlining those findings to Home administrators. The expected timeframe for receipt of the letter is within the next week to 10 days. At that time Home administrators will learn what the actual findings are & any deficiencies.