Facility Evaluation Report

At 9:45 AM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Huma Rahimi, conducted an unannounced annual visit. LPA met with the Administrator Carolina Mateo and disclosed the reason for the visit. LPA and the Administrator toured the facility inside and out.

The facility is a single story building with six(6) bedrooms, two (2) bathrooms, kitchen, common areas, and outdoor areas. It has an approved fire clearance for four (4) ambulatory clients.

Medications: At approximately, 10:05 AM, LPA observed medications are centrally stored and locked next to the kitchen in a separate cabinet.

Kitchen : At 10:07 AM, LPA observed an adequate supply of perishable and non-perishable food in the kitchen. The facility has two (2) refrigerators. The stove hood was clean. All appliances and surfaces were sanitary and functional. Sharps were locked above the counter top, and cleaning solutions were locked under the sink.

Bedrooms: At 10:15 AM, LPA toured the bedrooms and observed that there are six (6) bedrooms. All bedrooms contained a chair, nightstand, lamp, storage, and bed with adequate bedding. All furnishings were clean and in good condition. Bedroom #3 (three) is for live-in staff that is located by the entrance of the facility. Bedroom # six (6) is used for staff bedroom as well that is located by the common area.

Bathrooms: At approximately 10:20 AM, LPA observed two (2) bathrooms in the facility. All bathrooms contained liquid soap, paper towels, hand washing instruction sign, trash can with a tight fitting lid, grab bars near the toilet and shower, and a non-skid mat in the shower. LPA measured the water temperature in the shared bathroom to be 106.5 degrees Fahrenheit.