Incident investigation·January 23, 2026

On 1/23/2026, Licensing Program Analyst(LPA) John Calandra arrived at the facility to conduct a Case Management visit in regards to an incident that occurred on 1/8/2026 involving a resident who had given financial gifts to a staff member. LPA Calandra was greeted by Monica Mendoza-Ceron, Executive Director and explained the purpose of the visit. LPA reviewed R1's file and conducted staff interviews. According to the Administrator, R1 provided two checks of over $1,000 to S1. When the Administrator learned of this, she interviewed R1 who denied the allegation. The Administrator then spoke to S1 who acknowledged receipt of the gifts from R1. Since the incident, R1 has moved out of the facility and according to the Administrator, S1 has been terminated. In addition, the Administrator conducted a training with all staff regarding the facility's policy on accepting gifts which is that facility staff cannot accept tips or financial gifts from residents. During file review, LPA observed that the incident occurred on 1/8/2026 but was not reported to Licensing until 1/21/2026. Per Title 22, it is required that a written report shall be submitted to the licensing agency and to the person responsible for the resident within seven days of occurrence. A Type B citation was provided for this deficiency. Deficiencies are cited under the California Code of Regulations. Failure to correct the deficiencies by the POC due date may result in Civil Penalties. An exit interview was conducted. A copy of this report along with Appeal Rights were provided.