Benevolent House

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

A caregiver instructed one child to hit another child in the home.

One of the child records did not document the child's preferred de-escalation techniques.

Two of the home records reviewed were missing required information on the supervisory visit documents.

A camera was being used in the children's bedroom for additional supervision without acquiring consent from the parent.

The mattresses used by the children in care did not have a cover or protector.

A caregiver did not follow the medical recommendations from the behavioral hospital by taking the child home before the approved discharge date.

The foster home is currently verified for two foster care placements. There are three foster children currently placed in the home.

A caregiver lived outside of the state until 2019 and the agency did not conduct an out-of-state background check.

A caregiver abused a child in care, and this was not reported.

A caregiver threw a glass of water at a child in care. A caregiver was yelling at and taunting a child in care in a public setting in front of onlookers and her peer.

A caregiver grabbed a child's neck during a restraint.

A caregiver allowed another caregiver to use inappropriate discipline and restraint on a child in care without intervening or de-escalating. Further the caregivers did not act to ensure the other children were out of harm's way.

The back door leading to the pool does not have a door alarm or a lock that only adults or children over 12 years old can reach.

The agency did not address and discuss the challenging behaviors the foster parent had with the current child in the home.

Foster dad admitted to talking negatively towards child in care biological parent.

Two of the children's files reviewed did not give a two-week advance notice regarding the child's service plan meeting. The email notification only allowed for a three-day notice on Azariah and a six-day notice on Dashun's child file.

A frequent visitor to the foster home does not have a completed background check.

Children in care acted out inappropriately with each other and no safety intervention was provided in the home.

The agency did not have an unauthorized absence annual summary log for review.

The service plan for a child in care that receives treatment services did not have 2 professional level members included.

A serious incident was not reported to licensing.

A caregiver abandoned a child in care at a DFPS office.

A child in care was instructed to physically restrain another child.

A child in care was emotionally abused when they were instructed by a caregiver to restrain another child as well as abandoned by a caregiver at a DFPS office.

A caregiver was not in control of her stress levels in the home and made poor caregivers choices as a result.

During an interview with OV and other collateral foster childred in the home, all of the children indicated that the foster parent yelled at them.

A foster parent spanked children in care with his hand and a belt.

One of the home studies did not document a joint family interview had been conducted.

One home study did not document the health status of all household members in the foster home.