Facility Evaluation Report

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Angela Barutyan arrived for a pre-licensing visit at 10:00AM. The LPA met with Executive Director (ED) Brian Larios and Vice President of Program Development Rina Younan and explained the reason for the visit. This is a new facility. An dementia program was included in the plan of operation. Component III was conducted in conjunction with this pre-licensing visit. An approved fire clearance was granted on 01/07/2025 clearing for a total capacity of one hundred sixty-two (162) residents of which one hundred fifty-eight (158) are for nonambulatory residents and four (4) are for residents who are bedridden. All four (4) bedridden rooms are on the ground level only. Facility has requested a hospice waiver for fifteen (15) residents.

Facility Layout: The facility is one building with four (4) floors of which three (3) floors contain resident rooms and one (1) floor is the basement. The facility has one hundred thirty-one (131) units. The first floor contains the Memory Care Unit and has three (3) delayed egress doors. There are twenty-six (26) resident rooms in the Memory Care Unit and five (5) rooms are shared. Memory Care resident rooms have no appliances. Lighting in the rooms appeared adequate. The model rooms are set up with beds, nightstands, lamps, chests of drawers, chairs and closet space. The bedrooms were large enough to allow for easy passage between the beds and furniture with a wheelchair or walker. The assisted living rooms on the first, second, and third floors are equipped with a refrigerator, microwave, and sink. The assisted living rooms range from studio apartments to two (2) bedroom units. Washer and dryer units are available throughout the floors for resident use, and the commercial laundry area for staff use is in the basement.