Catholic Charities Of The Archdiocese Of Galveston -Houston

Psychotropic medications Schedule II were observed not double locked during the visit.

According to the incident report and accounts from the caregiver, child in care, and other witnesses the caregiver was not within ear or hearing range when an incident occurred resulting in injury.

Child's medical follow up was to be completed around 2 weeks after initial appointment, however there is no documentation to show that the follow-up was completed timely.

There is no documentation that the childs rights were reviewed with or signed by the child.

Childs file is missing follow up documentation from an incident that occurred in February.

Both children in the home report not receiving enough food to eat. One child reported regularly only being provided tortillas, cheese, and milk. When the child ordered food to the home, the foster parents did not allow the child to have the food despite the agency approving it.

Two children in care report the foster parents yelling at them. Two agency staff also report hearing yelling by the foster parents when on the phone during an incident.

During the investigation it was found that a foster parent used a child in care to translate for another child in care for all communication including discipline. It was also found that foster parents grabbed a child in care.

It was found children in care are not receiving a daily snack.

it was observed that a foster parent was yelling at a child in care and told the child to shut up.

Review of 1 out of 5 child files there was not a service plan completed for review.

According to 72-hour plan received was not complete in addressing any needs of 5 out of 5

According to admission assessments/ intakes received. 4 out of 5 children files reviewed did not have admission assessments/ intakes complete.

A child in care made an outcry of being yelled at by the foster parent.

It was concluded that the foster parent hit a child in care on more than one occasion.

All medication records reviewed were observed to not have the reason the medication was prescribed.

A child in care was administered medication however the caregiver failed to ensure that the child took the medication.

The service plan provided is missing required components such as: signatures/dates of participants and the confirmation of the necessary participants participation in the development.

A child in the home only speaks Spanish the only Foster Parent in the home does not speak Spanish.

According to documentation with progress notes provided by the agency the child in care on 2 occasions expressed being yelled at by foster parent.

The homes foster home developer reported a foster parent threatened a child in care's placement. A child in care stated the foster mother threatened his placement.

The medication logs were not filled out to its entirety and did not include the child's name, prescribing physicial, dose or reason the medication is being taken.

Two children placed in the home stated foster mother yells and screams at them.

Children reported that the foster father yelled at them frequently when he became angry in the home.

A child in care reported the foster father threatened him by putting his fists up, as if he was going to fight him.

Children reported that they were not provided with a sufficient amount of food, often hungry in the home, and only provided fruit and water for lunch.

Children reported not being able to make private telephone calls to their case worker.

A child in care did not receive their medication as prescribed by the health care professional.