VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Linda Roper
11400 Chester Road
Chester, VA 23831
(804) 496-9068

Current Inspector: Jennifer Moore (540) 430-0384

Inspection Date: July 24, 2023

Complaint Related: No

Areas Reviewed:

8VAC20-800 Administration 8VAC20-800 Personnel 8VAC20-800 Household Members 8VAC20-800 Physical Health of Caregivers and Household Members 8VAC20-800 Caregiver Training 8VAC20-800 Physical Equipment and Environment 8VAC20-800 Care of Children 8VAC20-800 Preventing the Spread of Disease 8VAC20-800 Emergencies 8VAC20-800 Nutrition 8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE. 8VAC20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS. 8VAC20-770 Background Checks 20 Access to minors records 22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide 54.1 Provider must be MAT certified to administer prescription medication. 63.2 Child abuse and neglect

Comments:

An unannounced monitoring inspection was conducted on 7/24/2023. The inspector was on site from approximately 8:22 am-9:45 am. There were 11 children in care, ranging in age from 6 months to 8 years, with 4 caregivers supervising. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas of administration, personnel, household members, physical environment and equipment, care of children, emergencies, caregiver training, preventing the spread of disease and nutrition. A total of 5 child records and 5 caregiver records were reviewed. Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law and violations were documented on the violation notice issued to the program. Please complete the plan of correction and date to be corrected for each violation cited on the violation notice and return it to me within 5 business days from today. You will need to specify how the deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Just writing the word corrected is not acceptable. Your plan of correction must 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 measures. Please do not use staff names; list staff by positions only.

Violations:

Standard #:	8VAC20-800-170-B
Description:	Based on a review of five caregiver records and interview, the provider did not ensure to obtain documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening for two caregivers at the time of hire that was completed within the last 30 days as required. Evidence: 1. The record of caregiver #2 (date of employment: 4/17/2023) contained a negative tuberculosis screening dated 9/6/2022. The record of caregiver #5 (date of employment: 1/30/23) contained a negative tuberculosis screening dated 10/19/2022. 2. The provider acknowledged that the TB screenings were not completed within the required time frame.
Plan of Correction:	provider will obtain a current TB test by 8/1