Type: Behavioral Health With Documents

This facility is TRICARE-certified.

News, lawsuits and inspections for this facility:

• Penalty recommended for incomplete background checks
  Date: November 2, 2014
  Category: None
  
• Report States Possible Deficiency in Supervision following report of non-consensual sex
  Date: July 14, 2014
  Category: None
  
• Children’s residential unit beds were missing bed linens
  Date: May 6, 2014
  Category: None
  
• Child shoved by staff in retaliatory act
  Date: January 2, 2014
  Category: None
  
• Child’s mouth injured hitting the floor during implementation of physical restraint
  Date: December 5, 2013
  Category: None
  
• Sexual misconduct occurred when Meridell was understaffed
  Date: November 15, 2013
  Category: Staffing
  
• Meridell advised to improve training after staff reacts physically to child’s provocation
  Date: November 7, 2013
  Category: None
  
• Child runs away from Meridell, found on highway
  Date: October 22, 2013
  Category: None
  
• Meridell failed to report child’s fractured hand within 24 hours
  Date: March 25, 2013
  Category: None
  
• Child cuts wrists in bathroom, revealing failure to meet needs
  Date: August 23, 2012
  Category: None
  
• Meridell advised to consider its use of nurses in staffing ratios
  Date: August 13, 2012
  Category: Staffing
  
• Meridell advised not to threaten children with physical harm
  Date: July 10, 2012
  Category: None
  
• Late background checks for two staff
  Date: March 7, 2012
  Category: None
  
• Altercation occurred when unit was not staffed correctly
  Date: February 20, 2012
  Category: Staffing
  
• Child restrained inappropriately
  Date: February 14, 2012
  Category: None
  
• Child obtained injectable medication from storage
  Date: February 9, 2012
  Category: None
  
• Video showed child was dragged to seclusion room and then not properly monitored
  Date: December 28, 2011
  Category: None
  
• Background checks performed late for six staff
  Date: August 12, 2011
  Category: None
  
• Meridell cited for failing to report incidents after child reported molestation and suicide attempt
  Date: July 28, 2011
  Category: None
  
• Meridell failed to meet staffing ratio with 2 staff for 15 children in gym and cafeteria
  Date: May 2, 2011
  Category: Staffing
  
• Children were not supervised by enough qualified staff at Meridell
  Date: April 8, 2011
  Category: Staffing
  
• Meridell advised not to leave residents unsupervised in day room
  Date: January 21, 2011
  Category: None
  
• Restraints at Meridell found to be inappropriate
  Date: January 4, 2011
  Category: None
  
• Meridell ordered to give inhaler to asthmatic child when requested
  Date: December 21, 2010
  Category: None
  
• Child shoved by staff into a shelf
  Date: November 3, 2010
  Category: None
  
• Meridell failed to update background check on staff member
  Date: September 24, 2010
  Category: None
  
• Staff member did not know that seclusion required nurse or doctor orders
  Date: September 24, 2010
  Category: None
  
• Meridell allowed staff to begin work before background check
  Date: July 14, 2010
  Category: None
  
• Child receives emergency care after medication error
  Date: June 2, 2010
  Category: None
  
• Meridell ran employee background checks with incorrect names
  Date: February 16, 2010
  Category: None
  
• Report States Meridell Residents Exposed to Tuberculosis, Staff Test Positive
  Category: None