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CANDLEBERRY CARELicense 3060057801 citation on this visit
1 citation recorded

Inspector’s narrative

What the inspector wrote

On today's date, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Rosie Quiroz conducted an unannounced visit to Candleberry Care. LPA Rosie Quiroz was COVID-19 screened and allowed entry into the facility by caregiver 1. Licensee/ Administrator (L/AD) Udarico Almiranez arrived to facility shortly after. The purpose of today's Case Management-Incident visit was to follow-up on an incident report dated 10/20/2022 received at Community Care Licensing Orange County Regional Office on 10/21/2022 regarding Resident 1 (R1). On today's visit LPA Quiroz conducted interviews with interviewees and conducted tour of interior and exterior of facility premises. On today's date, LPA Quiroz reviewed the following documentation for (R1): Needs and Services plan dated 5/25/2022 and physician report dated 1/5/2022. Based on today's interviews and documentation reviewed, facility is being cited. An exit interview was conducted with L/AD Udarico Almiranez and a copy of this report along with the LIC 811- Confidential Names were provided at exit.

Citations

2 citations recorded*CCLD

What does Type A vs Type B mean?

Type A. Serious citation. Imminent or substantial risk to children. The regulator requires corrective action immediately and may impose a civil penalty.

Type B. Lower-severity citation. Corrective action required, no imminent risk. The regulator monitors compliance on the next visit.

  • 87468(A)Type B

    87468(A): Personal Rights:Licensees may use the Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) Complaint Poster (PUB 475) or may develop their own poster...The poster that is posted shall be 20" x 26" in size and be posted in the main entryway of the facility... This requirement was not met CONTINUED... CONT...as evidenced by: Based on today's facility inspection visit and observations made during today's visit, LPA Quiroz did not observe Let Us Know Poster posted in the main entryway of the facility. This poses a potential risk to residents in care.

  • 87224(a)Type A

    87224(a) Eviction Procedures: (a)The licensee may evict a resident for one or more of the reasons listed in Section 87224(a)(1) through (5). Thirty (30) days written notice to the resident is required except as otherwise specified in paragraph (5). This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews conducted during today's visit. L/AD Almiranez evicted Resident 1 on 10/17/2022 verbally and did not provide a 30 day notice. This was verified with L/AD Amiranez. This poses an immediate risk to residents in care.

FAQ · About this visit

Common questions about this visit

What happened during the October 24, 2022 inspection of CANDLEBERRY CARE?

This was a other inspection of CANDLEBERRY CARE on October 24, 2022. 1 citation were issued: 1 Type A (serious).

Were any citations issued to CANDLEBERRY CARE on October 24, 2022?

Yes, 1 citation was issued (1 Type A, 0 Type B). The first citation was for: "87468(A): Personal Rights:Licensees may use the Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) Complaint Poster (PUB 4..."

What type of inspection was this?

This was a other inspection. other inspections are conducted by CCLD as part of their licensing oversight.

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