VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Pressley Ridge
649 Main Street
Tazewell, VA 24651
(276) 979-0544

Current Inspector: Jamie Morgan (276) 525-5656

Inspection Date: Aug. 30, 2019

Complaint Related: No

Areas Reviewed:

22VAC40-131 PROVIDER HOMES 22VAC40-131 CHILDREN'S SERVICES 22VAC40-191 Background Checks for Child Welfare Agencies

Comments:

An unannounced monitoring inspection was conducted on August 30, 2019 from 9:55 AM - 1:05 PM. Pressley Ridge reports ten provider homes and 18 foster children in placement. There are no new staff. During this inspection, one provider home record and two foster child records were reviewed. Two personnel were interviewed during the inspection. An exit interview was conducted at the conclusion of the inspection with the Director and Recruiter/Certification Specialist to review preliminary inspection findings. An acknowledgement form was signed. There were three violations. Upon the receipt of the violation notice, the licensee should identify the necessary corrective action and develop a plan of correction for each violation. The plan of correction should include the following: The steps to correct noncompliance with the standard(s); measures to prevent re-occurrence of noncompliance; person(s) responsible for implementation and monitoring of preventative measure(s); and date by which noncompliance will be corrected. The licensee has five (5) calendar days from receipt of the inspection documentation to complete the section titled Plan of Correction, sign each page of the documentation and return it to the Licensing Office. The licensee should retain a copy to be posted at the facility. Results of the inspection documentation are subject to public disclosure and will be posted on the VDSS web site within 5 days, regardless of whether the Plan of Correction is completed.

Violations:

Standard #:	22VAC40-131-180-F
Description:	Violation: Based on a review of the record for a provider home (PH1) and interview with personnel (S2), the agency failed to complete a face-to-face interview with an individual residing in the home of the applicant (HM1). Evidence: The homestudy for PH1 lists HM1 as an adult living in the home but does not document a face-to-face interview with HM1. S2 acknowledged that a face-to-face interview with HM1 was not completed and that this was an oversight. .
Plan of Correction:	The Recruitment and Certification Specialist will be retrained on the licensing regulation pertaining to conducting at least one face-to-face interview with all individuals who reside in the home of the applicant. A home study addendum will be made to the initial home study documenting that an interview was conducted with the adult household member named in the home study and the results of that interview are included. The item "interview of all household members" will be added to the interal assessment form located in the parent folder which contains a list of each individual document being reviewed for accuracy and completeness that was received about an applicant(s) and is being used in the home study. This will be corrected moving forward for all perspective foster parents being considered for certification.
Standard #:	22VAC40-131-190-S
Description:	Violation: Based on a review of the record for a provider home (PH1) and interview with personnel (S1 and S2), four canines were not licensed as required by law. Evidence: The record for PH1 did not contain evidence that four canines in the home were licensed as required by law. Personnel (S1 and S2) acknowledged that pet licenses were not in the file and were not requested from PH1.
Plan of Correction:	The Recruitment and Certification Specialist will be retrained on the licensing regulation pertaining to provider homes having pet licenses for their pets as required by law. A home study addendum will be made to the initial home study documenting that the provider home has obtained the necessary pet licenses for their four canines required by law for the county where they reside. This information is also being updated for all active provider homes certified by this facility. This will be corrected moving forward for all perspective foster homes being considered for certification.
Standard #:	22VAC40-131-290-C-4
Description:	Violation: Based on a review of the record for a foster child (FC1) and interview with personnel (S1), the medical examination for FC1 did not include growth and development as required by 22VAC40-131-290-C-4. Evidence: The section for growth and development on the medical examination report dated 07/29/2019 was blank. S1 acknowledged the growth and development section of the report for FC1 was blank.
Plan of Correction:	Staff and foster parents will be retrained once more on the licensing regulation pertaining to the specific information required in medical examination reports and the requirement that all information in the medical examination report be completed at the time the child sees the medical examiner, including the section for growth and development of the child. In addition, foster parents will be responsible for having the medical examination report completed at the end of the medical examination so there are able to review the report for completeness at that time before it is accepted. This will be corrected moving forward for all medical documentation.