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GAUDENZIA, INC. RE-ENTRY HOUSE
2100 WEST VENANGO STREET
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19140

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Survey conducted on 09/25/2006

INITIAL COMMENTS
 
This report is a result of an on-site licensure renewal inspection conducted on September 25, 2006 by staff from the Division of Drug and Alcohol Program Licensure. The following deficiencies were identified during this inspection and a plan of correction is due on October 23, 2006.



709.14 Restriction on License (a)(5) Authorized capacity.

The facility had 24 beds for residential treatment activity which exceeds the authorized maximum capacity of 22 on September 25, 2006.
 
Plan of Correction

709.28(c)  LICENSURE Confidentiality

709.28. Confidentiality. (c) The project shall obtain an informed and voluntary consent from the client for the disclosure of information contained in the client record. The consent shall be in writing and include, but not be limited to:
Observations
Parent/guardian signature lines were included on the consent to release information forms. Parental consent for disclosure on information is not mandated by state law and cannot be required.
 
Plan of Correction
This facility does not file electronically, a Plan of Correction is on file with the Department of Health.

709.32(c)(3)  LICENSURE Medication Control

709.32. Medication control. (c) The project shall have a written policy regarding medications used by clients which shall include, but not be limited to: (3) Inspection of storage areas.
Observations
Inspections of the medication storage area were not documented during the last year.
 
Plan of Correction
This facility does not file electronically, a Plan of Correction is on file with the Department of Health.

709.32(c)(4)  LICENSURE Medication Control

709.32. Medication control. (c) The project shall have a written policy regarding medications used by clients which shall include, but not be limited to: (4) Methods for control and accountability of drugs.
Observations
Documentation on the medication administration records (MAR) did not indicate that clients received their medications on the dates and times as prescribed.
 
Plan of Correction
This facility does not file electronically, a Plan of Correction is on file with the Department of Health.

705.7 (b) (5)  LICENSURE Food service.

705.7. Food service. (b) A residential facility may operate a central food preparation area to provide food services to multiple facilities or locations. A residential facility that operates an onsite food preparation area or a central food preparation area shall: (5) Keep cold food at or below 40F, hot food at or above 140F, and frozen food at or below 0F.
Observations
The daily temperature record sheet for the freezer documented that for the month of September 2006 the temperature ranged from 10 F to 38 F.
 
Plan of Correction
This facility does not file electronically, a Plan of Correction is on file with the Department of Health.

709.51(b)(6)  LICENSURE Psychosocial evaluation

709.51. Intake and admission. (b) Intake procedures shall include documentation of: (6) Psychosocial evaluation.
Observations
The psychosocial evaluations did not assess the client's assets/strengths, did not include a composite picture and identify the client's coping mechanisms in one of five client records reviewed, # 1. A psychosocial evaluation was not completed by the counselor at this facility in client record # 5. Psychosocial evaluations, for clients who were referred from within the Gaudenzia system, did not include documentation verifying that the evaluation was reviewed by the counselor in one record reviewed, # 3.
 
Plan of Correction
This facility does not file electronically, a Plan of Correction is on file with the Department of Health.

709.52(a)(2)  LICENSURE Tx type & frequency

709.52. Treatment and rehabilitation services. (a) An individual treatment and rehabilitation plan shall be developed with a client. This plan shall include, but not be limited to, written documentation of: (2) Type and frequency of treatment and rehabilitation services.
Observations
The type and frequency of treatment and rehabilitation services was not consistently documented in four of five client records reviewed, # 1, 2, 3 and 4.
 
Plan of Correction
This facility does not file electronically, a Plan of Correction is on file with the Department of Health.

709.52(b)  LICENSURE TX Plan update

709.52. Treatment and rehabilitation services. (b) Treatment and rehabilitation plans shall be reviewed and updated at least every 30 days. For those projects whose client treatment regime is less than 30 days, the treatment and rehabilitation plan, review and update shall occur at least every 15 days.
Observations
The treatment plan updates did not include a review of progress on goals and action steps from the prior treatment plan in five of five records reviewed, # 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
 
Plan of Correction
This facility does not file electronically, a Plan of Correction is on file with the Department of Health.

709.53(a)(11)  LICENSURE Follow-up information

709.53. Client records. (a) There shall be a complete client record on an individual which includes information relative to the client's involvement with the project. This shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (11) Follow-up information.
Observations
Follow-up information was not documented in two of three client records reviewed, #4 and 6.
 
Plan of Correction
This facility does not file electronically, a Plan of Correction is on file with the Department of Health.

704.11(a)(3)  LICENSURE Training Feedback

704.11. Staff development program. (a) Components. The project director shall develop a comprehensive staff development program for agency personnel including policies and procedures for the program indicating who is responsible and the time frames for completion of the following components: (3) A mechanism to collect feedback on completed training.
Observations
Training feedback forms were missing for two of three employees reviewed, # 3 and 4.
 
Plan of Correction
This facility does not file electronically, a Plan of Correction is on file with the Department of Health.

704.11(c)(2)  LICENSURE CPR CERTIFICATION

704.11. Staff development program. (c) General training requirements. (2) CPR certification and first aid training shall be provided to a sufficient number of staff persons, so that at least one person trained in these skills is onsite during the project's hours of operation.
Observations
There was insufficient CPR and first aid coverage for the month of September 2006, primarily on the third shift.
 
Plan of Correction
This facility does not file electronically, a Plan of Correction is on file with the Department of Health.

 
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