The New Light Residential Care Home

Store centrally held medications in locked secure place

Based on observation, interview, record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in multiple medications were observed unlocked and accessible which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Maintain facility in clean, safe, sanitary condition

Based on LPA observations the back sliding door exiting off the living room does not properly open/close or is broken and in need of repair. Kitchen cabinets/drawers are off track or in need of repair and do not open/close properly. These pose a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Ensure hazardous items are locked and not unattended

Based on LPA observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that R1's bathroom was observed with chemicals unlocked and accessible to residents in care. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on LPA observations it was observed that R5 had 1/2 bed rails. During review of R5's file it was observed that R5 did not have a physicians prescription for the rails. CCL does not have an exception on file for R5. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Right to sufficient care and qualified staff

87468.2 Additional Personal Rights of Residents in Privately Operated Facilities(a) In addition to the rights listed in Section 87468.1, Personal Rights of Residents in All Facilities, residents in privately operated residential care facilities for the elderly shall have all of the following personal rights: (4) To care, supervision, and services that meet their individual needs and are delivered by staff that are sufficient in numbers, qualifications, and competency to meet their needs. This requirement was not met as evidence by LPA interviews with staff and residents. Call buttons are not being answered when residents are calling for assistance. This poses a potential health, safety and/or personal rights risk to residents in care.

87705 Care of Persons with Dementia(c) Licensees who accept and retain residents with dementia shall be responsible for ensuring the following: (4) There is an adequate number of direct care staff to support each resident’s physical, social, emotional, safety and health care needs as identified in his/her current appraisal. (A) In addition to requirements specified in Section 87415, Night Supervision, a facility with fewer than 16 residents shall have at least one night staff person awake and on duty if any resident with dementia is determined through a pre-admission appraisal, reappraisal or observation to require awake night supervision. This requirement was not met as evidence by: interviews completed with staff and resident(s) support the allegation of staff sleeping during their shifts. This poses a immediate health, safety and/or personal rights risk to residents in care.