Facility Evaluation Report

Quest Behavioral Health INC, Lancaster10/28/2025Licence 197610300

Capacity6
Census4
Date signed10/28/2025 03:14:58 PM
Name of licensing program analystEvelin Rios
Name of licensing program managerNichelle Gillyard
The inspector’s account

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Evelin Rios in conjunction to an the facility's unannounced annual inspection LPA conducted an unannounced case management – Incident visit to the facility. LPA met with the Executive Director, Armen Melikyan at 10:57 a.m., and explained the reason for the visit. Today’s visit is to continue the investigation initiated on 07/15/2025 regarding the Unusual Incident/Injury Report submitted to Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD). The incident submitted on 07/14/2025, reported Client #1(C1) informed staff they were sexually assaulted by Staff #1(S1).

On 07/15/2025 LPA requested copies of relevant documents pertaining to the investigation, including, but not limited to, the following: client #1's (C1's) physician’s report, admission agreement, pre placement assessment, appraisal needs and services plan, resident and staff roster and staff #1's (S1's) records. LPA also reviewed a copy of the facility’s camera footage and obtained a copy on 07/18/2025.

CCLD’s Investigation’s Branch (IB) Investigator Jasmine Thomas conducted an interview with C1. According to IB during their interview with C1, C1 was unable to provide any details regarding the sexual assault. Based on statements made by C1 and the lack of evidence, IB was unable to determine that a sexual assault occurred.

On 07/15/2025 the Program Director, Marine Guloyan and the Executive Director, Armen Melikyan denied the allegation made by C1. LPA's interview with the Program Director revealed once the report was made by C1 they followed all mandated reporting protocols contacting the Lancaster Sheriff Department, Adult Protective Service, and Community Care Licensing.

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