Routine inspection·June 18, 2025

At 08:35am, on 06/18/2025, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Haner-Tomasko arrived at the facility unannounced to conduct the annual facility inspection. LPA met with Administrator Liza Hix, announced who he was and the reason for the visit. Administrator and LPA conducted a full tour of the facility. This facility has a main entry with lobby accessible to the public and from the main lobby there is locked access to three units (neighborhoods). Neighborhood 1 and 2 connect via doors and garden area and neighborhood 3 has its own entry point and patio space. There are a total of 44 resident bedrooms that can be designated single or dual occupancy, but never allow the facility to exceed a census of 84. Each resident bedroom has a private bathroom and there are public bathrooms located in each neighborhood and the main lobby. Each neighborhood has a common space, dining area, kitchen for serving meals, and laundry space for urgent laundry needs. LPA noted the garden areas in each neighborhood have seating and shade, and are accessible freely to residents and visitors. While touring the facility with the Administrator, the LPA noted multiple hazardous items not locked up, accessible to residents, and unattended. At 10:52am while touring the kitchen in neighborhood 2 LPA observed and photographed an aerosol can of Spray Scents deodorizer in the non-lockable cabinet to the right of the refrigerator, accessible to residents in care. At 10:56am, also in neighborhood 2's kitchen LPA observed and photographed 7 bottles of nail polish, a bottle of nail polish remover and an aerosol can of nail dryer in a kitchen cabinet under the bar counter that was missing the lock pieces giving access to residents. (Continued on LIC809-C) At 11:19am while touring neighborhood 3's kitchen, LPA observed and photographed an aerosol can of Zep Freshen Disinfectant Spray in a non-locking cabinet between the refrigerator and oven accessible to residents in care. At 11:27am LPA observed and photographed a spray bottle of glass cleaner on the bathroom counter in bedroom 309, accessible to residents in care. Off the main lobby and inaccessible to unattended residents are offices, conference rooms, access to the licensed adult day program, the main kitchen that prepares and delivers all meals to each neighborhood for serving, the medication room, a salon, wellness room, four public restrooms and a staff room. LPA observed at least 2 - days of perishable and at least 7 - days of nonperishable foods. The facility has wired smoke detectors inspected on 8/21/2024 by Alpha Fire & Security Alarm. There is a carbon monoxide detector located in each neighborhood and main lobby. LPA observed fire extinguishers throughout the facility, tagged current and in the green compression range, serviced on 06/28/2024. LPA noted the facility boilers for hot water delivery to all facility faucets were being repaired at the time of the visit. LPA conducted a sample medication audit and reviewed the facilities Centrally Stored Medication Records, finding no violations. LPA was not able to complete the annual inspection and may return at a later time to finish. Pursuant to Title 22, California Code of Regulations, the following deficiency is cited (refer to LIC809-D). Exit interview conducted, appeal rights and a copy of this report issued.