Sherwood-Myrtie Foster Home FO

Three medical consenter forms designated the house parents from the operation.

A baseboard with nails protruding out was observed on the back porch of one home and the house parent removed the nails. An exacto knife/box opener knife was observed in one child's bathroom, was removed and given to the house parent. Dog stakes with sharp ends that drill into the ground were observed on one front porch and the house parent stored these away.

2 homes had cleaning supplies stored where young children in the home could reach them.

One home has not completed a fire drill within the 6 month time frame.

Two homes have not completed weather drills within the 6 month time frame.

Three bathroom sinks were observed without hand towels for children. One of the hand washing sinks was observed unclean.

A few furniture/home items were observed to be in need of repair. One light bulb was out in a bathroom. Two bathroom rails for towels were off the walls. One window blind in a bedroom was broken.

A caregiver did not follow the agencies policies regarding posting a child's photo publicly.

There was a staff person that did not have verification that she reviewed the agencies policies.

The agency did not receive written permission from the children in care's parent to post pictures on social media.

The discharge summary did not indicate the time or date the child was informed of the discharge.

Several children that were interviewed indicated that they did not know their pictures were being taken or posted on social media.

A staff member spanked a two-year-old child in care.

Two staff were terminated before 11/16/2022. As of 12/22/2022 their background checks are still active.

Two staff members yelled at children in care.

Relief parents did not bathe or place the children in clean clothes while being in the home.

Two holes were found in a bedroom wall of House 11. The operation was made aware of the damage over five months ago but the repairs have not been completed.

A child in care did not receive medical treatment until two days after sustaining a fracture from a fall and complaining of increasing pain level.

The operation did not report a serious injury to licensing after a child in care sustained a fracture after a fall.

Several awake night staff did not have required trainings including EBI, Normalcy, Trauma Informed Care, and Reporting Suspected A/N.

Personnel records for five awake night staff are missing several items including tb results, job descriptions, Licensing affidavits, and signed statements regarding reporting and operational policies.

Bed bugs were found in two bedrooms of one cottage during a walkthorugh of the operation.

One home had not filled out medication logs in more than 24 hours. One house had an incorrect medication count.

A caregiver yelled at children in care due to behaviors.

Caregiver spanked a child in care as result of toileting issues.

A child had previous inappropriate touching history, and was required to be on "eye sight" supervision. The child was able to act out inappropriately with another child after the caregiver did not provide appropriate supervision by checking all rooms after the door alarm was set off.