Balms. Allson (ucF)
Wednesday. April H. 2012 a as PM
Honda. Ahspn (DCF) Gamha Mary (DCF)
Honigan. Susan (DCF) soon

RE: Menu 6.

 

Ieke Mary (DCF): Cochran. Joy (DCF)

 



 

The (unawan should haue heen sent with the previous email,
The lnvestigallon deelslon (5w) reeds as follows:
comment:

the Department derlnes ueglett, in part as: "The failure by a taretater, elther uellherately
or through negllgente or to take those attlons netessary to provlde a ulth
adequate rood, shelter, nedltal tare, superulsinn, enotional stability
and growth, or other essential care; provided, huwever, that such inability is nut due sulely
to inadequate econpnis resourtes or solely to the exlstente of a 

rhe allegatlon or neglect and death will he SUPPORTED on hehalr or 
. by her Mentor taster roster, r--i-for' the following reasons:

hr. B!reported that he was fully auare that l-(and all oahles) were osed to sleep
on their asks on Saturday morning, January 21, 2012, at about 9:48 AM, Mr. :Ereporttd

that he fed l-a battle then put her in the portable trip on her slde, ultn blankets
wrapped up to her sides used another blanket tn tover her. hs. -, the
roster mother, went to cheek on flat about and found on her Stomach and she
was not breathing, she talled an and initleted CPR until EMT: arrived. hs, ts-eported
that l-uas quite sweaty to the touch when she first dlscoveren her.

Although hr. 3--11d not dellherately tause the death of L- - his tatlure to
ensure that the infant uas sleeping on her bask, without blankets or 
around her, treate an unsate sleeping situation for l- he that he knew
she should sleep on her hatt, but put her on her side hetause he felt she preferred that
pos' ion. he rolled hlankets up next to 'and then covered her ulth an blanket.
l-s cause of death was undeternlned on the Death Certltitate, however, based on 
posltion and Mr. 8-self reporting about hou he covered her and had blankets rol up
around her. it is llkely her death has related to the unsafe sleeping 

prior to this incident, Mn a appears to have pruulded appropriate care to other
who have been plate at hone,

Although the allegation will he supported against hr. 5- the nanagenent stan at Mentor
hold some degree of Fur failtng to trai their foster parents around what
mnstitutes a safe sleep environment. hanagenent staff themselves had no knowledge 06 what a
safe sleeping environ-lent entalled and this was evidenced by one manager reporting that
"rolling blankets around an SnFant has sate.~ hentor also Failed to tollou their mm
regulations about seelng a child hitnln a steak nf plating then ln a Faster home. .was
plated on '1/13/12 and was not seen again by Mentor staff prior to her death, on 1/21/12.

the Department fallen to ohtaln any medical dutumentatioh ahput l- from her prior placement
or the pediatritian who saw t-at her previous foster hone. there was no ulssharge sunnary
or medical dotunentation ahout In the tint she was plated at the Mentor foster hone. Yhe
Department relied on a letter written py l-s turner ioster parent to be a guidr for the
new foster- parent around l-s behaviors and her nedltal needs.

 

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The alle atlon of naglut will he unsurpomw nn behalf of L-M-by her Mentor +ester
nether DE fur the fellawlng reasons:

Ms. a--was not at home at the tlne uf .5 death and was not ln a caretaklng role far
her at the we passed away

supervlser Comment:

su ervlosr 3 recs with me dedsion to Su art fine alle anon of Neglect and Death of 
H. by her raster <mmw