Senior Care Records.

Facility Evaluation Report

Guinto Home Care INC., Palmdale07/07/2022Licence 197608731

Capacity5
Census2
Date signed07/07/2022 01:11:33 PM
The inspector’s account

At 10:20am Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Angela Panushkina conducted an unannounced annual inspection at the above facility. LPA met with two (2) staff members Abelardo and Virginia Guinto who granted access to home. This is a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom, single story family residence that includes a living room, dining area, kitchen, laundry room and attached garage. LPA toured the entire facility with the Administrator who arrived shortly after, and observed the following:

Infection control: LPA Panushkina reviewed facility mitigation plan (approved on 03/30/21) to make sure licensee was following current infection control recommendations. Upon arrival, LPA was screened by a staff member, but was not asked any infection control questions. LPA had to prompt and guide staff through the screening process.

Kitchen: At 10:30am LPA conducted a food inspection tour and found the following: The facility doesn't have sufficient supply of 2 days perishable foods. LPA observed all knives locked and inaccessible to residents in care. Fire extinguisher was last serviced on 03/11/2022.

Medications: Medications are centrally stored in the kitchen cabinet and kept locked and accessible to residents.

Bedrooms: There are three (3) bedrooms designated for residents' use and have sufficient lighting. All bedrooms are properly furnished, clean and have appropriate bedding and linens. Auditory alarms were tested and observed to be operational.

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