Facility Evaluation Report

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Angela Barutyan arrived unannounced to conduct a required annual visit at 10:08AM. LPA met with staff, Administrator Doris Almario who arrived shortly thereafter, and Licensee Dina Vetchtein who arrived at 10:32AM. Entrance interview conducted.

LPA and Administrator toured the physical plant areas inside and outside to ensure there are no health and safety hazards and facility is in compliance with Title 22 Regulations. The following was observed:

KITCHEN/LAUNDRY/GARAGE: LPA toured the kitchen at 10:16AM. Knives and chemicals are locked inaccessible. Kitchen appliances were in operable condition. The facility had a sufficient supply of perishable and non-perishable food. The garage attached to the kitchen is kept locked and contains two (2) additional freezers and extra supplies. The laundry room by the kitchen contained locked and inaccessible cleaning supplies, disinfectants, and detergents.

BEDROOMS: The facility has seven (7) bedrooms total of which four (4) are single-occupancy resident rooms, one (1) is a shared resident room, one (1) is currently rented as a private resident living room, and one (1) is a staff room. All bedrooms were furnished appropriately; beds had clean linens and rooms had sufficient lighting. All direct exits were clear, no obstructions were noted. Staff room was observed locked.

RESTROOMS: The facility has seven (7) restrooms. Five (5) out of six (6) resident bedrooms have an attached restroom, there is one (1) private restroom in the hallway, and one (1) staff/visitor restroom located by the laundry room near the kitchen. The restrooms were clean, sanitary, and in operating condition with grab bars and slip-resistant surfaces. Hot water temperatures were measured in resident bathrooms and were between 108.3-119.3 degrees F, which is within the required range. Report Continued on LIC809-C.