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Facility Evaluation Report

Strawberry Fields, Lancaster05/07/2024Licence 197603946

Capacity6
Census4
Date signed05/07/2024 01:47:58 PM
The inspector’s account

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Lorena Casillas met with administrator Monica Gory for an unannounced one (1) year Required visit for this facility.

LPA arrived at 09:50 am and was greeted by a caregiver. Caregiver called administrator and LPA was informed that administrator was on their way and would arrive in about an hour. One (1) resident was observed in the living room watching TV. The rest of the residents were observed to be in their room sleeping, watching TV and/or resting. The Administrator arrived at 10:50 am. LPA informed the Administrator of the purpose of the visit. LPA was having technical difficulties with computer system and Inspection Tool Kit was not able to be completed.

Infection control: LPA previously reviewed the facility mitigation plan (approved on 03/ 1 8/21) to make sure the licensee was following current infection control recommendations.

A tour of the physical plant was conducted with caregiver at 10:20 am. The facility has four (4) 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 four (4) ambulatory, two (2) non-ambulatory, and a hospice waiver for one (1). Currently the facility has no residents on hospice.

Food Inspection: LPA conducted a tour of the kitchen at 10:20 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 are clean and inaccessible to pests. LPA observed all knives and sharp objects being locked and inaccessible to residents in care. The medication cabinet was in the kitchen and was observed to be locked and inaccessible to residents in care.

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