Incident investigation·July 29, 2022

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Karina Canela arrived unannounced for the purpose of ensuring the health and safety of residents regarding an incident which was self-reported on 07/28/2022 by phone and incident report. LPA met with Manuel Ferrer, Maintenance Director. Administrator Grace Sandoval was unavailable during time of inspection. LPA was screened for COVID-19 prior to entry as required. The facility reported staff observed smoke outside of the dinning room window coming from an air conditioning unit located outside of the building. Staff took immediate action with a fire extinguisher to contain the fire. The Fire Department was contacted to confirm the fire was contained. It was reported residents were not affected or hurt by the fire. Per the incident report submitted by the facility, residents were verbally notified and their responsible parties of the fire incident, which was extinguished. Smoke from the fire entered the ground level of the facility into 1 resident apartment. The HVAC company was contacted and scheduled to replace the damaged air conditioning unit and fire extinguishers used. During today's visit, LPA observed there was no structural damage to the walls or ceiling of the resident's apartment near where the fire occurred. The facility ventilated the resident's apartment and provided a fan to help with the smell of smoke in resident's (R1 & R2) apartment. Additionally, the facility has given the option to relocate R1 & R2 to another apartment in the meantime for repairs and deep cleaning to be completed. Manuel stated the replacement of the HVAC unit is scheduled for next week. All staff wore masks during this visit. No deficiencies cited during today's inspection