| 6400.21(b) | Staff #2 resided outside the Commonwealth, but no Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) criminal history record check was submitted or provided at time of inspection.
The question attesting to living in the state of PA for the past 2-years at the time of hire was left blank on staff #3's application form. Due to the question being left blank, it is unclear whether the staff resided in the state for 2 years prior to the date of hire. The FBI check that was completed by a third-party hiring entity was not completed through the PDA (Department of Agin) as required.
The third-party vendor that is assisting the agency in completing background checks, is not acquiring FBI checks through the PDA (Department of Aging) as required. | If a prospective employe who will have direct contact with individuals resides outside this Commonwealth, an application for a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) criminal history record check shall be submitted to the FBI in addition to the Pennsylvania criminal history record check, within 5 working days after the person's date of hire.
| HR Coordinator reviewed record for Staff#2 who's record was missing the validation of PA residency. Staff#2 had been terminated as of 6/24/24 so the HR coordinator wasn't able to attain verification. HR coordinator reviewed current new hires since on-site inspection to ensure that a prospective employee who resides/resided outside of PA has had FBI criminal history check submitted to the FBI plus the PA criminal history check. HR Business Partner retrained HR Coordinator 9/12/2024, on the importance of ensure the question attesting to PA residency is completed on each "consent for background" form. |
09/12/2024
| Implemented |
| 6400.77(b) | There was no tape located in the first aid kit. | A first aid kit shall contain antiseptic, an assortment of adhesive bandages, sterile gauze pads, a thermometer, tweezers, tape, scissors and syrup of Ipecac, if an individual 4 years of age or younger, or an individual likely to ingest poisons, is served. | Group Home Supervisor purchased a new roll of tape and added it to the first aid kit on 6/26/24. The Direct Support Supervisor was trained on 8/8/24 by GH IDD Administrator on the use of the first aid kit checklist. |
06/26/2024
| Implemented |