Salisbury Behavioral Health LLC

An allegation of abuse involving a resident being forcefully held to the ground was not reported to the local area agency on aging.

The home failed to submit an incident report to the Department regarding an incident where a resident was forcefully held to the ground.

A resident was observed being restrained by a private duty aid, violating the prohibition against physical abuse and mistreatment.

Two boxes containing resident information, including incident reports and award letters, were left unlocked and unattended outside the nurse's station.

A resident's bed had a pillow that was missing a pillowcase.

A medication that had been discontinued was still present in the home's medication cart.

A resident's blister pack was punctured in both the morning and evening dosage slots.

Staff was unable to immediately provide requested resident and staff records to the Department agent upon request.

The required designee was not present in the home at the time of the inspection.

The staff list maintained by the facility was incomplete and did not include agency staff.

The home failed to provide a requested staffing schedule and staff initially lacked access to resident support plans.

A resident was performing staff duties, such as cleaning bathrooms and emptying trash, without compensation.

The home could not determine if staff were providing the required one hour of daily personal care due to the unavailability of the staff schedule.

Direct care staff person A did not receive training in safe management techniques, meeting resident needs, or care for residents with mental illness/intellectual disability during 2023.

Staff person A did not receive training in the Older Adult Protective Services Act (OAPSA) during the 2023 training year.

A large brick was found blocking the egress from the home's basement.

The weekly menu for the following week was not posted in a conspicuous place.

Resident records and medication administration records were left unlocked, unattended, and accessible in the staff office.

An unsecured, modified Glock handgun was discovered hidden in a first-floor bathroom, posing a significant safety risk to residents.

A resident was observed sitting in a living room chair that had a disposable incontinence underpad present.

Resident 71 had not received a quarterly account of financial transactions since 11/9/22.

A staff person's criminal background check was not processed/received by HR in a timely manner.

There was no sanitary method of hand drying available in both first-floor bathrooms.

The outdoor dumpster and a black trash can in front of the home were left uncovered.