Senior Care Records.

Facility Evaluation Report

Sarah's Care Home, Lancaster12/02/2024Licence 197608040

Capacity6
Census4
Date signed12/02/2024 02:14:14 PM
The inspector’s account

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Lorena Casillas met with back up administrator Stephen Racine for an unannounced one (1) year Required visit for this facility.

LPA arrived at 09:30 am and was greeted by Administrator. All four (4) residents were present and in their rooms. LPA informed the Administrator of the purpose of the visit.

Infection control: LPA previously reviewed the facility mitigation plan (approved on 04/ 1 5/21) to make sure the licensee was following current infection control recommendations.

A tour of the physical plant was conducted with the Administrator at 9:50 am. The facility has six (6) bedrooms and two (2) bathrooms currently occupying four (4) residents. One (1) bedroom is designated for staff use only. The facility is Fire Cleared for six (6) ambulatory of which five (5) can be non-ambulatory, and a hospice waiver for four (4). Currently the facility three (3) residents on hospice.

Food Inspection: LPA conducted a tour of the kitchen around 10:00 am and observed there to be sufficient stock of two-day perishables and seven-day non-perishables foods. Frozen foods are properly wrapped and stored. Food storage and preparation areas care clean and inaccessible to pests. LPA observed all knives and sharp objects being locked and inaccessible to residents in care. The files and medication were observed to be locked in a cabinet and inaccessible to residents in care in a separate room near the entrance. There is a pantry located in the hallway that has a fridge for additional food storage.

Resident Rooms: LP A observed rooms to have the appropriate bedding. There is a nightstand, a chair and sufficient lighting for each client . LPA observed the staff room to have a locked. There is an office with an additional freezer.

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