Nursing Home Wandering & Elopement

What these records can tell you

For wandering / elopement, begin with the dated inspection history in the facility report. Local topic lists use specific inspection codes or explicit wandering/elopement terms, an inspection date, and a readable rule summary. A rule summary describes what inspectors cited; it may not contain the detailed facts of an incident.

Compare the inspection date with the period you are researching. A missing finding does not rule out a care concern. Use the medical-records request checklist to keep the resident’s records separate from public inspection history.