Redwood Vista Residential Care Home

Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that one (1) of four (4) staff members (for staff member S1) did not have current First Aid certification which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the facility is not conducting quarterly Emergency Disaster drills which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. As this is the second (2) time this violation occurred in under a year, a Civil Penalty of $250 is be issued.

Per record reviews, S1, S2, lacked CPR certification, and S3 lacked first aid and CPR certifications. Administrator was not able to show proof of staff having the training listed, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Per review of records, there was no documentation showing proof of having conducted required emergency disaster quarterly drills; Administrator was not able to show proof of quarterly drills having been conducted, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on observation by LPA (see pic) medications were in unlocked kitchen cabinet. The medication shoud be centrally stored as required by regulations. This is a health & safety risk and/or a personal rights risk to residents in care.

LPA observed all residents medications had been prepoured into plastic containers, in both kithen cabinet and outside office (see pics), which were to be given to the residents as stated. Medications are to remain in original containers. This is a potenitial risk to health & safety and/or personal rights risk to residents in care.

Based on record review and interviews conducted, the licensee informed drills were only conducted every six months and the last one had not been conducted in over a year per records, and did not comply with the section cited above per regulation, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out of 2 locations, under unlocked kitchen sink was cleaning solutions & in unlocked cabinet in garage disinfectants & cleaning supplies as bleach, etc which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Based on LPA's record review and interview with Licensee, six out of six staff lacked required first aid certification, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 6 out of 6]staff which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

1569.269 Enumerated rights; severability(a) Residents of residential care facilities for the elderly shall have all of the following rights:…(8) To make choices concerning their daily life in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by caregiver attempting to make a resident go to bed by removing their book despite resident verbalizing that they did not want to go to bed, which poses a potential personal rights risk to persons in care.