Facility Evaluation Report, 04/14/2022 — Mountain View Center, Claremont CA

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Elizabeth Irra conducted an unannounced Case Management visit to ensure the Accusation/CDSS No. 6221326301D was posted as required by law, and that the residents, the residents' responsible parties, and the Local Long Term Care Ombudsman have been notified of the Accusation. LPA met with Laura Hernandez and discussed the purpose of today's visit.

At 10:30 A.M., LPA conducted a physical plant tour of both, the front and back buildings and did not observe the Accusation posted. Laura Hernandez showed LPA all postings and the Accusation was not posted. Ms. Hernandez confirmed that the Accusation had not been posted. As of today, residents, their responsible parties and Local Long Term Care Ombudsman have not been provided a copy of Accusation/CDSS No. 6221326301D. A notice will be issued to all required parties by 04/18/2022.

Health & Safety Code Section 1569.38 does require the licensee to provide written notification to a resident, the residents' responsible party, if any, and the local Long Term Care Ombudsman within 10 days from the date indicated on the Accusation. The licensee is also required to post the Accusation in a conspicuous location, written in at least 14-point type, stating that legal action is being taken against the facility to revoke the license. A copy of this section of Health and Safety Code was provided to Laura Hernandez. At 11:15 A.M., Ms. Hernandez showed LPA the Accusation that was received and posted it in a conspicuous location. The written notification to the above parties remains pending.

Civil penalties shall be assessed against any facility which fails to take corrective action within described time periods. Per California Health and Safety Code section 1569.38, you are hereby notified that a $100 civil penalty per day will be assessed until the violation is corrected. This assessment will not exceed $100/day regardless of the number of notices the licensee fails to send. The total civil penalty for a continuous violation shall not exceed $5,000. ***REFER TO LIC 809C for the continuation of this report***