Roy Maas Youth Alternatives Meadows

The incident occurred 08/09/2023 at 6:50 pm. The incident was not reported to the hotline until 08/11/2023 at 9:11 am, by phone.

Children in care were left unsupervised, for 5 minutes when staff went to the bathroom. Video did show children were unsupervised from 7:15 pm - 7:20 pm.

Staff member was counted in child in care ratio without proper background check.

I observed a medication log to have a missing time for medication administration in the Laurence and Davis Cabin, and this medication log had been checked by three staff to ensure accuracy.

One of six medication records, indicated a discrepancy in the amount remaining for the medication from one day to the next day.

Several of the medication logs reviewed did not indicate if the medication was administered during the morning or night. In the Poston, the medication was documented as being administered at PM but the prescription is for morning medication.

In Poston Cabin, one of three medication logs reviewed was missing a signature for the staff who administered the medication. In Wright Cabin, one of three medication logs reviewed didn't include a staff signature or home pass indication for six days.

Medication log reviewed a staff name and signature was missing on the entry log.

Medication error occurred, there was not documentation of the error.

Medication error occurred. It was not documented within 24 hours.

Medication logs reviewed were incomplete. Medication logs were missing date and time. Medication log also reflected inaccurate date.

Medication error occurred however documentation was not completed.

It was determined that a Restraint Detail and Debriefing document had discrepancies from the Serious Incident Report. The child referenced throughout the document was not the same as the child identified in the header.

During administrating medications, a staff gave a child another child's prescribed medication by mistake.

1 out of 6 staff did not have all of the required EBI training hours completed within 90 days of hire.

CPS caseworker was not notified of the medication error by the operation.

A staff failed to complete 4 hours of EBI training within six months from the last date of EBI training.

A staff ripped a child's poster as discipline.

A staff member used unwarranted and excessive force on two children in care on two separate occasions. One child sustained an injury.

The freezer in a cabin was showing a temperature of ten degrees farenheit.

A staff member harbored a child in care who was on runaway for several days. The employee failed to take proper actions which placed the child at substantial risk of potential harm.

During the walk through inspection, shower in two cabins observed had mold.

The current gas inspection was not completed within the 24 months from the last inspection. The last gas inspection was completed on 4/10/19 and current one was completed on 5/6/21.

Current fire inspection was not completed within the required timeframe. The last fire inspection was completed on 6/10/20 and current one was completed on 7/20/21.

One fire extinguisher located in the upstairs laundry room was last service March 2020.

A caregiver who was on a safety plan due to an inappropriate relationship with a child in care allowed the child to stay at their home while still employed at the operation.

Child in care and staff admitted child was given preferential treatment over other children in care.

Administrator was aware of on-going inappropriate relationship between a staff member at the operation and a child in care.