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Avis Parham-Johnson

Inspection · 2024-04-23

Date
2024-04-23
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Lauren Bickford
(540) 280-0742
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.
Yes

Areas Reviewed

8VAC20-790 Subsidy Program Vendor Requirements for Family Day Homes

Inspector Notes

An announced initial subsidy health and safety inspection was conducted on 04/23/2024 from approximately 10:00 am to 11:30 am. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas of administration, personnel, household members, physical environment and equipment, emergencies, preventing the spread of disease and nutrition. There were no children in attendance. 2 children?s records, the provider record, and 3 household member records were reviewed. All areas of the home were observed and areas where the children are cared for were inspected.

The information gathered during the inspection determined violations with applicable standards or law. Violations were issued.

Please complete the plan of correction and ?date to be corrected? for each violation cited on the violation notice, sign, and return it to me within 5 business days from today, 04/30/2024. Please specify how the deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Your plan of correction should contain: 1) steps to correct the noncompliance with the standard(s), 2) measures to prevent the noncompliance from occurring again, and 3) person(s) responsible for implementing each step and/or monitoring any preventative measure(s).

Violations

3
Standard 8VAC20-790-170-C
Based on interview, the vendor failed to obtain a criminal fingerprint background check, a sworn statement, and a central registry background check for household members.
Evidence: Interview with the vendor determined that household member #3 did not have the required criminal fingerprint background check, sworn statement, or a central registry background check.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-790-260-D
Based on observation, the vendor failed to ensure that sharp kitchen utensils and other sharp objects shall be inaccessible to children unless being used by the caregiver or with children under close supervision.
Evidence: The kitchen contained a drawer with sharp knives in it. The drawer did not have a locking mechanism to prevent access by children.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-790-400-H
Based on observation, and interview, the vendor failed to ensure that household medication shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.
Evidence: The household medications were in an open box stored on a shelf above the shower in the upstairs bathroom. The vendor confirmed that the medications were not stored in a locked place.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
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