Apple Rehab Rocky Hill
APPLE REHAB ROCKY HILL in ROCKY HILL, CT — inspection on December 31, 2025.
Found 1 citation. 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
between about 5:30 PM in bed wearing a jacket and the dinner tray was on the bedside table.
Resident
when he/she wanted to and would bring his/her meal trays out of the room when finished because it
Resident #1 was not in the building, and he was not aware prior to that time.
Interview and review of facility documentation with the DON on 12/31/2025 at 2:17 PM identified she was notified at 8:15 PM that RN #1 had received a call from the local police that Resident #1 had been found outside of the facility and had been transported to the hospital for evaluation. NA #3 had last seen Resident #1 in the lobby, fully dressed with shoes and a jacket at 5:40 PM.
The DON stated although Resident #1 had dementia and was confused at times, she did not expect staff to be aware of Resident #1's location as he/she was not considered an elopement risk and he/she ambulated independently; she expected staff to monitor those as risk for elopement not someone who was independent. Resident #1's dining habits were such that he/she ate when he/she wanted to, often around 6:30 or 7:00 PM. RN #1 was busy after the 7:00 PM smoke break and the DON stated she did not expect RN #1 to check to see why Resident #1 did not attend the 7:00 PM smoke break as per his/her usual routine since he/she ambulated independently. NAs are expected to monitor food consumed at each meal and notify the nurse if the resident fails to eat a meal or has had a change in consumption.
Interview failed to identify why the NA in the dining room did not communicate with the staff on the unit, and why Resident #1's whereabouts were not verified at least every two (2) hours as the video recorded Resident #1 left the facility at 5:36 PM and the facility was not aware of Resident #1's where abouts until the local police notified them at 8:15 PM (2 hours and 39 minutes). Resident #1 was not monitored for meal consumption, was reported last seen in the lobby wearing a coat about 5:40 PM, and location was not monitored after video stamp recorded left the facility at 5:36 PM.
Staff were unaware he/she had left the facility for 2 hours and 39 minutes until notified by police at 8:15 PM.
Although requested, the facility was unable to provide a policy in regard to routine monitoring of residents for safety.
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