Whittier Cottage

87506 Resident Records (a) The licensee shall ensure that a separate, complete, and current record is maintained for each resident in the facility … This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on admission and documents, the licensee did not have a complete resident file for R1, which poses potential safety risk to persons in care.

87464 Basic Services … (f) Basic services shall at a minimum include: (1) Care and supervision. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews and documents, the licensee did not ensure R1 received care and supervision to meet their needs when they were unsupervised at their doctor’s appointment and decided not to return to the facility, which poses an immediate safety risk to persons in care.

Based on documents and interviews, the licensee did not ensure S2 who assists residents with medications has documented medication training, which poses a potential health risk to persons in care.

Based on documents, the licensee did not ensure S2 had the 20-hour annual training for 2025, which poses a potential health risk to persons in care.

Based on documents, the licensee did not ensure S1, S2, and S3 had health screenings all of whom have been working at the facility for more than 7 days, which poses a potential safety risk to persons in care.

Based on documents, the facility has not been completing Medication Administration Records (MAR) for 2 out of 5 residents, which poses a potential health risk to persons in care.

Based on observation, the facility has two stories with staff living upstairs but does not have an evacuation chair, which poses a potential safety risk to persons in care.

Based on records, staff Sheryl Borja is not background cleared and has been working at the facility since January 1, 2024 per their staff file, which poses an immediate safety risk to persons in care. CIVIL PENALTY ASSESSED.

Based on observation, the facility's PUB475 is letter-sized and not 20"x26", which poses a potential personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 3 resident records reviewed which poses a potential health and safety risk to persons in care.

Based on observation, the licensee did not ensure sharps, toxins, and other dangerous items were inaccessible to residents in the kitchen, living room, and garage, which poses an immediate health and safety risk to persons in care.