Facility Evaluation Report
On 11.20.2023 Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Leslie Ngo-Castaneda arrived at facility at 9:45am conducted a pre-licensing inspection with the applicant representative and administrator. Knarik Babayan (licensee) and Anahit Ohanyan (administrator) was greeted upon entering the facility. An application to operate a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) was received by Community Care Licensing (CCL) on July 25, 2023. A fire clearance was approved on September 13, 2023 for five (5) non-ambulatory residents and one (1) bedridden resident, for a total capacity of six (6). The applicant is also requesting a hospice waiver to retain five (5) residents. The smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detector are hard wired and inter-connected. The facility has one new fire extinguishers that was purchased on August 20, 2023. One fire extinguisher is located in between the dining room and the kitchen area.
A tour of the physical plant was initiated at approximately 9:50am and the following was observed:
KITCHEN: The facility has a kitchen area that is equipped with a refrigerator, microwave oven and sink. The hot water delivered is measured at 118.9 degrees F. There were adequate supplies of perishable and nonperishable food and dining ware to accommodate a maximum capacity of six (6). LPA inspected the kitchen and observed gas stove and refrigerator to be clean and working. Knives and sharps are stored in a locked kitchen drawer. Cleaning agents are also stored under the sink with a locking mechanism.
BEDROOMS: There are four (4) bedrooms designated for client use in the hallway. Bedroom #1 and #2 are cleared to be private rooms. Bedrooms #3 and #4 will be used as a shared bedroom, where bedroom #4 will have the bedridden resident, a fire clearance (per STD 850) was cleared and given. The applicant furnished the resident bedrooms with beds, night stand, chairs, dresser, bedding, and linen. The bedrooms have sufficient lighting and closet space. The linens were stored in the storage space in each residents bedrooms.
Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing. Methodology · Report a correction