Routine inspection·January 14, 2025

Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) Erik Zaragoza and Nicol Wesley conducted an unannounced Required 1-year visit using the full Care Compliance and Regulatory Enforcement (CARE) Tools. LPA met with Jocelyn Salvador, Caregiver for the facility, and explained the purpose of the visit. Administrator Victoria Tran arrived shortly thereafter. There are fifty-one (51) residents residing within the facility. The following 12 (CARE) tool domains were observed and reviewed: Infection Control, Physical Plant/Environment Safety, Operational Requirements, Staffing, Personnel Records/Staff Training, Resident Rights/Information, Resident Records/Incident Reports, Food Service, Planned Activities, Incident Medical and Dental, Disaster Preparedness, and Residents with Special Health Needs. Infection Control: · Infection control practices were observed. · Infection control plan is on file. Physical Plant/Environment Safety: · The facility is a single-story building located in a residential neighborhood. It is licensed for a capacity of seventy-five (75) non-ambulatory residents, ten (10) of which may be bedridden, and a hospice waiver approved for ten (10) residents. The facility consists of a kitchen, a dining room, seventy-two (72) resident bedrooms, an activities room, a lobby area, two (2) offices, a lounge, a medication room, two (2) laundry rooms, along nine (9) fire extinguishers. Six (6) resident bedrooms were reviewed and were observed to have all their required furnishings, and the restrooms in all of the bedrooms had a hot water temperature that measured between 105 – 120 Degrees Fahrenheit. Facility was observed to be in good repair. All carbon monoxide detectors in the facility were fully operational. · The interior and exterior physical plant was inspected. Exit doors are free of any obstruction. Operational Requirements: · The Program Design was reviewed. · Fire clearance was approved by LA County Fire Department for a capacity of seventy-five (75) non-ambulatory residents, ten (10) of which may be bedridden, and a hospice waiver approved for ten (10) residents. · Care and supervision to meet the clients’ needs was observed. Staffing: · Thirty-five (35) full-time staff members provide care and supervision to the clients. Personnel Records/Staff Training: · Five (5) staff files were reviewed for criminal background clearance and training. · All staff records reviewed have health a health screening with a Tuberculosis clearance, and all staff have First Aid/CPR trainings that are active. · The administrator’s certificate expires on 4/15/2025. Resident Rights/Information: · Physician orders were reviewed for five (5) resident files. · Medications were also reviewed for five (5) residents. Resident Records/Incident Reports: · Five (5) resident files were reviewed containing admission agreements, Physician's Report, medical/functional assessments, Needs and Services Plans, TB clearance, Appraisal/Needs and Services Plan, personal rights, medical consent, and medication records were reviewed. Food Service: · The kitchen was inspected and has sufficient supply of 2-day perishable & 7-day non-perishable food supply. Kitchen, food preparation area, and storage areas were observed to be clean and sanitary. Incident Medical and Dental: · All residents have an Appraisal/Needs and Services Plan on file. · Staff training was on file. Disaster Preparedness: · Emergency and Disaster Plan was publicly posted within the facility. · The last emergency and disaster drill was conducted on 11/5/2024. Planned Activities: · Sufficient Space is provided to accommodate both indoor and outdoor activities. · Sufficient equipment and supplies are provided to meet the requirements of the activity program. Residents with Special Health Care Needs: · There is an adequate number of staff to support each resident’s physical, social, emotional, safety and health care needs as identified in his/her appraisal. Per California Code of Regulations, Title 22, and California Health and Safety Code, no deficiencies were observed. Exit interview held and a copy of the report along with appeal rights were provided.