Larchwood Inn
Larchwood Inn in GRAND JUNCTION, CO — inspection on August 21, 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
behaviors would escalate and be directed towards a resident.
She said she did not feel safe taking Resident #2 back.
The NHA said the hospital had a caregiver stay with the resident.
She said a caregiver always being with Resident #2 was not an option at the facility.
She said if the hospital had adjusted the resident's medication, she might have taken him back.The NHA said the facility did not send out referrals to other facilities when they determined that they were not going to take Resident #2 back.
She said she did not send out referrals because she did not know what was wrong with him so she did not feel comfortable referring him to anyone else.
The NHA said she did not know what triggered his behaviors on 7/31/25.
She said Resident #2 did not have elopement, exit seeking or aggressive behaviors prior to 7/31/25.
She said she was not aware that he had requested to leave the facility and go to the VA.
She said his desire to leave the facility and go to the VA could have been a potential trigger to his behaviors on 7/31/25.
The NHA said all residents were evaluated for elopement on admission so the facility could establish a baseline and risk.
The NHA said the resident should have been assessed on admission and again after he reported a desire to leave the facility on 7/21/25.
The NHA said if she knew Resident #2 was expressing that he wanted to leave, she would have spoken to his representative and explored why he wanted to go to the VA instead of remaining in the facility.The ADON said Resident #2 did not have an elopement assessment until after his attempt to elope on 7/31/25.
The ADON said if the facility had known he had signs of wanting to leave, they would have looked at a safety plan.
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COMPLETED
08/21/2025
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Larchwood Inn
2845 N 15th St Grand Junction, CO 81506
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
According to the receipt, the discharge notice and appeal rights were to be delivered to Resident #2's representative on 8/22/25 (22 days after the resident was discharged from the facility).
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