OLYMPIA -- The state Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) has issued a stop placement of admissions at Jefferson Park Adult Home Care, which is privately operated at 1902 South Spokane Street.

The home is licensed and owned by Zenaida Christman.

The state took the action after finding numerous violations that affected the safety and well-being of residents. The violations include the licensee failure to:

• Follow minimum licensing requirements.
• Ensure that two staff had completed criminal background inquiries before allowing unsupervised access to the residents.
• Ensure that assessments or plans were in place to provide staff direction when a resident’s blood sugar was too high or too low and how a resident would be transported and accompanied to medical appointments.
• Ensure that one resident received the care and services he needed.
• Ensure that one resident had written authorization regarding how his money would be managed and accounted for.

The provider has the right to contest the stop placement of admissions by requesting an administrative hearing within 28 days of state notification. While the home is in stop placement, licensee may not admit new residents or re-admit current residents without department permission.  Current residents may remain.