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WEST VALLEY CARE HOMELicense 435202536
Clean visit · 0 citations

Inspector’s narrative

What the inspector wrote

On 06/25/2020 LPA Jackie Jin toured the facility via FaceTime. Residents were observed clean and engaged in activities of their choice. Allegation: Lack of supervision resulting in resident sustaining multiple falls Between 06/25/2020-07/13/2020 a total of two staff members were interviewed. 2 out of 2 staff stated R1 falls at night between 3am-5am. R1 was using the bathroom and does not want staff to be in the bathroom with R1. Staff get up during the night to check on the residents. All staff stated the residents do not need constant supervision. S1 stated that to prevent residents from falling, the bathroom has grab bars and nonskid mats, and the residents has half bed rails and the beds are lowered. Between 06/25/2020-08/05/2020 a total of six residents were interviewed. 5 out of 6 residents stated when a resident has fallen, staff will assist the resident back up and check for injuries. One resident does not recall falling at the facility. Incident report reviewed and noted R1 had two falls, one fall on 06/09/2020 at 3:15am and another fall on 06/13/2020 at 1:05am while going to the bathroom. The facility administrator and staff observed the incident. R1 was accessed for injuries and no injuries were noted. R1’s hospice agency was notified. After this incident, the facility plan was to have more supervision for R1 during the day and requested a different walking aid. Hospice plan of care indicated R1 is a high risk for falls. The facility staff will assist R1 to the bathroom during awake hours and bedtime. The facility will keep the path clear, label the bathroom, and leave the door open. Allegation: Facility is not communicating with resident hospice Hospice notes indicated that on 06/05/2020 and 06/11/2020 the hospice nurse and social worker attempted to contact the facility owner and it went straight to voicemail. Several call attempts were made, and the facility owner did not return call. Hospice notes also indicated that on 06/11/2020 the social worker called the facility owner through an unblocked number, and the social worker was able to speak to the facility owner. On 06/25/2020 S1 was interviewed and stated the facility landline goes directly to S1’s cellphone when someone calls. S1’s cellphone is available 24/7 and S1 can be reached after 7pm. S1’s cellphone initially was set up to Block an unknown a caller ID. S1 stated to prevent communication issues S1 changed the cellphone set up to receive calls from the hospice agency. Page 2 of 3 Between 07/13/2020-08/06/2020 LPA contacted facility administrator at 10:51am, 10:56am, and 7:04pm. Facility administrator responded to LPA’s calls and returned call when a voicemail was left. Allegation: Facility is not dispensing the resident’s medication as prescribed On 06/25/2020 S1 was interviewed and stated on 06/11/2020 there was a doctor’s order to increase prescription medication to 100mg, however, the doctor’s order was not sent to the doctor or to the pharmacy by the hospice nurse. S1 followed up with the hospice nurse on 06/16/2020, and new order for prescription medication was sent to the pharmacy. The facility received R1’s medication on the same day and started the medication. 3 out of 6 residents stated staff monitors their medications. Three residents stated they did not take medications at the facility. On 08/28/2020 LPA Jackie Jin conducted a medication audit via FaceTime with Administrator. Based on observation of medication audit, LPA is not able to determine if facility followed doctor's order when giving medication. Administrator did not indicate or recall start dates of medications. LPA is unable to determine how many pills were left in for each medication based on the quantity of medication prescribed and how long the residents were taking their medications. Doctor’s order for prescription medication was reviewed and it indicated that on 06/11/2020 prescription medication 100mg was ordered. Per Administrator, there was mis-communication between the hospice agency and the doctor’s order for prescription medication 100mg and a new doctor’s order was completed on 06/16/2020. Medication packing slip shows prescription medication 100mg was dispensed on 06/16/2020. Medication Administration Records (MAR) indicated that R1 began to take prescription medication 100mg on 06/16/2020 and was given daily at bedtime. MAR did not indicate any refusal of this medication. This Department has investigated the above allegations, and based on interviews, records review, and observations the Department has determined that the allegations were Unsubstantiated , meaning that although the allegations may have happened or are valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur. This report was reviewed with Biao Zhang a copy of this report provided. Page 3 of 3

Citations

No citations recorded on this visit

The inspector found no violations of California child care regulations during this visit.

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What happened during the November 4, 2021 inspection of WEST VALLEY CARE HOME?

This was a complaint inspection of WEST VALLEY CARE HOME on November 4, 2021. The inspection found no deficiencies and no citations were issued.

Were any citations issued to WEST VALLEY CARE HOME on November 4, 2021?

No citations were issued during this inspection. The facility was found to be in compliance with all applicable regulations.

What type of inspection was this?

This was a complaint inspection. Complaint inspections are triggered when someone reports a concern about the facility to CCLD.

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