Personal Care Home Information Act: ViolationsProvision in Act: Section 1088 (10) – violation summary by classification While the numbers and types of regulatory violations found in PCHs in 2007 vary from home to home, the following are the most commonly found regulatory violations and the number of violations cited during inspections. Ten Most Frequently Cited Violations | Violation - 55 Pa.Code § 2600 | General Description of Violation | Percent of Inspections Where Regulation Was Cited as a Violation |
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| 141a | Incomplete resident annual medical evaluations | 43.55 % | | 132d | Homes are unable to evacuate residents from the building quickly in event of fire or other emergency | 35.93 % | | 187a | Administration of medication is not properly documented | 35.40 % | | 82c | Poisons are not locked | 32.29 % | | 227g | Resident support plans are not signed | 26.63 % | | 252 | Incomplete resident records | 24.10 % | | 91 | Emergency telephone numbers are not posted at each telephone | 22.82 % | | 123c | Emergency evacuation diagrams are not posted | 22.20 % | | 96a | First aid kits are missing emergency items | 21.89 % | | 22a4 | Resident support plans are not done on time | 21.75 % |
Number of Violations Cited During Full Inspections| Number of Violations Cited During Inspection | Percent of Inspections in Category |
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| 0 Violations | Less than 1 % | | 1-10 Violations | 20 % | | 11-30 Violations | 51 % | | 31-50 Violations | 20 % | | 51-100 Violations | 9 % | | More than 100 Violations | Less than 1 % |
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