Bayes Achievement Center

A staff member documented that a staff bent a child's fingers back causing the child pain, but the incident was not reported to the abuse/neglect hotline within the time frame required by minimum standards.

A medication log reviewed for one of six children did not show a documented amount of medication administered or remaining count from September 1st through 22nd.

Six medication logs for four children in care were observed to have an inaccurate count of medication remaining documented on the log compared to the actual count.

A child made an outcry of abuse by staff and the staff that it was reported to did not report it for several weeks.

One of the three transportation vans was observed to have a missing arm rest that exposed a small protruding metal piece on the side of the seat utilized by children in care. A second vehicle was observed to have an inoperable headlight.

One of five employee pre-employment reference documents was observed to be missing dates of previous employment.

Two of the five employee files were observed to have disciplinary actions detailing inappropriate discipline methods of children in care. These incidents were not reported to Licensing.

Video surveillance revealed staff engaging in overt unfavorable physical contact with children in care.

Video surveillance revealed staff responsible for ensuring child safety present during the time that children in care were being subjected to excessive physical contact failing to intervene.

One of the four child files was observed to be missing a signed copy of the Child's Rights.

A child in care was observed on video being struck in the face by a staff member as a form of punishment.

Staff did not exercise self-control when disciplining a child in care by use of corporal punishment.

Staff was observed on video hitting a child in the face with a closed hand.

Staff failed to properly supervise a child who is non-verbal. Child sustained a serious fracture of the right middle proximal phalarix (finger) that required medical attention and a cast.

One of the six employee files reviewed was observed to be missing an annual training in EBI.

Three of the six employee files reviewed were observed to be missing training in Trauma Informed Care.

One of the six employee files reviewed was observed to be missing an annual training in Normalcy.

Two of the six employee files reviewed were observed to be missing current driver's licenses.

Staff member did not report a serious incident report in a timely manner to Texas Hotline.

A staff member hit a child in care.

Multiple staff members questioned the children about the alleged incident before reporting to the hotline.

Two of the six child records reviewed showed that children in care were provided a copy of the child rights after seven days of being admitted.

Both seatbelts on the second row of Vehicle #037 were observed to be inoperable. One seatbelt in vehicle #028 on the second row was observed to be inoperable.

One of the eight child files reviewed was observed to be missing 2 Triggered Reviews.

Caregivers did not provide line-of-sight supervision for two youths in care as required by their service plan. As a result two youths went into a bedroom for approximately ten minutes before being noticed.

An employee was observed on video forcibly picking a child up from his chair and dragging him by his pant leg, and in another video, pushing this same child in care out of his chair onto the floor and hitting him.

A staff member failed to exercise prudent judgement and maintain self-control when he used physical force to hit and push a child in care to the ground, and physically pull the child across the floor by his pants.

A staff member used physical force to push, punch, drag and twist a child?s arm behind their back as an inappropriate response to behaviors demonstrated.

Two staff members failed to document and report the incidents that took place with a child in care on 3/12/22.

A child in care was subjected to physical discipline by a staff member.

A staff member failed to exercise prudent judgement and maintain self-control when he used physical force to kick a child in care as an inappropriate response to behaviors demonstrated.

A child in care was subjected to corporal punishment when a staff member used physical discipline as an inappropriate response to the child's behavior.

Staff grabbed a resident forcefully causing the resident to fall forward into a window, with his face pressed into a mat.

Staff failed to offer de-escalation techniques prior to attempting a restraint on a child.

A staff inappropriately restrained a 16 year old resident, resulting in an injury to the head.

Staff failed to follow the operation's EBI policy by conducting an inappropriate restraint, not using preferred de-escalation and not releasing a child from a restraint after no longer being a threat.

A resident was not released from a restraint after no longer being a threat to others.