Dear Rena and Group "again"
I am requesting guidance and advise from you
asap.
I posed a question last week in regard to our facility getting
an immediate jeopardy "K" d/t "potential" for danger transporting
residents.
It was d/t a disgruntled terminated employee reporting us to every state
department and division there is in NC. A "brand" new state employee, looking
to "fluff" his feathers decided we were in jeopardy. He came alone,
presented nice enough, at least to me. I had a gut feeling this c/o was r/t
the terminated employee. Upon his exit interview, he wasn't sure it was a
potential or even a Jeopardy, until he called his main office
and someone on the phone told him what to do.
The jeopardy was given and corrected that day.
Unfortunately we lost our CNA school & recieved handsome
fine- it has devasted us. The state "Man" never road or went into
our van, he only looked through the window. Even when he was
back that week on Friday w/a higher up surveyor.
We only transport two w/c residents at a time, their w/c's are locked down,
but we ran a rope through the wheels only for additional safety. We also
always had the driver and another employee ride back w/the residents.
Never an accident or complaint.
No regulations from the DOT in N.C., county ambulances, convalescent
transportion companies no regs PERIOD. Our administrator is
preparing for informal dispute and she has researched along with
intensive interviews with staff, all state, private sectors. I have learned we
remain guilty until the dispute board deems differently.
We even went to Loew's Home/Hardware, got a copy of the manufactures
info r/t the rope used. The rope will maintain wt/pull of a min of 4600
pounds. I apoligize for the length of this email, but we are sickened and
are attempting to leave no stone unturned. We want our school back and at
least <the scope/severity of the "K".
It is like the email we recieved on someone getting a jeopardy d/t the
center of an egg was cooked appr.
Thank you so much for any response
Claudia Farrell, RN
