Facility Evaluation Report

Foothill Retirement Care Home, Tujunga11/18/2023Licence 197608711

Capacity72
Census33
Date signed11/18/2023 02:57:45 PM
The inspector’s account

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Gary Tan initially met with staff Brenda Jimenez for a One (1) Year Required visit for this facility. Staff Brenda called the Executive Director Claudia Torres and explained the reason for the visit. Ms. Torres arrived about 45 minutes later.

A tour of the physical plant was conducted at 9:42 AM and the following was noted:

There is only one entrance being utilized at the facility, the front main entrance door. There are required poster posted at the main door. Screening area is located immediately upon entrance with hand washing sink. There is also a sign in sheet, hand sanitizer, gloves and masks available. The facility had submitted and approved Mitigation and Infection plan.

There are hand sanitizing stations all over the facility. There are signs to wear a mask and other Covid 19 prevention protocol signs were posted outside the doors. Hand washing, coughing etiquette, physical distancing and other necessary signs were posted in common bathrooms and all over the common areas of the facility. The facility have designated visitors' area at the back yard. The facility has sufficient stock of PPE in the storage.

The facility has three (3) separate buildings on the same property. First property is the main building consisting, of living room, dining room, kitchen and offices. Second building is called the Cottages which consists of six (6) individual units and the third building is the memory care unit (MCU) which has delayed egress installed on all exit doors, MCU consists of dining room, medication room and beauty shop. All indoor and outdoor passageways/exits were free of obstruction. There is no body of water in the facility. The facility maintains a comfortable temperature at 75°F. The facility is fire cleared for 72 non-ambulatory residents, 40 of which may be bedridden. Approved for delayed egress and hospice waiver for ten (10) residents.

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