Routine inspection·October 28, 2024

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Lydia Martinez made an unannounced visit to the facility to conduct a Required - 1 year inspection. LPA identified herself and met with Business Office Manager (BOM) Lisabelle Paranda. Administrator (AD) Sarah DeVore was informed and arrived shortly after. LPA verified and confirmed Administrator's certificate expires on 01/26/2026. Facility appears clean, safe and sanitary. The facility is a five level structure licensed for 164 non-Ambulatory residents with a hospice waiver for 15. This facility offers Residential Care for the Elderly. LPA observed residents in care and staff members on duty. LPA, along with BOM Paranda toured the interior and exterior portions of the facility. The first floor is for common areas which includes kitchen, dining area, theater room, activities room, hair salon and some storage rooms. Kitchen was in good repair and inaccessible to the residents. Food supplies, linens, toxics, medications, personal hygiene items were checked. LPA toured the kitchen and saw a walk-in refrigerator and freezer. Residents were eating in the dining area which was observed to be clean and in good repair. Facility met the minimum two day supply of perishable and seven day supply of non-perishable food stock requirements. Facility had adequate supplies of personal protective equipment in place. Fire extinguishers were mounted and charged. Smoke detectors are centrally wired and checked by the local Fire Department. Emergency/Fire Drills are conducted last one being 10/04/2024. Resident rooms were selected at random for inspection from floors 2 through 5. Resident rooms were observed with furniture in good repair, clean linens, adequate storage space, and kept free of tripping hazards. Resident bathrooms were observed to be in good repair and provided with grab bars. Hot water was within regulatory requirements. LPA noticed PUB 475 poster posted in a prominent location. Facility has an outside patio with shaded seating for residents and guest. Grounds were free of tripping hazards. Staff and resident records were reviewed. Medication was observed to be in a centrally stored location and medication reviewed appeared to have been dispensed accurately. (cont on LIC809C) Emergency evacuation posted and observed, along with other required posters. There are locked areas for toxics and cleaning supplies throughout the facility. A call system was in place. The facility has a hospice waiver for 15 and 3 residents are receiving hospice care services at this time. Home Health services provided to residents if needed. Hospice and Home Health files are available for review. Based on the observations made during today’s visit, no deficiencies are being cited per Title 22 Division 6 of the California Code of Regulations. This report and Advisory was discussed with the AD DeVore and a copy with Advisory was sent to email on file.