Looking up things on Arizona Care Check
The state of Arizona has a site where you can look up some records on places like residential programs, clinics, hospitals--basically, settings licensed by the Arizona Department of Health Services. This is a resource available for the public. This does not include places that are no longer in operation. It also does not include child foster care homes (for very good reasons). But if you are curious, or would definitely like to see information about a current program listed there, here's a link:
https://azdhs.gov/licensing/index.php
To be honest, some of the information contained can be pretty boring. Some places seem to operate without a lot of problems showing when inspected. Some may have citations over what seem to be really small things that are otherwise legally required. However, some of it can be pretty alarming, such as finding a citation that a group home staff member punched a minor client, or that a group home had poor or filthy conditions. Some companies seem to have very little in the way of problems cited by inspectors, while some seem to have a lot.
To me, the information gives some insights about some of the "conditions on the ground," both for staff members working in these places, and for the clients being treated. It can be easy to look at the records and get a distorted view of a place, that is, maybe a place normally runs well but had some kind of unusual thing happen. Some places deal with more difficult treatment issues than others, and it could be more likely for problems to happen. Or, maybe some companies really are as troubled as the records make them look. You'll make your own conclusions.
https://azdhs.gov/licensing/index.php
To be honest, some of the information contained can be pretty boring. Some places seem to operate without a lot of problems showing when inspected. Some may have citations over what seem to be really small things that are otherwise legally required. However, some of it can be pretty alarming, such as finding a citation that a group home staff member punched a minor client, or that a group home had poor or filthy conditions. Some companies seem to have very little in the way of problems cited by inspectors, while some seem to have a lot.
To me, the information gives some insights about some of the "conditions on the ground," both for staff members working in these places, and for the clients being treated. It can be easy to look at the records and get a distorted view of a place, that is, maybe a place normally runs well but had some kind of unusual thing happen. Some places deal with more difficult treatment issues than others, and it could be more likely for problems to happen. Or, maybe some companies really are as troubled as the records make them look. You'll make your own conclusions.
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