Lead safety check·May 15, 2024

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Jyoti Saini visited the facility unannounced and conducted a Case Management visit to discuss recent lead testing results. The LPA met with the Director, Neeraja Panganamala , and senior director, Natasha Aguilar. On 10/20/2022, samples were collected from 11 faucets within the facility. Out of 11 faucets, one sink(the center sink in restroom 104) was recorded as Action Level Exceedancee. The test results showed a 9.7 ppb level of lead. Though this faucet with an ALE was never used for drinking or food preparation by the facility, the facility decided to remediate it prior to CCLD intervention. The facility has already replaced and retested the water outlet to correct the exceedance. LPA obtained the retesting results of the samples collected on 5/10/2024. A Type B Deficiency was issued today; see LIC 809D and the citation was cleared during the inspection. A Notice of Site Visit was given and must be posted for 30 days. Appeal rights were given and reviewed. An exit interview was conducted, and the report was reviewed with the director, Neeraja Panganamala , and senior director,Natasha Aguilar.