Utah Admin. Code R432-270-16 - Secure Units
(1) A type II
assisted living licensee with approved secure units may admit residents with a
diagnosis of Alzheimer's or dementia if the resident can exit the facility with
limited assistance from one person.
(2) The licensee shall ensure that each
resident admitted to a secure unit has an admission agreement that indicates
placement in the secure unit. The licensee shall ensure the secure admission
agreement:
(a) documents that a wander risk
management agreement has been negotiated with the resident or resident's
responsible person; and
(b)
identifies discharge criteria that would initiate a transfer of the resident to
a higher level of care than the assisted living facility can
provide.
(3) In addition
to completing the facility orientation and demonstration of core competency
skills, the licensee shall ensure each direct-care employee in the secure unit
is provided a minimum of four hours of the 16 required hours of documented
one-on-one job training in the secure unit.
(4) There licensee shall ensure that there is
at least one direct-care staff in the secure unit continuously.
(5) The licensee shall provide an emergency
evacuation plan on each secure unit that addresses the ability of the secure
unit staff to evacuate the residents in case of emergency.
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