VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

DePaul Community Resources
302 Shawnee Avenue
Big stone gap, VA 24219
(276) 524-2033

Current Inspector: Dawn Espelage (540) 759-8852

Inspection Date: Feb. 8, 2022 and Feb. 9, 2022

Complaint Related: No

Areas Reviewed:

Organization and Administration Personnel Provider Homes Children's Services Additional Requirements for Specific programs Background Checks

Comments:

A renewal inspection was initiated on 2/8/2021 from 1:35 p.m. to 4:50 p.m. and 2/9/2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. The Foster Care Supervisor/Site Leader participated in the entrance conference and reported a census of ten (10) foster children and nine (9) approved provider homes. No new homes were approved since the last inspection. The inspector reviewed one (1) foster child, two (2) provider home, and four (4) personnel records. Agency Policies and Procedures were reviewed. Background checks for all Board Officers were reviewed. The office setting was inspected. A preliminary findings review was conducted with the Foster Care Supervisor/Site Leader, Director of Foster Care and Independent Living, and Regional Manager of Foster Care, and Foster Care Supervisor on the date of inspection, where findings were reviewed and an opportunity was given for questions, as well as for providing any information or documentation which was not available during the inspection. An Acknowledgment of Inspection was left at the end of the onsite visit on 2/9/2022. An exit interview was conducted by phone on 2/11/2022 with the Director of Foster Care and Independent Living. The information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance(s) with applicable standards or law, and two (2) violations were documented on the violation notice issued to the facility. Upon receipt of the Violation Notice, the licensee should develop a plan of correction to include 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 noncompliance will be corrected. The licensee has five business days from receipt of the inspection documents to complete the section entitled "Plan of Correction", sign each page of the inspection documents and return to the Licensing Office. The licensee should retain a copy to be posted at the facility. Results of the inspection are subject to public disclosure and will be posted on the Virginia Department of Social Services public web site within five business days, regardless of whether or not the Plan of Correction is completed.

Violations:

Standard #:	22VAC40-191-40-D-1-c
Description:	Violation: Based on document review for Board Officer 3 (B3), an agent authorized to act on behalf of the agency, the agency failed to obtain child protective services (CPS) background check results within 3 years. Findings: 1. A CPS search results letter for B3 dated 12/8/2017 was provided to the licensing specialist. 2. Staff 4 (S4) provided email communications between Staff 4 (S4) and B3 for review. 3. S4 reported being unable to submit a request for the 3 year CPS search as she did not receive a signed and notarized search form for submission. 4. The findings were discussed during the exit interview and Staff 2 (S2) acknowledged the findings.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	63.2-1721-A
Description:	Violation: Based on case record review and interview, the agency failed to obtain an out of state child protective services (CPS) background check for Applicant 1 (A1) in Foster Home 1 (FH1). Findings: 1. An application for FH1, marked received 5/22/2020 by the agency, documented A1 had at the time of application resided in another state in the past five years. 2. A Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles report for A1 documented A1 surrendered an out of state driver?s license 4/17/2017. 3. A child protective search was not conducted for A1 for the state of prior residence. 4. The findings were discussed during the exit interview. 5. Staff reviewed the case record for FH1. 6. Staff 1 (S1) was interviewed. 7. S1 contacted A1 during the exit interview and discussed the information on the application. A1 was placed on speaker and reported she had moved to Virginia December 2016. 8. Staff 1, 2, and 3 (S1, S2, and S3) acknowledged the findings.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.