Follow-up on corrections·July 18, 2023

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Janira Arreola conducted a visit to the facility for an unrelated matter and found deficiencies in the process. This report is to document those deficiencies. LPA met with staff, Dominga Altoba and spoke with licensee Jaime Teng over the phone and informed of the purpose of the visit. LPA received notification from Riverside Community Hospital that Resident #1 (R1) had tested positive for MRSA infection. LPA spoke with licensee Jaime Teng who confirmed they had spoken verbally with a nurse at the hospital and been informed of the diagnosis around a week ago. LPA conducted a brief tour of the facility with PPE equipment and met with staff and explained the purpose of the visit and PPE. Staff stated they were unaware of R1's diagnosis. LPA spoke with licensee who stated they had not tested the remaining residents for MRSA for taken any action concerning the diagnosis. They stated they were waiting for paper work confirming the diagnosis from the hospital and had not received any. Additionally LPA observed the staff was not wear protective equipment during the visit. Based on the above information, the facility failed to take the proper precautions to ensure the residents safety against communicable disease after being informed of a positive diagnosis for R1. Deficiencies were cited according to California Code of Regulations Title 22 Division 6 Chapter 8. Plan of correction was documented and created with licensee over the phone. An exit interview was conducted over the phone for this report, along with deficiency pages and appeal rights.