Inspection IDReason for InspectionInspection DateInspection Status 
SIN-00232794 Renewal 09/12/2023 Compliant - Finalized
RegulationLIS Non-Compliance AreaCorrection RequiredPlans of CorrectionCorrection DatePOC Status
6400.62(a)The individuals residing in the home are not safe with poisons and the Soft Soap brand antibacterial liquid hand soap found on the bathroom sink is labeled with the statement to contact poison control if ingested.Poisonous materials shall be kept locked or made inaccessible to individuals. Soap was locked at time of inspection. Memo was sent to all employees clarifying that not all Softsoap brands are poison safe. Training was provided on how to identify soaps that are poison safe and how to identify individuals that are poison safe. Shift Supervisors conducted inspection of all sites to ensure that proper soaps were being used. 12/31/2023 Implemented
6400.64(a)Clean and sanitary conditions shall be maintained in the home. The upper cabinet doors in the kitchen were sticky and tacky to the touch from cooking residue.Clean and sanitary conditions shall be maintained in the home. Program Manager reviewed concerns with staff regarding cleanliness of cabinets. Item was added to site chore list. Issue has been forwarded to maintenance for further follow-up. IHRS will conduct evaluation of issue in all 24 homes to ensure that this is addressed across the board. 12/31/2023 Implemented
6400.64(f)Trash shall be kept in closed receptacles that prevent the penetration of insects and rodents. There were several black plastic garbage bags of trash on the porch outside the home.Trash outside the home shall be kept in closed receptacles that prevent the penetration of insects and rodents.IHRS purchased new garbage cans with lids and trash has been placed inside closed receptacles. Individual follow-up to the Program Manager and staff at the location occurred, Item is listed on monthly physical site checklist and should have been addressed. Staff and Program Manager were retrained on regulation 6400.64 (f). 12/31/2023 Implemented
6400.76(a)Furniture shall be nonhazardous, clean and sturdy. There was a small wooden storage cart with two doors on the front located in the dining room. One door was missing a knob or handle, and the knob/handle on the second door came off in the inspector's hand when it was opened. Furniture and equipment shall be nonhazardous, clean and sturdy. IHRS removed item from the location. Individual follow-up to the Program Manager and staff at the location occurred, Item is listed on monthly physical site checklist and should have been addressed. Staff and Program Manager were retrained on regulation 6400.64 (f). 12/31/2023 Implemented
6400.104The most recent notification letter to the fire department is dated May 20, 2022 and does not contain current information; the letter states that there are two individuals residing in the home but the current census is three.The home shall notify the local fire department in writing of the address of the home and the exact location of the bedrooms of individuals who need assistance evacuating in the event of an actual fire. The notification shall be kept current. Program Managers will be retrained on the above regulation. All fire department letters will be reviewed and updated by the Program Manager for all locations. Letters will be submitted to Quality Assurance and Regulatory Compliance Manager for review. 12/31/2023 Implemented
6400.112(c)Written fire drill records shall record the date, time of day, evacuation time and exit route used. The fire drill record for the drill held on 12/19/2022 did not document the exit route used. The fire drill record for the drill held on 11/20/2022 did not document the time of day that the drill occurred. The fire drill record for the drill held on 9/15/2022 did not document the exit route used.A written fire drill record shall be kept of the date, time, the amount of time it took for evacuation, the exit route used, problems encountered and whether the fire alarm or smoke detector was operative. Program Manager's will be retrained on fire safety and fire drill requirements under Chapter 6400.112 (c). Program Managers will review all fire drill records and provide individual feedback to employees of missing or incorrect data. IHRS's Quality Assurance and Regulatory Compliance Manager will be responsible to collect and review all sites fire drill records on a monthly basis. 12/31/2023 Implemented
6400.112(h)Individuals shall evacuate to a designated meeting place. The fire drill records for the drills held on 12/19/2022 and 9/15/2022 did not document if the individuals evacuated to a designated meeting place. Individuals shall evacuate to a designated meeting place outside the building or within the fire safe area during each fire drill.Program Manager of the home will review fire safety concerns with all individuals and provider will schedule a time for the fire chief to give additional training to consumers. All employees and consumers will be trained on meeting places for their respective sites. 12/31/2023 Implemented
6400.32(r)An individual has the right to lock their bedroom door. Individual #1 and Individual #2 do not have locks on their bedroom doors and it is not documented in their respective Individual Support Plans updated on 8/17/2023 for Individual #1 and 9/13/2023 for Individual #2 that they have refused a bedroom door lock.An individual has the right to lock the individual's bedroom door.Client #1 and client #2 will be offered locks for their bedroom doors. Any refusals will be forwarded to the treatment team and appropriate documentation will be placed into the ISP. 12/31/2023 Implemented
SIN-00082849 Renewal 08/26/2015 Compliant - Finalized
RegulationLIS Non-Compliance AreaCorrection RequiredPlans of CorrectionCorrection DatePOC Status
6400.112(d)The evacuation time set by a fire safety expert was 3 minutes and 30 seconds for this home. An asleep drill was conducted on March 16, 2015 and the evacuation time was 4 minutes and 3 seconds which exceeded the allowable time limit. Individuals shall be able to evacuate the entire building, or to a fire safe area designated in writing within the past year by a fire safety expert, within 2 1/2 minutes or within the period of time specified in writing within the past year by a fire safety expert. The fire safety expert may not be an employe of the home or agency. Staff assistance shall be provided to an individual only if staff persons are always present at the home while the individual is at the home. For the March, 2015 Asleep fire drill, when staff attempted to transfer a client to her wheel chair, she became combative. Therefore, it took it additional time to evacuate all of the clients. The client does not have a history of this behavior during a fire drill (although she does have a history of behaviors). Kelly Dizbon, Program Specialist, will continue to monitor this client during fire drills to see if additional staff (the site is double-staffed at all times) are needed. ---drills conducted after March 2015 were successfully completed within the designated time frame -CH 9/18/2015 12/31/2015 Implemented
SIN-00073940 Unannounced Monitoring 01/23/2015 Compliant - Finalized
RegulationLIS Non-Compliance AreaCorrection RequiredPlans of CorrectionCorrection DatePOC Status
6400.33(a)On January 7, 2015, Staff #1 improperly loaded Individual #1 onto the wheelchair lift in the agency van. Institute for Human Resources and Services procedures are to load an individual onto a wheelchair lift so that the individual is facing the outside of the van. Individual #1 was loaded onto the wheelchair lift with her legs facing inwards which resulted in her left foot being caught in the lift which caused the nail of her pinky toe to be removed and the tip of her 4th toe to be severed. An individual may not be neglected, abused, mistreated or subjected to corporal punishment. The target was suspended pending the results of an investigation, 1/8-1/26/15. Medical care was provided to the individual. All of the site staff were re-trained in wheelchair tie-downs which includes proper techniques for loading wheelchairs onto the van, 1/21/15 & 1/26/15. The target received a written reprimand, 2/5/15. Staff continue to take JM for follow-up medical appointments. IHRS staff will ask the podiatrist for two protective boots at the individual's 1/9/15 appointment. It is hoped that the individual will wear the protective boots, since she will only wear slippers, not shoes.IHRS staff will continue to receive annual wheelchair tie-down training. Kim LaLuna, Program Specialist/OT, re-trained the staff in wheelchair tie-downs. Kim LaLuna or Jackie Neiman, Staffing Development Specialist provide the annual training. The target's written reprimand was issued by Kellie Dizbon, Program Specialist (approved by Human Resources Manager, Alicia Deeds). 02/09/2015 Implemented
SIN-00138093 Renewal 08/16/2018 Compliant - Finalized