INCIDENT REPORTING

Staff who witness, discover, or are notified of an unusual event will:

• Immediately take action to protect, comfort, and assure the treatment of the recipient.

• Notify the designated supervisor ASAP for any injury.

• In case of injury, death, or suspected Abuse/Neglect, report immediately to ORR (This can be done via email or telephone call.)

• Report as required to APS/CPS, Licensing, and/or police

• Write an incident report within the shift the incident occurred.

• Verbally report to oncoming staff.

• Answer questions from Supervisor, ORR, DHHS, APS/CPS, and police who may be doing an investigation.

Incident Report Form (Fillable)

Example Incident Report

Incident Reporting - Helpful Guidelines