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25 | Licensing Program Analyst (LPA), Melchisedeck Augustin made an unannounced Case Management – Legal/Non-Compliance visit to the facility and met with Licensee, Carmen Williams (LS) for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the terms of the Stipulation or Decision and Order. The facility license is currently on probation due to an incident involving the elopement of two children which resulted in absence of supervision on 02/08/19. A review of staff records on 06/24/22 indicates that all facility staff or other individuals who require caregiver background checks have received criminal record and child abuse index clearances or exemptions.
LPA took a tour of the home and grounds on limits areas which consist of the Family room/one bathroom, Sunroom and backyard. LS and one staff (S1) were supervising four children and operating within the licensed capacity and ratio requirements. No children were observed left in any parked vehicle. The home was observed to be clean and orderly. LS installed several devices to prevent any further incident(s) of child elopement which includes installation of either wrought iron or wooden safety gates at the facility entrance(s)/Exits, locking mechanisms and latches installed on entrances/exits doors, video cameras in interior sunroom and exterior perimeter backyard, functional audible alarm devices installed in the wooden gates in the backyard, as well as video camera which monitors each entrances/exits. The cameras are equipped with audio capabilities and motion detection that is linked to and sends images, video clips and multi alerts/signals to two different panels screens, as well as alerts are sent to the LS' mobile, facility's main phone and staff phones.
LPA discussed LS’s responsibility to provide and comply with supervision requirement(s) and LS stated she acknowledged and understood the requirements of providing supervision. Additionally, LPA consulted on an Exclusion Order of an adult (A1) at the facility which became effective, 05/23/22. LPA verified that A1 was not present or residing at the facility and LS stated A1 did not reside in or worked at the facility. (Continue to LIC 809-C) |