Disability Rights Arkansas

United Methodist Children's Home Little Rock

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Methodist Children’s Home operates multiple programs on a single campus. Police responses to this campus often do not identify the program they are responding to. All reports plausibly related to the PRTF or Qualified Residential Treatment Program/Group Home (QRTP) have been included here. Where we can be certain the response was to the QRTP it is noted.

Location: Little Rock, AR                   Population Served: Children and adolescents in need of out of home psychiatric care in a residential setting

# of residents per unit: 20 Residents per room: 1 Capacity: 40

Contact with family (Calls and visit schedule): Clients have regularly scheduled phone call opportunities. The number of actual calls depends on the clients wish to utilize these opportunities. In person visitation (assuming no quarantine precautions) is available every weekend and can be scheduled at other times as needed by the family or guardian.

Restraint utilized? Yes Chemical Restraint utilized? Yes Seclusion utilized? Yes

Treatment Components:

Clinical Director: LCSW                    Therapists: 1 full-time therapist (LCSW)

Treatment modalities offered: Facility declined to identify any specific treatment modalities available

# of individual therapy sessions/week: Minimum 1 per week scheduled. May vary upon the treatment plan of the client.

# of group therapy sessions led by a licensed mental health professional/week: Minimum of 1 with 2 preferred.

UMCH LR Report (combined)

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PRLU or OLTC

Injury Prior to Admission, Notice of Incident

  • Injury Prior to Admission
    • Client received an x-ray due to stating she hurt her ankle prior to being admitted to the facility.
    • Licensing follow-up: Client remains at facility. Continue to monitor.

PRLU or OLTC

Notice of Incident, Peer Altercation, Visit Compliance Report

  • Peer Altercation
    • Two residents were in a physical altercation. Client 1 was assessed, and an x-ray was ordered due to swelling to client’s hand; X-ray showed no acute fracture or dislocation. Client 2 received x-rays for femur, tib/fib, and knee; X-rays showed no acute fractures or dislocations.
    • Licensing follow-up: Facility visited on 03/02/23 and camera footage reviewed. Clients were seen in the cafeteria (staff/client ratio 3:9) in an altercation with each other, and at times in verbal altercations with other clients. Staff present used their bodies as barriers between the clients to separate them. At one point client is seen exiting the cafeteria towards peer, at which point an altercation is briefly heard but not seen (out of camera view). Staff were seen constantly present and attempting to deescalate and separate clients. No licensing concerns noted.

Police Report

Non Police Incident

Officers secured the scene for MEMS on a suicidal juvenile without incident. The juvenile was transported to the hospital.

Police Report

False or Unfounded Call

Officers made contact with staff who advised everything seemed okay and they do not know who called police.

Police Report

Runaway

QRTP – Officer stopped at the 12th St. station and noticed juvenile sitting on the bench outside of the building. The juvenile advised he ran away from the facility. Once officer confirmed a report had not been made, officer made a report and transported juvenile back to facility into staff’s custody.

Police Report

Possession of Drugs

QRTP – Staff advised officer that juvenile came into the facility smelling like marijuana. Staff checked one of his shoes and found a clear baggy full of a green leafy substance. Officer was provided the substance.

Police Report

Non Police Incident

Caller canceled before officers arrival due to the juvenile returning.

Police Report

Information Report

QRTP – Officers responded to a 911 hang-up. Upon arrival, staff stated juvenile and a peer were in an altercation and juvenile’s phone was taken away due to the incident. Staff stated juvenile attempted to take his phone from her and pulled the office door shut, not letting her inside. Officers calmed the situation down.

Police Report

Non Police Incident

Officers responded to a missing person call. Before officers could make contact with staff, the runaway had returned with no further incident.

Police Report

Non Police Incident

Officers transported juvenile to Methodist Children’s Home.

Police Report

Information Report

QRTP – Officers responded to disturbance call regarding juvenile running off from the bus stop at W 12th Street and Madison Street. Officers located juvenile on W 12th Street and informed the LR School District that the juvenile was located. Officers transported the juvenile back to the facility.

Police Report

Battery Third Degree

QRTP – Staff advised officer that a fight occurred between patients. J1 advised officers that he confronted J2 about rummaging through his belongings. J1 stated J2 ignored him, then came at him in an aggressive manner prompting J1 to slam J2 into a wall several times. J2 advised officer that he caught J1 rummaging through his belongings and and he was immediately slammed into the wall by J1. Officers observed blood on a rag and a cut to J2s head. MEMS responded and treated J2.

PRLU or OLTC

Monitor Visit, Visit Compliance Report

  • Licensing Specialist: Clayton DeBoer.
  • Buildings & Grounds conducted from 10:30 am – 11:30 am. Census: 27. Boys’ area, cafeteria, gym, and 2 classrooms observed. MARs checked for 5 residents. No licensing concerns noted.

