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A child living in a foster home did not have a required background check completed timely. The background check was also not completed under the correct role.

One foster home screening reviewed was missing required information.

Foster children were forced to sleep in the living room for five days, because another child in the home continued smoking marijuana. The caregiver was aware of the situation and failed to provide a safe environment.

A foster child was able to continue smoking marijuana for at least five days in the foster home.

A caregiver left four foster children with high-risk behaviors alone in the home without an adult present.

The operation was not following their search policies.

Four of four service plans reviewed did not include each child's level of supervision.

Four of four service plans reviewed were not updated and missing vital information.

There was no documentation provided that indicated that a debriefing was held with the child to determine the reason for the unauthorized absence.

After reviewing several documents that the agency indicated has all the information regarding an annual summary log, not all of the information required was found on these documents.

There was not an interview with a family member that lived outside of the home documented.

The home screening does not indicate how many pay checks or how many bank statements were used 749.2447(6)(B)(ii), nor does it indicate the foster parents' employment status.

The home screening did not document the request from law enforcement by the agency. In addition, the agency did not discuss with the foster parents any service calls to the home.

The agency did not submit EBI information for quarter 4.

One of three home studies reviewed did not address the quality of the relationship the foster parent had with her husband, and three children.

One of three home studies reviewed did not include interviews with the foster parent's children.

One of three home files reviewed did not include the phone number of the person who conducted the fire inspection.

One of three home studies reviewed did not include a summary of the foster parents interview or who was present during the interview.

Two of three home studies reviewed contained statements that were identical word-for-word. In one of two child files reviewed the admission assessment was signed and dated for a future date. One of three home studies reviewed documented the wrong address for the foster parent.

Three of three home files reviewed did not include the phone number of the person who completed the Health Inspection. Two of the three Health Inspections did not include the title of the person who inspected the home.

The operation last validated the background checks for their people list five months ago.

Operation did not submit EBI information for quarter 3.

There were two serious incidents that were not reported to the hotline.

The home screening did not have a summary of the group interview.

The home screening did not address and document all the required information per minimum requirements. The following standards were not documented and assessed in the home screening: income verification of the foster parents, foster parents' previous relationships, asking foster parents of LE calls to the home, and no information on the previous CPA.

A foster parent has background check completed with an incorrect role status of the staff.

Two home screenings reviewed did not include documentation that the service call information from law enforcement was gathered by the agency.

One home screening did not summarize each interview individually with the adult children of the foster parent. Two home screenings did not include the date or method of contact for community member interviews.

The agency did not conduct an entirely new home screening for a family that transferred from another child placing agency. Many sections were identical to the previous agency's home screening

One foster home screening did not include 10 years of residential history.

One foster youth file contact did not document meeting in private.

One foster home file did not include the date the interviews were conducted.

One child in care record did not have mediation record, medical and dental examination records where not in the file during inspection but the documentation was obtained later during the inspection.

The floor plan did not have dimensions or indicate which rooms are for child use.