The Golden Years Residential Care Home

85068.5(a) Eviction ProceduresThe licensee shall be permitted to evict a client by serving the client with a 30-day written notice...this requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interview conducted, facility refused to accept a resident back into the facility and failed to properly evict, which poses an immediate Personal Rights risk to the resident.

87464 Basic Services(f) Basic services shall at a minimum include:(1) Care and supervision as defined in Section 87101(c)(3) and Health and Safety Code section 1569.2(c). The following requirement has not been met as evidenced by: Resident 1 eloped from the facility approximately 2:35 a.m. on 02/03/2025 depsite Physicians report documenting he is not allowed to leave the facility unassisted, which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to residents in care.

87211 Reporting Requirements(a) Each licensee shall furnish to the licensing agency such reports as the Department may require, including, but not limited to, the following:(D)Any incident which threatens the welfare, safety or health of any resident, such as psychological abuse of a resident by staff or other residents, or unexplained absence of any resident. The following requirement has not been met as evidenced by: The facility did not report Resident 1's elopement to Licensing, which poses a potential, health, safety or personal rights risk to residents in care.

87303 Maintenance and Operation (a) The facility shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times. Maintenance shall include provision of maintenance services and procedures for the safety and well-being of residents, employees and visitors. This was not observed as evidenced by: The facility failed to maintain clean table counter tops and floors in the facility that did not appear clean and free from clutter. This poses potential health and safety risk to residents in care.

Health and Safety Code section 1569.655 provides: (a) If a licensee of a residential care facility for the elderly increases the rates of fees for residents or makes increases … for services, the licensee shall provide no less than 60 days' prior written notice to the residents or the residents' representatives setting forth the amount of the increase, the reason for the increase, and a general description of the additional costs, except for an increase in the rate due to a change in the level of care of the resident….This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on records reviewed and interviews conducted, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when R1 and R2 was provided a notice of rate increase effective on 10/1/22. The notice of the rent increase was given to R1 and R2 on 09/1/22 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed mold in the male communal shower. LPA observed two sofas in common areas cushions and fabric were ripped and in bad condition. LPA observed the facility's roof drip edge deteriorating. LPA observed several unused furniture, mattresses, chairs, cabinets and refrigerator in the back-parking lot of the facility, which poses potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited. Licensee was uable to provide record of Health Screening for a total of five (5) staff Health Screening forms at the time of the inspection, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.