Serenity Living Family Care # 2

The facility failed to ensure that one of three sampled staff members had a completed criminal background check in their personnel file. Additionally, the staff member's record lacked a documented hire date and a job description.

The facility failed to ensure that a resident assessment was completed within 30 days of admission or annually thereafter using an approved instrument to determine the resident's level of functioning.

The facility failed to ensure one of three sampled residents was tested for tuberculosis upon admission in compliance with required control measures. Specifically, there was no documentation in Resident #2's record to verify that a second step TB test had been administered.

The facility failed to administer medications as ordered for two of three residents regarding divalproex and aspirin. This constitutes a Type B violation regarding the preparation and administration of medications in accordance with practitioner orders.