Petitioner: AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Respondent: MEADOWVIEW PROGRESSIVE CARE CORPORATION GROUP HOME, OWNED AND OPERATED BY MEADOWVIEW PROGRESSIVE CARE CORPORATION
Judges: ROBERT E. MEALE
Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities
Locations: Lauderdale Lakes, Florida
Filed: Apr. 05, 2019
Status: Closed
Recommended Order on Tuesday, November 26, 2019.
Latest Update: Nov. 26, 2019
Summary: The issues are whether, pursuant to section 393.0673(1), Florida Statutes (2018), Respondent, which holds a license to operate a group home facility, was identified in a verified report by the Department of Children and Families (DCF) as the perpetrator of exploitation of a vulnerable adult, failed to disclose on a renewal application a perpetrator of "the . . . abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult" (Maltreatment),1 and allowed a new employee to begin working at the group home b
Summary: The issues are whether, pursuant to section 393.0673(1), Florida Statutes (2018), Respondent, which holds a license to operate a group home facility, was identified in a verified report by the Department of Children and Families (DCF) as the perpetrator of exploitation of a vulnerable adult, failed to disclose on a renewal application a perpetrator of "the . . . abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult" (Maltreatment),1 and allowed a new employee to begin working at the group home before completing all of the background screening requirements; and, if so, what penalty should be imposed against Respondent's license.Petitioner failed to prove by clear and convicing evidence that verified report of maltreatment named licensee as perpetrator, that licensee lied on renewal application, or that licensee employed an unscreened person.
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This case is before the Agency for Persons with Disabilities (“Agency”) for entry of a Final Order concerning the Agency’s revocation of the Meadowview Progressive Care Corporation’s (“Respondent”) license to operate as a group home facility.
1. On August 16, 2019, an Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") of the Division of Administrative Hearings (“DOAH”) conducted an administrative hearing with both parties and their witnesses attending via video teleconference. The ALJ issued a Recommended Order on November 26, 2019 that recommended the Agency “enter
