Facility Evaluation Report

Licensing Program Analysts LPA’s Tena Herrera and Elena Mallett conducted an unannounced Case Management Visit to follow up on a Death Report that was emailed to the Department on 10/13/25. LPA met with Gamal Tawfik and explained the reason for the visit.

The Department received a Death Report on 10/13/25 indicating the following: On 10/10/25 C1 was observed to grab items from the kitchen that appeared to be food, placed it in their mouth and began to run away. S1 followed them and saw C1 fall in front of their bedroom. S1 tried to remove as much food out of C1’s mouth as possible, struck C1 on the shoulder blades and administered abdominal thrusts. S2 called 911 and the fire department arrived in attempt to save C1’s life but there was no success and C1 was declared deceased at 10:40pm.

On 10/15/25 LPA Herrera received copies of the following documents from C1’s file: Death Report, Medical Progress Note dated 9/8/25, Psychiatry Progress Note dated 9/12/25, South Central Regional Center Individual Program Plan dated 2/24/23, ID and Emergency Information, Medication Administration Record (MAR) for Sept-Oct 2025, Annual Behavioral Report dated 8/18/25 and a copy of the Death Certificate dated 10/15/2025 .

During today’s visit LPA’s toured C1's bedroom. No concerns, obstructions, or anything out of the ordinary was witnessed.

Exit interview was held and a copy of the report was provided.