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Inspection visit

Routine inspection

Clean visit · 0 citations

Inspector’s narrative

What the inspector wrote

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Maria (Mita) Partoza, conducted and unannounced Required 1-year inspection. LPA was met by General Manager (GM) Ida Stearns and stated the purpose of the visit. The facility serves adults age 60 and over, 150 non-ambulatory, hospice waiver for 15 and 15 bedridden. LPA toured the exterior and interior of the facility, including entryway, activity area, dining area, kitchen, food storage, laundry room, resident apartments, medication room for the Assisted Living and Memory Care area of the facility. LPA observed the emergency exits were free from obstruction, the memory care unit has a delayed egress and audible alarms. The outdoor areas were kept free from debris and tripping hazard. The exterior walkways were free from obstructions. The facility has 4 floors and LPA observed the elevator to be in good working condition, emergency exits were free from any obstruction and interior hallways were free from any tripping hazard. Residents room were organized and kept sanitary, equipped with emergency alarm with the pull cord and the equipped with Safely You electronic monitoring system. LPA observed that facility posted activity calendar for the whole month at the hallways and smaller version of the calendar is distributed to the residents. LPA observed fire extinguisher strategically placed in each floor. The system is equipped with water sprinklers. page 1 of 2 see LIC 809-C The medication room is locked and accessed only by authorized employees, the room is not accessible to residents and unauthorized staff. The prep kitchen is located below the 1st floor and the serving kitchen is on the first floor. The dining area for the assisted and independent living were clean and sanitary. The memory care unit has a community style table and a serving kitchen. No knives, sharps or chemicals were observed at inside the memory care unit. LPA inspected the facility dry food storage and observed 7 days of non-perishable food supply. LPA inspected the walk in refrigerator and freezer and observed 2 days of perishable food items. LPA inspected 9 resident apartments and observed to be sanitary and organized for the assisted living area and the memory care unit. Due to time constraint this annual inspection will be continued at a later date. No deficiency was cited during today's annual required visit. An exit interview was conducted with General Manager Ida Stearns and a copy of the report was provided. Page 2 of 2 End of Report

Citations

No citations recorded on this visit

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

FAQ · About this visit

Common questions about this visit

What happened during the November 26, 2025 inspection of MERRILL GARDENS AT WILLOW GLEN?

This was an inspection of MERRILL GARDENS AT WILLOW GLEN on November 26, 2025. The inspection found no deficiencies and no citations were issued.

Were any citations issued to MERRILL GARDENS AT WILLOW GLEN on November 26, 2025?

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 an inspection. Inspections are conducted by CCLD as part of their licensing oversight.

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