Advance Health Care Of Scottsdale
ADVANCE HEALTH CARE OF SCOTTSDALE in SCOTTSDALE, AZ — inspection on September 17, 2025.
Found 3 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
Review of a policy titled, Abuse Policy and Procedure, was updated on November 8, 2024 and revealed that sexual abuse was defined as, but not limited to, sexual harassment, sexual coercion, or sexual assault.
The policy also revealed that all alleged or suspected violations involving abuse would be promptly reported to the Administrator and/or Director of Nursing.
The policy revealed that the Administrator or Director of Nursing would then ensure the safety of the patient, begin the investigation, and if necessary, report information to the police, Department ofHealth and Welfare, family, MD, and/or any other appropriate agency.
The policy further revealed that the facility would report to law enforcement immediately when there was reasonable cause to believe that abuse or sexual assault resulted in death or serious physical injury jeopardizing the life, health, or safety of the patient.
The policy also revealed that any investigation and follow through would abide by facility policies and State and Federal laws and regulations.
The policy revealed that the covered individual (the term covered individual means each individual who is an owner, operator, employee, manager, agent, or contractor of a long-term care facility) would report to the State Agency and one or more law enforcement entities for the political subdivision in which the facility is located any reasonable suspicion of a crime against any individual who is a resident/patient of, or is receiving care from the facility.
Review of the State Operations Manual (SOM), S483.12(c)(1), the facility must ensure that all alleged violations involving abuse are reported immediately, but not later than 2 hours after the allegation is made, if the events that cause the allegation involve abuse or result in serious bodily injury, or not later than 24 hours if the events that cause the allegations do not involve abuse and do not result in serious bodily injury, to the administrator of the facility and to other officials (including to the State Survey Agency and adult protective services where state law provides for jurisdiction in long-term care facilities) in accordance with State law through established procedures.
Sexual abuse, is defined at S483.5 as non-consensual sexual contact of any type with a resident.
Review of the Arizona Revised Statute (A.R.S.) 46-454 (A-D) revealed that a health professional, long-term care provider, or other person who has responsibility for the care of a vulnerable adult and who has a reasonable basis to believe that abuse, neglect or exploitation of the vulnerable adult has occurred shall immediately report or cause reports to be made of such reasonable basis to a peace officer or to the adult protective services central intake unit.
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09/17/2025
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Advance Health Care of Scottsdale
9846 North 95th Street Scottsdale, AZ 85258
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
Review of a policy titled, Abuse Policy and Procedure, was updated on November 8, 2024 and revealed that sexual abuse was defined as, but not limited to, sexual harassment, sexual coercion, or sexual assault.
The policy also revealed that all alleged or suspected violations involving abuse would be promptly reported to the Administrator and/or Director of Nursing.
The policy revealed that the Administrator or Director of Nursing would then ensure the safety of the patient, begin the investigation, and if necessary, report information to the police, Department ofHealth and Welfare, family, MD, and/or any other appropriate agency.
The policy further revealed that the facility would report to law enforcement immediately when there was reasonable cause to believe that abuse or sexual assault resulted in death or serious physical injury jeopardizing the life, health, or safety of the patient.
The policy also revealed that any investigation and follow through would abide by facility policies and State and Federal laws and regulations.
The policy revealed that the covered individual (the term covered individual means each individual who is an owner, operator, employee, manager, agent, or contractor of a long-term care facility) would report to the State Agency and one or more law enforcement entities for the political subdivision in which the facility is located any reasonable suspicion of a crime against any individual who is a resident/patient of, or is receiving care from the facility.
Review of the State Operations Manual (SOM), S483.12(c)(1), the facility must ensure that all alleged violations involving abuse are reported immediately, but not later than 2 hours after the allegation is made, if the events that cause the allegation involve abuse or result in serious bodily injury, or not later than 24 hours if the events that cause the allegations do not involve abuse and do not result in serious bodily injury, to the administrator of the facility and to other officials (including to the State Survey Agency and adult protective services where state law provides for jurisdiction in long-term care facilities) in accordance with State law through established procedures.
Sexual abuse, is defined at S483.5 as non-consensual sexual contact of any type with a resident.
Review of the Arizona Revised Statute (A.R.S.) 46-454 (A-D) revealed that a health professional, long-term care provider, or other person who has responsibility for the care of a vulnerable adult and who has a reasonable basis to believe that abuse, neglect or exploitation of the vulnerable adult has occurred shall immediately report or cause reports to be made of such reasonable basis to a peace officer or to the adult protective services central intake unit.
Facility ID:
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
A.
Building
COMPLETED
09/17/2025
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Advance Health Care of Scottsdale
9846 North 95th Street Scottsdale, AZ 85258
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
Review of a policy titled, Charting Requirements, was updated in June of 2024 and revealed that any incident would be charted on and addressed in the medical record every shift for 72 hours after onset and then daily until resolved.
Review of a policy titled, Change in Patient Condition, was updated in July of 2023 and revealed that the nurse supervisor or charge nurse would record in the patient's medical record any information relative to changes in the patient's medical or mental condition or status.
The policy also revealed that a change in patient condition would include an accident or incident involving the patient, an injury of unknown origin, or a significant change in the patient's physical/emotional/mental condition.
Review of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), S483.70(h)(1), revealed that in accordance with accepted professional standards and practices, the facility must maintain medical records on each resident that are complete, accurately documented, readily accessible, and systematically organized.
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