Meadows Assisted Living

Based on documentation review and interview, the manager failed to ensure that policies and procedures were established or documented to protect the health and safety of a resident that covered how a caregiver would respond to a resident's sudden, intense, or out-of-control behavior to prevent harm to the resident or another individual. Findings include: 1. A review of the facility's policies and procedures did not contain an established or documented policy and procedure that covered how a caregiver would respond to a resident's sudden, intense, or out-of-control behavior to prevent harm to the resident or another individual. 2. In an interview, E1 reported E1 was not aware of the need for the policy. E1 acknowledged that policies and procedures were not established or documented to protect the health and safety of a resident that covered how a caregiver would respond to a resident's sudden, intense, or out-of-control behavior to prevent harm to the resident or another individual.