Pre-licensing visit·February 19, 2026

At 11:00am on February 19, 2026, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Haner-Tomasko arrived at the scheduled time to conduct the facilities pre-licensing inspection. LPA met with Licensee/Administrator Maribel Castillo announced who he was and the reason for the visit. Additional Licensees/Administrators were present for the entire visit, Reymar Castillo and Janelyn Castaniaga. Licensees/Administrators and LPA conducted a physical tour of the facility. This facility is a two-story residential home. Only the first floor is licensed by Community Care Licensing. The second floor is for live-in staff use only, the two floors are connected by a main stairway with a gate at the bottom of the stairs to limit resident access to the second floor. Upon entering the facility there is a combined dining and living room space with piano and seating. Past the entry space is a full kitchen, additional dining space, and a family room with additional seating, TV and self-contained fireplace. Off the family room there is a pantry, locking medication storage cabinets, access to the laundry room and garage through locked doors for resident safety, a full shared bathroom and one of the private resident bedrooms. Down a hallway past the self-contained fireplace are five additional private resident bedrooms, one bedroom has an en suite full bathroom, the other four bedrooms have two full Jack and Jill style bathrooms connecting two rooms each. All six resident bedrooms have sliding glass doors giving access to the backyard. The front yard and backyard have seating and shade for residents and visitors to enjoy. There is sufficient indoor and outdoor space for activities and residents to wander. Near the kitchen LPA observed a complete first aide kit and a fire extinguisher, serviced on June 10, 2025, tagged current and in the green compression range. LPA noted that the facility hallways and doorways are free and clear of debris. (Continued on LIC809-C) LPA tested the hot water at 119.8*(f) within regulation of 105-120*(f). There is a function carbon monoxide detector in the hallway leading to the five resident bedrooms. There are wired smoke detectors in all resident bedrooms and hallways leading to resident bedrooms. Two of the smoke detectors audible alert are muffled, facility will replace these two. During the tour of the facility the LPA noted the following physical plant issues that will need to be addressed prior to licensor. Interior: flooring in resident bedrooms #2 and #3 has multiple gaps between planks; the en suite bathroom and jack and jill bathroom between bedrooms #5 and #6 have wallpaper missing and severely peeling away from the wall; the other jack and jill bathroom needs a replacement toilet seat and has a circular dent in the wall approximately three inches in diameter that needs repaired; various light fixtures have light bulbs that are not functioning; multiple light fixtures and sliding glass door shades are covered in dust; an electrical outlet near the second dining room to the right of a the sliding glass door has no face plate; there are cobwebs and spiders throughout the facility. Outside: there is various debris in walking paths; the patio furniture is aging and rusting; three of the screen doors attached to the resident room glass doors are torn; and four fence boards are missing along the west fence line of the backyard. LPA also noted the facility emergency and disaster plan requires a few corrections. Licensees/Administrators and LPA conducted a full review of the pre-licensing CARE tools and the Comp III training tools. These licensees have two other active licensed facility. LPA will have to return at a later date to observe the listed items before authorization of licensor is submitted for completion. Exit interview conducted, report signed, and report provided to Maribel Castillo.