Facility Evaluation Report

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Kimberly Ramirez conducted required annual inspection. LPA met with Dawnyell Varela- Director of Assisted Living and discussed the purpose of today’s visit.

The facility is a RCFE - Continuing Care Retirement Community that is licensed to serve individuals, age 60 and above. Fire clearance is approved for two hundred and fifty-two (252) ambulatory, one hundred and six (106) non-ambulatory, and ninety-six (96) bedridden. The facility may accept or retain ten (10) hospice residents. Census during inspection was fifty-five (55) residents in assisted living and seven (7) in memory care.

LPA utilized the Compliance and Regulatory Enforcement (CARE) tools for the visit today and observed the following:

Physical Plant and Environment safety: Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisons and other items that could pose a danger if readily available to residents, were observed to be inaccessible to residents. LPA Ramirez observed carbon monoxide detectors and smoke alarms in hallways. LPA Ramirez inspected eight (8) rooms; of which five (5) in assisted living (Pitzer Lodge) and three (3) in memory care (Rauch Memory Care Homes). All resident bedrooms contained required furniture, linens and lighting. Water temperatures in all grooming and bathing areas were measured to be with 105 – 120 degrees F. Facility maintains a monthly waterlog to record water temperature throughout the facility. LPA Ramirez observe postings encouraging proper hand washing etiquette in restrooms. LPA Ramirez observed grab bars near toilets and inside showers. LPA Ramirez observed evacuation chairs in stairways. Visitors and staff are screened for covid-19 symptoms and temperature are taken prior to proceeding with their visit. The facility keeps a visitor and staff log with the daily covid-19 screening.