Routine inspection·August 26, 2024

On 08/26/24 at 9:13am Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Javina George made an unannounced visit tot he facility to conduct a 1 year required inspection. LPA was greeted and granted entry by Caregiver Perla Sterment, LPA explained the purpose of the visit. Rolando Corpuz, Administrator arrived at 9:55am. LPA conducted a tour of the interior and The facility is a single story home consisting of 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, kitchen, living room, a pool and spa, pool house and shed that is being utilized for storage. The facility was observed to be clean, clutter, and free from obstructions in the passageways. The facility was observed to have personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies. The medications were observed to be locked and inaccessible to residents in care, and to be given as prescribed. There are no known guns or ammunition on the premises. The facility was observed to have multiple smoke and carbon monoxide detectors that were tested and observed to be operable. There was one detector that needs to have the batteries changed, however it was too high to reach, and there was no ladder available at the time of the visit. As discussed and agreed with Administrator Rolando, the batteries will be replaced by 5pm on 08/27/24. The facility has no record of emergency disaster drills being conducted on a quarterly basis. Deficiency cited . LPA conducted a review of resident files and observed for the required documentation to be present. Staff record review, all staff present were observed to have obtained criminal record clearance and to be associated to the facility. The staff files were observed to have no updated training, such as dementia, medication administration, in addition Staff #1(S1) who is a live in caregiver, was observed to not have valid CPR/ first aid certification or have completed their initial training. Deficiency cited. S1 was observed to be sleeping inside the closet in the master bedroom which belongs to Resident #1 (R1) and Resident #2 (R2). No citation was issued as S1 moved into the vacant bedroom during LPAs visit. LPA observed for there to be video surveillance inside R1 and R2s bedroom, there were no written consents observed inside their files, LPA did not observe that R1 and R2 were also informed that their room would be monitored by video surveillance. Per administrator there is no audio only visual and he is the one that has control over the camera, that is done via cellphone. There was no deficiency issued as the camera was removed during LPAs visit. The Administrator Rolando Corpuz was observed to have an administrator certificate that expired on 08/12/24. Per Rolando there are CEUs that still need to be completed and should be done in September 2024. Deficiency cited On 8/01/24 LPA conducted a file review and observed for the facility annual fees to not have been paid, LPA followed up during today's visit and observed that the annual fees had not been paid, however the issue was resolved during LPAs visit. Based on today's visit citations were issued on the attached 809D, in accordance with the California Code of Regulations (Title 22, Division 6, Chapter 8). An exit interview was conducted and a copy of this report, appeal rights, LIC9098-Proof of Corrections form, were provided to Rolando Corpuz, Administrator.