New Beginnings Children's Home at Canaan Land Ranch, Inc

Incident reports didn't document the time when children returned to the facility.

Licensing observed and photographed cracked window panes in the Hope and Valor houses.

Licensing observed the operation doesn't have signed consent for a child in care's psychotropic medication.

Licensing left the standard pending at the 06-02-2023 inspection to allow the operation time to locate documentation of their most recent fire inspection. The documentation was not provided as of 06-12-2023.

Licensing observed and photographed hornets nests on the grounds.

As of 01-17-2023 the data for restraints between October and December 2022 has not yet been reported to Licensing.

Two CPS Caseworkers were not notified about Service Plan Reviews within required timeframes of 14 days. Service Plan meeting was on 1020/2021 and CPS Caseworkers were notified on 10/15/2021.

Two child service plans were not dated nor signed by PLSP.

Three children's records reviewed, the service plan review and update was not completed within the six month required timeframe. Two Initial Service Plan were created on 03/20/2020 and a Review Plan was complete on 10/13/2020. One Initial Plan was created on 09/20/2021 and Review Plan was completed on 04/05/2022.

During the walkthrough, medications were observed to be not locked appropriately.

Children in care were outside and were not supervised when they ran away from the facility.

One light bulb of two was missing in the common area and one light bulb of two was not working in one bedroom in the girls dorm.

Two of four staff files reviewed did not have CPR or First Aid training certificates. One of the two staff had been hired 90 days prior to 08/10/2021.

The operation did not have antiseptic solution or wipes in both dorms. There were also no tweezers in one dorm first aid kit.

Based on evidence provided in interviews caregiver made inappropriate comments towards youth in care, showed youth in care inappropriate images, as well as had inappropriate contact with youth in care.

There were two incidents on two separate occasions of suspected abuse between two youth and both incidents were not reported to Licensing.