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Location: Conway, AR Population Served: Non-Arkansas residents ages 6-21. Deaf and hard of hearing unit.
| # of residents per unit: up to 8 | Residents per room: 1-2 | Capacity: 64 |
Contact with family (Calls and visit schedule): Weekly to Bi-weekly calls. Visits with families are scheduled (no additional details were provided).
| Restraint utilized? Yes | Chemical Restraint utilized? Yes | Seclusion utilized? No |
Clinical Director: LPC-S Therapists:4 full-time therapists (2 LMSW, 1 LCSW, 1 LAC)
Treatment modalities offered: “Trauma informed Care, Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and Reality Therapy, Person Centered and Deaf Mental Health.”*
# of individual therapy sessions/week: 1-2
# of group therapy sessions led by a licensed mental health professional/week: 2-3
PRLU or OLTC
Licensing Compliance Record
Police Report
Sexual Assault Third Degree
Caller (Resident’s guardian) stated that resident had been sexually assaulted at facility. Caller stated Resident was sleeping in bed when Resident’s roommate woke Resident up by lying on top of Resident. Roommate pulled Resident’s pants down, asking if they wanted to have sex. Roommate then licked Resident’s vaginal area. Resident began yelling for staff members, who then showed up. Caller stated that Resident was deaf and believes that is why they were targeted. Caller also stated that Resident was assaulted by staff member; Staff member choked, restrained, and threatened Resident.
Police Report
Fire Alarm
Fire alarm pulled at nurses station; alarm company advised to cancel.
Police Report
Abuse
see 11/7/2020
Police Report
Sexual Misconduct
Indivual (“Mentor/Advocate”) in Arizona for Resident at facility reported that on a call with Resident on 11/21/2020, she was given the impression that a staff member allowed Resident to make an unapproved phone call to staff member. Individual also stated the Resident advised that a staff member had “inappropriately rubbed
Resident’s body on theirs”. Caller stated an investigation was done, but the staff member was found innocent of any wrong doings. Caller also advised that excessive force was being used on the children by staff members, and stated that Resident’s attorney has trouble contacting Resident due to staff members not allowing attorney to speak with anyone. A suspect child abuse form was completed and faxed to Arkansas State Police
Police Report
Fire Alarm
Fire alarm at Nurse Station; caller called back to cancel. Contact was made with keyholder who advised everything was okay.
PRLU or OLTC
Licensing Compliance Record
Police Report
Medical
Patient was in altercation & passed out; other party from the altercation had been separated at that time. Assistance from officers was declined, and MEMS was cancelled.
Police Report
Fire Alarm
Fire alarm pulled at nurses station; cancelled by alarm company. Mistake with the keyholder.
Police Report
Question for Deputy
Caller stated an assault took place 2 weeks prior, victim is age 12 and offender is age 18. Caller had questions about the victim wanting to press charges and whether or not a guardian would need to call.
Police Report
Battery Third Degree
Officers dispatched in reference to a child abuse complaint. Agency in Ohio requesting an investigation be opened on the facility. In a fax, the Ohio agency stated that a juvenile had been in an altercation with 3 other juveniles, resulting in chipped teeth, injured wrist, and broken lip. It was stated that a staff member saw the incident but did nothing to stop it. The fax stated the complaint of child abuse/neglect was against staff member. Officer contacted Crimes Against Children hotline. Agent from hotline stated they would forward the case to DHS.
Police Report
Battery Third Degree
Staff called wanting to file a report regarding a resident attacking them (2 staff members) on 10/29/2020.
Police Report
Battery Report
Staff reported resident tried to steal badge, and hit staff in chest while trying to grab it; Staff wanted to make a report, declined medical attention.
Police Report
Aggravated Assault
Officer arrived at facility and saw three staff members holding resident down on the pavement of the parking lot; officer informed that resident had stabbed a staff member with a pen; resident started spitting on officers and staff; face mask applied; juvenile detention will not take resident, suggested resident be returned to her home state; while being taken into facility resident pulled fire alarm and spat on officers; officer contacted DHS to get information on which section is responsible for facility oversight, no response.
Police Report
Battery Third Degree
Staff reported a resident had pulled a chunk of the staff members hair out and scratched her; staff wants to press charges on resident; officer took photos of scratches and added to report file.
Police Report
Criminal Mischief
Facility reported resident became irate and busted ceiling tiles, pulled cameras out of covers and pulled out wires.
Police Report
Battery Third Degree
Facility reporting that resident spat on, punched, kicked, and pulled two staff members hair.
PRLU or OLTC
Complaint Notice, Licensing Compliance Record
Police Report
Battery Third Degree
Staff reported that resident had hit her in the face and spit on other staff; officers noted visible bruising to staff face; resident stated she would do other things to be taken to jail; officer contacted Juvenile Detention and was informed resident could not be taken there.
Police Report
Runaway
Facility reporting runaway; resident was located near Harp’s at 2:45am and returned to facility.
Police Report
Battery Second Degree
Facility reporting staff attacking resident; video shows resident and staff sitting at table when staff took papers from resident; resident approached staff and punched her, staff then took resident to the ground and “mounted” her, then began punching resident; staff was removed by other staff members; officer requested to speak to resident but was refused until facility can contact state in which resident resides.
Police Report
Terroristic Threatening
Staff reported that a resident had been threatening to hit, slap, stab and kill staff members; staff stated resident is more aggressive everyday.
Police Report
Runaway
Staff reporting resident ran away and was heading toward highway; officer found resident, resident was compliant and willingly got into patrol car to be transported back to facility; resident stated she had a key to facility and could just walk out of facility
Police Report
Battery Third Degree
Staff reported that a resident requested the light be turned off; when staff turned lights off resident hit staff in the face, back, and arms; no injuries visible at time; staff stated they wanted to press charges on resident.
Police Report
General Information Report
Resident called 911 and reported feeling suicidal; officers arrived at facility and staff stated they did not know resident had called; officer spoke with resident and resident stated they wanted to harm self; staff stated resident would be taken care of by “in house doctors”.