D. A member of the licensee’s governing board shall, on a quarterly basis: conduct on site facility visits, review both reports generated by outside consultant and those from CCLD, prepare written reports to the licensee’s governing board, and ensure POCs are completed and submitted timely. On August 9th, a visit was conducted by Loren B. Shook.
E. Department shall conduct quarterly inspection during the probationary period. Today, 8/30/2022.
F. Licensee shall provide a thirty-minute overlap of direct care staff between each shift. Staff communicated that the time frame is indicated on the staffing assignments to demonstrate the 30-minute overlap. LPA reviewed staffing sheets to confirm appropriate coverage.
G. Licensee shall chart any reportable resident injuries on each shift and communicate such injury to direct care staff prior to initiating their shift. Shift change form was created and is being utilized daily. The nurses sign this form during shift change.
H. Licensee shall continue to maintain adequate staffing to meet the specific needs of individual residents in care and population as a whole. Staff are continuing to monitor their staffing numbers. Staffing is reassessed every day, every shift. Agency staff are still being utilized as needed. Additional associates have been added and hiring is ongoing.
I. Licensee shall form a client/resident assessment management that consists of the certified administrator, nursing personnel, and supervising/direct care staff who shall meet at least once a month, in order to reassess the appropriateness of continued placement retention or relocation residents to facilities offering a higher level of care. Yes, this took place on 8/29/2022. LPA reviewed meeting minutes.
J. Licensee shall conduct a monthly support group facilitated by an outside professional approved by the Department, providing an opportunity for associates to share issues/concerns and have a safe environment for communication and sharing without management presence. Session took place on 8/23/2022. The LPA reviewed the past three months to confirm that sessions have happened monthly. The sessions are two hours - one hour for a group session and one hour for individual check-ins.
K. Licensee shall provide direct care staff a minimum of 6 hours of quarterly training on Title 22 regulations ... The facility holds in-service trainings two hours a month, to ensure that hours are all completed for direct care staff. The LPA reviewed training documents to confirm that staff are receiving the required training hours.
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