Facility Evaluation Report

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Christian Gutierrez conducted the annual inspection using the Compliance and Regulatory Enforcement (CARE) tools. LPA met DSP worker Fely Degala at approximately 10:11 AM and explained reason for visit. Administrator Edith Silva arrived shortly.

Facility is licensed to serve four (4) developmentally disabled adults, ages 18-59. Four can be non-ambulatory. The facility is in a residential area, and it is a one-story family home. A tour of the single-story facility included the living room, kitchen, 4 client bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, laundry area, front yard, backyard, and attached garage.

LPA toured the facility and observed the following: Each client bedroom has the required furniture and bedding. There is extra clean linen and towels in hallway closet. Smoke detectors/carbon monoxide detectors were observed in each room and throughout the facility and are properly operating. The facility has one (1) fully charged fire extinguishers which is kept in kitchen. During tour LPA observed cleaning supplies and toxic substances accessible in unlocked cupboards in laundry area deficiency cited. Freezers are maintained at a temperature of 0-degree F and the refrigerators at a maximum of 45 degrees F. Sufficient supply of 2 days perishable & 7 days non-perishable foods was observed in the kitchen. There are no firearms or weapons stored at the facility. The hot water temperature in the bathrooms were measured between the required range of 105-120 degrees F. The facility does not have a swimming pool or bodies of water on the premises There is a shaded seating area for the residents located in the backyard. Passageways and exits are free of obstruction.