VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Paths for Families Operated by Adoptions Together, Inc.
5250 Cherokee Avenue
#203
Alexandria, VA 22312
(703) 689-0404

Current Inspector: Dawn Espelage (540) 759-8852

Inspection Date: April 27, 2022 and April 28, 2022

Complaint Related: No

Areas Reviewed:

22VAC40-131 PERSONNEL 22VAC40-131 PROVIDER HOMES 22VAC40-131 CHILDREN'S SERVICES 22VAC40-131 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC PROGRAMS 63.2 Adoption 22VAC40-191 Background Checks for Child Welfare Agencies

Comments:

An onsite, unannounced, renewal inspection was conducted on April 27. 2022 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm and on April 28, 2022 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. The agency reports 3 children currently placed and 61 approved providers. During this inspection, one birth parent/child record was reviewed and eight personnel records were reviewed. Seven adoptive home records were reviewed. Background checks were reviewed for one additional adoptive home approved since the last inspection. Background checks were reviewed for three corporate officers and two agents in compliance with regulations regarding renewal inspections. There was one citation for a violation of the Standards for Child-Placing Agencies. It was not a key health and safety standard. Upon receipt of the violation notice, the licensee must develop a plan of correction for each violation. The plan of correction must include the following: the steps to correct non-compliance with the standard(s); measures to prevent re-occurrence of non-compliance; person(s) responsible for implementation and monitoring of preventative measure(s); and date by which non-compliance will be corrected. The licensee has ten (10) calendar days from receipt of the inspection documentation to complete the section entitled "Plan of Correction", sign each page of the Plan of Correction and return it to the Licensing Office. The licensee retains a copy to be posted at the facility. Results of the inspection are subject to public disclosure and will be posted on the VDSS web site within five (5) days, regardless of whether or not the Plan of Correction has been completed.

Violations:

Standard #:	22VAC40-131-230-B
Description:	Violation: Based on a review of an adoptive home record (AH-4) and an interview with an agency representative (AR-1), the agency failed to monitor the home at least one time every 90 days by visiting the approved provider in the home or making direct telephone contact with the provider. Evidence: 1) AH-4 was approved on 1/11/22. 2) The agency did not visit with the provider in the home or make direct telephone contact with the provider within 90 days of their approval as required. 3) In an exit interview with AR-1 on 4/28/22, AR-1 acknowledged that they could not verify that the 90 day contact took place.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.