Facility Evaluation Report

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Nadia Shahbazian conducted an unannounced Required - 1 Year annual inspection visit. LPA met with Elizabeth Romero-Administrator and explained the purpose of the visit. The program is vendorized through the Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center. This residential care facility for elderly (RCFE) has fire clearance approval for a maximum capacity of six (6) residents, ages 60 and above, of which six (6) may be non-Ambulatory, with hospice waiver approval for six (6) residents.

LPA toured the facility with the Administrator at 11:15 am and observed the following:

Required postings were observed in the hallway and the kitchen. The front entry is the main exit door but there are exits in the kitchen and the living room, leading to the backyard. Each of the bedrooms also have exit doors with alarms on each door. There are three fire extinguishers, one in the living room, one in a closet and one in the kitchen. All three fire extinguishers are fully charged as of 10/18/2024. Facility conducts monthly fire and safety drills, and quarterly earthquake drills. The last fire drill was conducted on 09/09/2025 and earthquake drill was conducted on 10/07/2025. The smoke and carbon monoxide detectors are interconnected with the Burbank Fire Department. The detectors were tested on 09/09/2025; therefore LPA did not test the smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.

Kitchen: The kitchen appliances consisted of a refrigerator, stove, oven, dishwasher and microwave and the fixtures were observed to be functional. Knives, sharp kitchen objects and cleaning supplies are stored in locked kitchen cabinet. LPAs found a sufficient supply of perishable foods (2 days) and non-perishable food (7 days) supplies, with sufficient amount of dishes. All kitchen surfaces and cabinets were observed to be clean and sanitary.