| 6400.15(a) | REPEAT VIOLATION FROM 12/10/19: The self-assessment for this home is undated, so it is unclear when it was completed. | The agency shall complete a self-assessment of each home the agency operates serving eight or fewer individuals, within 3 to 6 months prior to the expiration date of the agency¿s certificate of compliance, to measure and record compliance with this chapter.
| A self-assessment is necessary to understand any deficiencies within a residence, be able to correct them in a timely manner, identify safety hazards for the supported people and provide guidance to the staff in areas necessary for regulatory compliance. Violations occurred because the self assessments were not completed nor submitted within the allowed 3-6 month window before license expiration A lack of complete understanding by new staff, including ADOS, Directors and Quality about when the 3-6 month window opens and closes for submittal of the document Within the months of February and March each ADOS, Directors of Residential Services, Quality Staff, including the Director of Compliance, the Quality Coordinator and Quality Assistant will receive trainiing in the completion of the self assessments. In addition, the Program Managers will participate in the trainings. A training log of participants will be kept and maintained by the Quality Department. 1. TLC commits to one timely self assessment in each calendar year. The self assessment will be done in May beginning in 2021 and will continue in 2022 and each succeeding year 2. The May self assessment will be submitted for each location in accordance with the regulation. 3. The Quality Department, specifically the Quality Assistant will maintain a paper copy as well as a folder in Sharepoint where each assessment will be electronically filed in a folder titled Self Assessments-Residential. 4. Each Service Area's ADOS staff will review within 4 weeks with the Director of Compliance, Quality Coordinator, Quality Assistant and appropriate Director of Services. 5. The assessment identification of deficiencies will be used to develop an in-house correction plan. 6. The Quality Coordinator and Quality Assistant will monitor the correction plan, report to the monthly quality meeting the status of the POCs and the Compliance Director will report at a quarterly meeting in of the Directors in writing the data/finidings regarding compliance with this POC and the status of each location's assessment. 7. All assessments will be reviewed and completed with Plans of Correction by June 20th. 8. All new leadership staff will complete a training during their orientation on self assessments and their importance to each location within the company. |
03/05/2021
| Implemented |