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Boarding Homes

• Prepared By the Mental Health Unit of the Houston
  Police Department

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Following are Not considered Boarding Home

• Transitional Housing- TDCJ
• Half Way House Penal Institution Connection
• Sobering House
• Adult Day Care
• Assisted Living Facility
• Rehab Facility
• Independent Living

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Boarding Home- Unlicensed

• Establishment that furnishes in one or more
  buildings, lodging to three or more persons with
  disabilities or elderly persons who are unrelated
  to the owner of the establishment by blood or
  marriage and.
• Provides community meals, light housework, meal
  preparation, transportation, grocery shopping,
  money management, laundry services or assistance
  with self-administration of medication but does
  not provide personal care services to the
  persons.

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Boarding Homes in Houston

• Usually found in residential areas
• Private residences which have been found to have
  3- 20 residents
• Not regulated, no oversight or inspections
• Code Violations as well as Heath Violations
• No staffing requirements
• Education
• Criminal background
• Owners often not present at location
• Transient when they become visible to
  authorities they move
• Numerous calls for Emergency Services- HPD/HFD
• Not licensed by State of Texas

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Summary of Complaints
Complaints Documented in Police Reports Complaints From Social Services Personnel Complaints From Residents
     
Condition of property Condition of property Condition of property
Lack of Staff Lack of Staff Rudeness of staff
To Many Residents for location To Many Residents for location  
Issue of consumer being evicted Issue of consumer being put on street Issue of consumer being put on street
Issue of consumers money or property missing Issue of consumers money or property missing Issue of consumers money or property missing
Residents wandering away    
Lack of supervision Lack of supervision  
Quality or Lack of Care Quality or Lack of Care Quality or Lack of Care
Food issues Food issues Food issues
Lack of Trained Care Takers Training of Care Takers  
Consumer being easy victim Consumer being taken advantage of Being taken advantage of
Lack of Respect for consumer and officers Lack of respect for consumer and case worker Lack of respect
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State EnforcementDepartment of Ageing and
Disability Services

• State Issues Licenses for
• Adult Day Care
• ICF/MR
• Nursing Homes
• Assisted Living
• The States focus is on operations and health
  conditions, and State licensed facilities provide
  Personal Care Services,
• Administration of medications to residents
• Assistance for daily living such as
• Eating
• Bathing
• Dressing
• The State performs inspection
• After receiving an initial application
• Annually for State Licensed Facilities
• In response to reported complaints/ incidents
  received by state
• When notices of violations are issued by the
  state and follow-up investigation is required

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HOUSE Bill 216

• Allows county or municipality to regulate
  Boarding Homes.
• El Paso Ordinance
• Dallas Ordinance
• Requires Health and Human Services Commission to
  develop recommended Model Standards
• Standard 1 Construction and Remodeling
• Standard 2 Sanitary and Related Conditions
• Standard 3 Reporting and Investigation of
  Injuries, Incidents and unusual accidents
• Standard 4 Assistance with Self Administration
  of Medication
• Standard 5 Requirement for In-service Training
  of staff
• Standard 6 Assessment and Monitoring

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Current City Enforcement

• Occupancy Inspection, (PWE) for homes with 16 or
  more persons- Congregate living
• Kitchen Inspection, (Health Dept.) if more than
  10 people
• Fire Inspection for facilities with state license
  of congregate living
• Currently code enforcement for residential
  property occurs at time of construction or remodel

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3 District Boarding home

• Existed in neighborhood approximately 8 years
• Houses 16 to 22 residents in two buildings
• Multi-use property ( Dental Lab/ Home Repair)
• Calls For Service 2010 - 73 (Before Inspection)
• Numerous calls from neighbors away from location
• Calls For Service 2011 - 35 (After Inspection-
  New Management)

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Web Focus CFS History 2010

• 73 Calls For Service
• From 2010/01/01 to 2010/12/31
• Street
• Street Name
• 2010/02/03 1734 2 INF - Information North 03B10
  WELFARE CHECK/CIT
• 2010/02/27 1811 2 INF - Information North 03B10
  SUICIDE/ NO WEAPON/JUST OC
• 2010/03/08 1528 2 ORI - Report
  Made North 03B10 SUICIDE/ NO WEAPON/JUST OC
• 2010/03/21 2055 2 INF - Information North 03B10
  ANIMAL/ VICIOUS 451K
• 2010/04/20 1710 2 INF - Information North 03B10
  SUICIDE/ NO WEAPON/JUST OC
• 2010/05/23 0105 3 INF - Information North 03B10
  WELFARE CHECK/ CIT
• 2010/06/03 1147 1 ORI - Report
  Made North 03B10 DISTURBANCE/CIT
• 2010/06/04 1936 2 INF - Information North 03B10
  WELFARE CHECK/ CIT
• 2010/06/04 2012 2 INF - Information North 03B10
  DISTURBANCE/HFD PSYCH PROB/CIT
• 2010/06/23 2252 3 INF - Information North 03B10
  DISTURBANCE/HFD PSYCH PROB/CIT
• 2010/06/30 2032 2 INF - Information North 03B10
  SUICIDE/ NO WEAPON/JUST OC
• 2010/07/15 0658 1 INF - Information North 03B10
  DIST /WEAPONS/CIT

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Incident Reports

• Incident 1- consumer went to hospital was not
  picked up, found wandering streets , T.C Jester
  and 610 2 AM by patrol unit
• Incident 2- consumer wandering neighborhood
  ringing door bells, lost
• Incident 3 -consumer in crisis 10 PM, 1130 PM
  left location, Missing Person report made by
  guardian, next morning drowned in bayou behind
  location

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On Inspection

• Property did not have Occupancy Permit for
  Congregate Living
• Health Department Inspection needed kitchen
• Fire Department Inspection needed
• Electrical Violations- repairs needed
• Plumbing Violations- repairs needed
• Issues with heating and air conditioning to
  clients rooms
• Inadequate fire escape second floor
• Smoke Detectors sleeping area
• Staffing inadequate no training

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Ordinance Proposal

• Proposed ordinance would establish the following
• Registration/Application
• Criminal Background Check on Employees
• Inspection/Compliance
• Reporting and Records Keeping
• Investigation/Enforcement