Senior Care Records.

Facility Evaluation Report

Powell House, INC., Lancaster09/08/2022Licence 197603485

Capacity4
Census4
Date signed09/08/2022 11:17:29 AM
The inspector’s account

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Shira Stamps met with administrator Amalia Sandioval for an unannounced one (1) year Required visit for this facility.

Infection control: LPA Stamps reviewed facility mitigation plan (approved on 03/13/21) to make sure licensee was following current infection control recommendations. Upon arrival LPA was screened by the caregiver and asked all infection control questions. LPA was asked to sign-in and sanitizer was available.

LPA arrived at 9:57am and was greeted by caregiver. One (1) client was observed in the kitchen eating breakfast. The rest of the clients were observed to be in their room sleeping, watching TV and/or resting. Administrator arrived at 10:17am. LPA informed the Administrator of the purpose of the visit. Entrance interview conducted

A tour of the physical plant was conducted with Administrator at 10:20am. The facility has four (4) bedrooms and two (2) bathrooms currently occupying four (4) clients. The facility is Fire Cleared for four (4) ambulatory.

LPA conducted tour at the kitchen around 10:25am observed there to be sufficient stock of two-day perishables and seven-day non-perishables foods. Frozen foods are properly wrapped and stored appropriately. Food storage and preparation areas care clean and inaccessible to pests. LPA observed all knives and sharp objects, medications, and chemicals being locked and inaccessible to clients in care.

Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing. Methodology · Report a correction