VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Augusta Health Childcare Center
127 Medical Center Circle
Fishersville, VA 22939
(540) 332-5600

Current Inspector: Michelle Argenbright (540) 848-4123

Inspection Date: April 27, 2023

Complaint Related: No

Areas Reviewed:

8VAC20-780 Administration. 8VAC20-780 Staff Qualifications and Training. 8VAC20-780 Physical Plant. 8VAC20-780 Staffing and Supervision. 8VAC20-780 Programs. 8VAC20-780 Special Care Provisions and Emergencies 8VAC20-780 Special Services. 8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE. 8VAC20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS. 8VAC20-820 HEARINGS PROCEDURES. 8VAC20-770 Background Checks 20 Access to minor?s records 22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide 63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

Comments:

A renewal inspection was conducted on 04/27/2023 from 11:20 am until 2:30 pm. There were 83 children present, ranging in ages from two months to five years old, with 15 staff supervising. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas of administration, physical plant, staffing and supervision, programming, medication, special care and emergencies and nutrition. A total of eight child records and eight staff records were reviewed. Information gathered during the inspection determined noncompliance with applicable standards or law and violations were documented on the violation notice issued to the facility. Please complete the plan of correction and date to be corrected sections for each violation cited on the violation notice and return it to me within 5 business days from today. 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 preventive measure(s). Please contact your licensing inspector, Chrystal King, if you have questions concerning this inspection, the licensing standards, and/or if I may be of assistance to you at 804-297-4469

Violations:

Standard #:	22.1-289.035-A
Description:	Based on the review of eight staff records, the program failed to ensure all employees undergo a background check prior to employment and every five years thereafter for one staff. Evidence The date of employment for Staff #3 is 05/08/2017. The initial results of a check of the child abuse and neglect registry was dated 05/26/2017. The subsequent results were dated 07/19/2022.
Plan of Correction:	After being in violation on 6/13/22, the center did a file audit to ensure that all background checks were in place. Upon discovering the late check for Staff member #3, we initiated the check on 6/16/22. On 7/19/22 we obtained those results. These results were in the file at the 4/27/23 inspection. Moving forward, there will be outlook calendar invites completed to alert all center leadership of upcoming due dates for checks. The center director will ensure this system is implemented and adhered to, so all checks are submitted far enough in advance of due dates.