Description: A licensee must not employ a person in a community care facility unless the licensee or, in the case of a person who is not the manager, the manager has first met with the person and obtained all of the following: a criminal record check for the person

Corrective Actions Required: Ensure a valid criminal record check is obtained for all employees.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.

To Be Corrected By: January 31, 2023

Observations: Licensing reviewed five staff files. One file contained an expired criminal record check.

Description: A licensee must not employ a person in a community care facility unless the licensee or, in the case of a person who is not the manager, the manager has first met with the person and obtained all of the following: (b) character references in respect of the person

Corrective Actions Required: Ensure character references are obtained for all employees.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.

To Be Corrected By: December 31, 2023

Observations: Licensing reviewed five staff files. One file was missing a character reference in respect of the person.

Description: A licensee must keep, for each child, a record showing the following information: (d) name and telephone number of a parent, medical practitioner (doctor's name and number does not apply to REC only) and emergency contact

Corrective Actions Required: Ensure a record is kept for each child showing the name and contact number for an emergancy contact and a medical practitioner.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.

To Be Corrected By: December 31, 2023

Observations: Licensing reviewed seven children's files. One file did not contain emergancy contacts and four files did not contain the name and contact number for a medical practitioner.

Description: A licensee must have in writing from a parent, and maintain at the community care facility, consent (b) to release a child to someone other than the parent.

Corrective Actions Required: Ensure written consent is obtained from the parent to release the child to someone other than a parent.

Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:

Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.

To Be Corrected By: December 31, 2023

Observations: Licensing reviewed seven children's files. Four files did not contain permission to release the child to someone other than the parent.