Routine inspection·August 19, 2024

Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs), Stephanie Martinez and Ferrer Sabarias, conducted a required annual inspection at the facility. The LPAs were allowed entrance into the facility and met with Administrator, Bianca Ivascu. The LPAs informed the Administrator of the purpose for the visit. The inspection included the following: Physical Plant: The facility consists of four (4) resident bedrooms, three staff bedrooms, four (4) bathrooms, a kitchen and dinning area, a living room area, a garage and laundry room, and a patio and yard with sufficient seating and space for activities. There are no bodies of water located on the property. According to Administrator Ivascu, no weapons are stored in the home. All outdoor and indoor passageways are kept free of obstruction and are free of debris and other trash. There are grab bars for each toilet, bathtub and shower used by residents. Resident showers have non-skid mats present. The carbon monoxide and smoke detectors were tested and observed to be in operating condition. The home was kept clean and free of any odors. Food Service: There is a minimum of 2 days supply of perishable foods and 1 week's supply of non-perishable foods available. Sufficient dinning supplies were available for residents in care. A variety of food was available. Food appeared to be stored properly. Record Review: Staff present were observed to have appropriate fingerprint clearances. LPAs did not observe any excluded individuals on the premises at time of visit. Staff responsible for direct care and supervision have current first aid and CPR training, with the exception of Staff Two (S2). S2 does not have CPR training on file. During the LPAs visit, on occasion, S2 was the only staff available in the facility. An advisory notice is being issued. Medication training is on file for Staff Two (S2); however, the full required 10 hours of training was not observed to be on file. An advisory notice will be issued. Additional staff training included restricted healthcare training, hospice training, and postural supports training. LPA Martinez reviewed the LIC 501, Personnel Report. LPA observed the report to require more clarification to indicate what staff are working at night. An advisory notice will be issued. Resident records had required documentation; such as admission agreements, medical assessments, written records of care (appraisal/needs and service plans), and pre-placement appraisals. However, no pre-placement appraisals were observed on file for Resident Four (R4) or Resident Five (R5). An advisory notice will be issued. The facility currently has an approved Hospice Waiver for five (5) residents and there are currently four (4) residents in care receiving hospice services. The LPA reviewed hospice files for residents on services; no current care plans were observed on file for four (4) of four (4) residents. According to Administrator, the plans were removed from the facility by hospice personnel because the documents had to be updated. An advisory notice will be issued. According to Administrator, the fire department was notified of there being oxygen use inside the facility; however, there is no written documentation. An advisory notice will be issued. There is a disaster and mass casualty plan in place. All records were observed to be well organized and safely secured. Medication Review: The LPA inspected resident medications. Medications were observed to be well organized, appropriately labeled and inaccessible to unauthorized individuals. An exit interview was conducted with Administrator Ivascu, in which this report was reviewed and a copy was provided. No citations were issued during this visit.