Police Report

Non Police Incident

QRTP – Officers secured the scene for MEMS to transport male juvenile to acute hospital.

PRLU or OLTC

Medical, Notice of Incident

  • Medical
    • Client was transported to the ER due to low blood pressure and increased heart rate. Client was admitted to the hospital and currently hospitalized at time of report.
    • Licensing follow-up: Licensing received email from facility on 01/10/23 stating that client had returned to the facility.

Police Report

Disturbance

QRTP – Staff advised officer that juvenile was acting out and they were afraid he would become physical. Staff advised juvenile spit at him and cussed him out, and juvenile went into the staff office. Juvenile calmed down and went back inside the facility.

PRLU or OLTC

Notice of Incident, Self-Injury

  • Self-inflicted Injury
    • On 01/05/23, client became upset during a structure activity, yelling that first shift staff had her point card and that staff needed to find it. After staff attempted to re-direct client, client ran out of the dayroom and began banging her head on the wall. Staff continued to re-direct client until she stopped. Client complained of head pain and chest pain on 01/06/23 and was transported to the ER. There were no findings of swelling or discoloration at the ER, and client was provided with a dose of Ibuprofen and released back to the facility.

Police Report

Non Police Incident

QRTP – Officers stood by while MEMS transported 2 male juveniles to hospital.

Police Report

Disturbance

QRTP – Staff advised a juvenile was picking up rocks and metal items and throwing them. Upon arrival, officer placed juvenile in patrol vehicle while staff determined new placement for juvenile. Juvenile was transported to acute hospital.

PRLU or OLTC

Maltreatment, Notice of Incident, Visit Compliance Report

  • Maltreatment
    • Client was provoking a female staff, walking into her personal space many times. The staff member pushed client back and then left the floor. The Child Abuse Hotline was called, unknown if accepted. Corrective Action: The staff member will be re-trained on CPI and will be moved to the girl’s unit.
    • Licensing follow-up: Licensing inquired when staff will begin working on unit and the date of the next in-service (for CPI). Licensing visited the facility on 12/27/22 and viewed video footage. Licensing observed the staff member and client arguing back and forth as staff was trying to get client to return to his room until it was his turn to complete hygiene. The client approached staff, and staff could be heard informing client that he was in her personal space. After moving away from client several times, staff pushed the client before being separated by other staff.
    • Facility was cited for 109.1.g (staff engaged in unprofessional conduct when she pushed the resident).

PRLU or OLTC

Monitor Visit, Visit Compliance Report

  • Licensing Specialist: Clayton DeBoer.
  • Buildings & Grounds conducted from 10am – 11am. Census: 27. Hall B observed. MARs checked for 5 residents.
  • Regs out of compliance –
    • 9.908.8 – Medication not initialed for 2 clients on 12/8/22 (PM meds).

Police Report

Terroristic Threatening First Degree, Terroristic Threatening Second Degree

QRTP – Staff stated J1 began causing a disturbance after getting suspended from school. Staff observed J1 threaten J2 & J3, stating he was going to beat their ass and also threatened to kill J2. J1 told officer he was just playing and did not intend to harm peers.

Police Report

Non Police Incident

Officers checked area and did not locate anyone needing assistance. Staff did not recognize the number the call was made from and did not need assistance.

Police Report

Assault Third Degree

Staff member stated while at work, juvenile became upset and began throwing hygiene items at him for no reason. After juvenile began to throw chairs at him, he restrained juvenile per facility policy. The Child Abuse Hotline was contacted.

PRLU or OLTC

Maltreatment, Notice of Incident, Visit Compliance Report

  • Maltreatment
    • Staff and residents entered the cafeteria for breakfast, and staff member threw his clipboard and drink on a table. After another staff spoke to clients regarding rules, the staff member stated to everyone that if someone else throws anything else his way, he will be throwing it back at them. Client tried to express that she wasn’t throwing anything at him, but staff proceeded to slam his hand on the table and repeated his statement several times. Another staff called a five second rule to remove all other clients, while the staff member and client are still going back and forth. Staff member continued to antagonize client and provoke her to throw something at him as another staff entered the cafeteria, and the client escalated and threw a chair towards the staff member. The staff member then picked up a chair and threw it towards client and the other staff. Client threw another chair at the staff member as he was walking towards her, and they began tussling. Staff member is seen grabbing client by the hair and dragging her on the floor. The Child Abuse Hotline was called and accepted. The staff member was terminated.
    • Licensing follow-up: Facility visited on 11/23/22 and Licensing spoke with staff. Video was not available due to internet being down. Licensing visited the facility on 11/28/22 and viewed video footage. Licensing viewed the staff member throwing a chair at the client, then grabbing her hair and throwing her to the ground before being separated by other staff. Staff is also heard shouting profanity during incident.
    • Facility was cited for 109.1g, 905.4c, 905.4g, and 907.2.