Routine inspection·July 28, 2025

This unannounced inspection is being conducted by Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Sean Haddad for the purpose of conducting a Required – 1 Year Inspection. LPA met with Staff #1 (S1) Lizette Magbitang and discussed the purpose of the inspection. Administrator (AD) Lornita S. Panis was not present during the inspection. LPA reviewed Infection Control requirements. At about 1:45PM, LPA and S1 conducted a tour of the inside and outside of the facility, common areas, resident rooms, kitchen, and garage and observed the following: Structure: facility is a 6-bedroom, 2-bathroom, one-story house with an attached garage that is used for storage. There is a back yard with a patio cover for the residents. LPA observed 3 staff and 6 residents present at the facility. Resident Bedrooms: the 5 resident bedrooms are spacious and will easily accommodate the residents’ furnishings. Furniture for each resident bedroom inspected. Staff Bedrooms: LPA inspected the 1 staff bedroom. Bathrooms: the bathrooms were clean, faucets and toilets were operational. Water temperature: tested between 108 and 118 degrees F in the 2 bathrooms. Linens & Hygiene Supplies: new linens and fully stocked linen closets were observed. Emergency Phone Numbers, Exit Plan & Menu: reviewed. Food Service: LPA observed the facility has a 2-day supply of perishables and a 7-day supply of non-perishable food is available as required by regulations. Carbon Monoxide, Smoke Detectors, Fire Extinguisher: observed and tested. Appliances: stove burners, microwave, washer, and dryer inspected. Knives: observed locked in the kitchen. Toxins: observed locked in the garage. Medication cabinet: observed to be locked. First-Aid Kit and Activity Supplies: observed and available. Facility’s licensing fees are paid. At about 2:45PM, LPA reviewed 6 resident files and 4 staff files, interviewed 2 residents and 2 staff, and inspected medications for 6 residents. Facility does not handle resident money. During the inspection, LPA and S1 observed the following: based on observation, the licensee is not following their fire clearance as a new wall has been installed in the recreation room creating a new bedroom #3 and a new wall has been installed in the original bedroom #3 splitting it into new bedrooms #4 and #5; based on observation and documents, the licensee did not ensure S1, S2, and S3, who LPA confirmed are background cleared, were associated to the facility. Based on the observations made during today’s inspection, deficiencies are being cited per Title 22 Division 6 of the California Code of Regulations. See LIC809D. Immediate civil penalties are being assessed. See LIC421IM. An exit interview was conducted and a copy of this report and appeal rights was discussed with and provided to facility representative.