Caring House
CARING HOUSE in SACATON, AZ — inspection on September 18, 2025.
Found 2 citations. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
up and given R3 attention.
The facility policy titled Abuse Prohibition, Reporting and Investigation,
abuse, neglect, or corporal punishment of any type by anyone.
Abuse is defined as the willful infliction
mental anguish.
The facility will provide a safe resident environment and protect residents from abuse.
Procedure(s) included resident to resident abuse: A resident-to-resident altercation should be reviewed as a potential situation of abuse.
035216 09/18/2025
Caring House 510 South Ocotillo Road Sacaton, AZ 85147
minutes or has not been seen by staff within the past 15 minutes, the elopement protocol is
jeopardy to resident health or The actions included:The facility developed and implemented an internal Plan of Correction which safety included:-Staff education and training on the Custodial Transfer of Responsibility protocol, beginning on [DATE] through [DATE], which will be monitored for 3 months (12/2025.) This applied to R1 and
systemic practice.-The facility conducted a Mock Elopement Drill on [DATE] with an After Action Review and PowerPoint presentation.
This will apply to any other residents who may be affected by the deficient practice.-The Elopement Policy & Procedure was reviewed and updated [DATE].-The facility added the 2025 TCH Elopement protocol to their online training system on [DATE] so that training for staff is ongoing.-The Health Information Management Coordinator will compile forms weekly and report trends to the QAPI Committee monthly for review for a minimum of 3 months.This facility was able to demonstrate substantial compliance at the time of the survey.This deficient practice represents Past Noncompliance.
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Source: This inspection report was downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases nursing home inspection reports in bulk. The findings reflect what state surveyors documented in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies on the date of the inspection.
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