Trusted Family Foundation LLC

This standard was found deficient as part of a DFPS Investigation.

A caregiver inflicted pattern bruises on a child's leg by hitting.

Service plan indicates child can only be alone while in the same area as the foster parent. Interview conducted indicate that the child is left alone in bedroom for short periods of time.

Child did not receive a follow up visit 5 weeks after initial visit as recommended by health care professional.

A child receiving treatment services for autism spectrum disorder, team does not include two licensed professionals.

The laundry detergent was observed sitting on the floor in the laundry room with the door open.

The foster home was over ratio by two children.

A caregiver used a form of restraint to get a child inside a building after the child refused to go into the building.

Throughout the course of the investigation, it was found that the agency placed three children in a home that was only verified for two children.

The caregivers were not following the safety plans put into place for the children in care.

The caregivers cursed at the children in care.

The home screening did not include interviews with the six other adult children living outside the home.

The home screening did not accurately assess the family's complete budget.

The home screening did not indicate a service call log was requested. Further there were several calls disclosed by the foster parents with no assessment of risk, by the agency for the calls.

The operation failed to report possible sexual abuse by an adult.

Two teenage children service plans were not implemented as the teens were left home alone resulting in an altercation.

During the inspection, one out of one foster home file were reviewed, and it was observed that the information obtained in order to make recommendations about the applicant s capacity was not consistent.

Abuse and Neglect Policies were not included.

Organizational chart did not did not include all members with job descriptions.

The operation budget was incomplete and did not include payroll for all positions and adoption related expenses.

EBI policies did not include the type of emergency behavior intervention or examples/sketches of the the hold that will be used.

Fees related to adoption pass through expenses did not have complete descriptiions

statement regarding the conflict of interest policy was not included.

Not all listed members of the governing body have been submitted as controlling persons.

Individuals present and residing at the operation lacked the required background checks