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Inspection · 2024-10-02

Date
2024-10-02
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Kelly Adriazola
(804) 840-8245
SHSIA monitoring inspection of an approved subsidy vendor to determine compliance with current subsidy requirements regarding the health and safety of children and to promote quality standards for the children in their care.
No

Areas Reviewed

8VAC20-780 Administration.
8VAC20-780 Special Care Provisions and Emergencies.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS.

Inspector Notes

An unannounced monitoring inspection was initiated on October 2, 2024 and completed on October 8, 2024 in response to a self-report received by the licensing office on September 25, 2024 relating to medication administration. The Department issued a Special Order to prohibit new admissions and require licensee to contact parents, guardians or other responsible persons regarding health and safety violations as a result of high-risk violations. The inspection included document review and interviews.

Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law, and violations are documented on the violation notice issued to the program.

Please complete the plan of correction (POC) and date to be corrected sections for each violation cited on the violation notice. Specify how the violation will be or has been corrected. Submit your POC within five (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on October 16, 2024. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

2
Standard 8VAC20-780-340-A
Repeat Violation
When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection, and guidance. During the month of September 2024, child #1 was administered 6 doses of child #2's medication by four different staff.
Plan of Correction: Prior to administering medication to children, the center team will review the Medication Guide to verify we have the right child, the right medication, the right does to administer, the right route and the right time to administer.

Employees who are certified to administer medication will be retrained on the 5 steps they must follow when Administering medication. This retraining will also cover the general items needed so the center team is prepared to support families who may need the center to administer medication. Retraining will be completed by 10/11/2024
Standard 8VAC20-780-40-E
Repeat Violation
The center is required to follow it's own policies for medication procedures. Four staff didn't follow the center's medication policy. The correct medication was not administered to child #1 on six different occasions.
Plan of Correction: Prior to administering medication to children, the center team will review the Medication Guide to verify we have the right child, the right medication, the right does to administer, the right route and the right time to administer.

Employees who are certified to administer medication will be retrained on the 5 steps they must follow when Administering medication. This retraining will also cover the general items needed so the center team is prepared to support families who may need the center to administer medication. Retraining will be completed by 10/11/2024
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services