OLYMPIA -- The state Department of Social and Health Services has stopped admissions to   Heartland Adult Family Home, located at 466 West Alder, Sequim.

The privately operated adult family home is licensed to Harry Hardwick. The license number is 580300.

• The state took the action after finding numerous violations that jeopardized the safety and well-being of residents. The violations include but are not limited to:
  
• The provider's repeated failure to correct cited regulatory violations and maintain compliance resulted in four vulnerable adults residing in a home not receiving minimum requirements for care and services planning, caregiver screening, emergency training and supplies, fire safety, food handling, building safety, environmental safety and protection of residents' belongings. 
  
• The provider failed to ensure that all of the care needs identified on the assessments of three residents were addressed in their negotiated care plans. This is a repeat or uncorrected deficiency previously cited on July 8, 2009.
  
• The provider failed to ensure the construction modifications he made converting a common use area to a resident bedroom were approved by the local building inspector and the Department before moving a resident into the room.
  
• The provider failed to ensure the personal belongings inventories for three residents were completed and signed by the residents, their representatives and someone from the adult family home. This failure resulted in the residents having invalid inventories, which placed them at risk for loss of their personal belongings. 
  
• The provider failed to ensure that his and one caregiver's background inquiry reports were renewed every two years.
  
• The provider failed to screen a rehired caregiver for tuberculosis.
  

While the home is in stop placement, licensee may not admit residents. 

The provider has the right to contest the stop placement by requesting an administrative hearing within 28 days of state notification.  Current residents may stay in the home.  If a resident chooses to remain, DSHS will continue to monitor the home for resident safety. 

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