Facility Evaluation Report

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Alberto Lopez conducted an annual/required visit at 11:57am. LPA met with Administrator Stella Ruffins and explained the reason for the visit. Some of the clients receive services from the South Central Regional Center. The home is licensed to serve up to (15) fifteen clients ages 18 - 59. There are currently (9) nine clients in facility. Administrator Stella Ruffins has a current Administrator Certificate (6010621735) with expiration date of 02/20/22.

At 12:12am LPA and Administrator conducted a tour of the two story home. The home consists of (10) ten bedrooms (7) client bedrooms & (2) two staff bedrooms], (6) bathrooms, living room, dining area, kitchen, indoor/outdoor activity areas, attic and basement. The front and backyard are not well maintained. There are no pools or large bodies of water. There is a shaded seating area for the clients located in the backyard. This shaded area has broken support beam that Administrator stated she can have repaired in a month. Passageways and exits are free of obstruction. There is sufficient lighting throughout the home. The water temperature was tested in multiple bathrooms on the first and second floors of the home and temperature measured between 114.4F - 128.4F which is not within the required 105 - 120 degrees. At 12:54PM LPA and Administrator observed the hot water temperature in the bathroom adjacent to room #9 to measure 125.6F and at 1:02 pm LPA and administrator observed hot water temperature in the restroom adjacent to room 7' at 128.4 The Clients bedrooms have the required furniture such as bed frames, dressers, lamps and chairs. Bedrooms also have sufficient closet space. Clients beds have the required linen and the linen is in good condition. Each bedroom has a smoke detector and detectors were tested and operable during the visit. Multiple carbon monoxide detectors were observed throughout the home. There are multiple fire extinguishers located throughout the home. Kitchen appliances are clean and were operating at the time of the visit. Sharps are locked in a kitchen cabinet and are inaccessible to clients. Cleaning solutions are also locked and inaccessible to clients. There is sufficient perishable and non-perishable foods located in multiple refrigerators. The food is also stored properly. The medications are centrally stored in the kitchen and are being administered as prescribed . Facility is operating within the approved capacity.