Facility Evaluation Report

On 03/19/2025, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Lorena Casillas arrived at facility and met with facility staff. The Administrator, Belinda Rene Hicks was contacted and met with LPA shortly after for an annual required inspection. Entrance interview conducted.

A tour of the physical plant was conducted with the staff at 10:20 am. The facility has five (5) bedrooms and two (2) bathrooms. Three (3) rooms are used for clients, one (1) room is used for storage and one (1) room is a staff bedroom. Facility is fire cleared for two (2) ambulatory clients and two (2) non ambulatory for a total of four (4) clients. The following was observed:

Infection Control: LPA reviewed Infection control plan that was approved on 07/12/2022 to make sure that facility is following said plan.

Common Areas: LPA toured all common areas of the facility. LPA observed common areas to be clean and furniture to be in good repair. The facility maintains a comfortable temperature at 72 degrees F. LPA observed fire extinguisher to be full and last purchased on 04/24/2024. At 10:40 am, staff tested the carbon monoxide and interconnected smoke detectors, all were functioning properly.

Kitchen: LPA toured the kitchen at 10:50 am. LPA observed there to be sufficient stock of two-day perishable and seven-day non-perishables foods. The menu was posted for review. Frozen foods are properly wrapped and stored. Food storage and preparation areas are clean and inaccessible to pests. LPA observed the knives and chemicals locked under the sink and observed the medication cabinet locked and inaccessible to clients in care.