Facility Evaluation Report

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Christian Gutierrez conducted the annual inspection using the Compliance and Regulatory Enforcement (CARE) tools. LPA met DSP Enriqueta Mayoral at approximately 9:49 AM and explained reason for visit. Administrator Nathalia Vazquez arrived shortly.

The facility is to serve four (4) ambulatory developmentally disabled adults, age 18 through 59 years old. All current clients were placed by Harbor Regional Center. This is a single-story home located in a residential neighborhood which consists of a living room, kitchen, dining room, family room, office area, two (2) bathrooms, four (4) bedrooms, and back yard with covered patio and detached garage.

LPA toured the facility and observed the following: Each client bedroom has the required furniture and bedding. There is extra clean linen and towels in hallway closet. Smoke detectors were observed in each room and throughout the facility and are properly operating. There is 1 carbon monoxide in the dining room, and it is properly operating. The facility has two (2) fully charged fire extinguishers which are kept in hallways and office. Cleaning supplies and toxic substances were observed accessible unlocked in cupboards in closet in dining room. Freezers are maintained at a temperature of 0-degree F and the refrigerators at a maximum of 45 degrees F. Sufficient supply of 2 days perishable & 7 days non-perishable foods was observed in the kitchen. There are no firearms or weapons stored at the facility. The hot water temperature in the bathrooms were measured between the required range of 105-120 degrees F. The facility does not have a swimming pool or bodies of water on the premises There is a shaded seating area for the residents located in the backyard. Passageways and exits are free of obstruction.