Facility Evaluation Report

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Ruth Martinez made an unannounced case management visit for a Health & Safety check. LPA was greeted and granted entry into the facility by staff after explaining the purpose for the visit. LPA spoke with administrator Shaleemar Balignasay over the phone.

On today's visit, LPA observed four residents in care and two staff present. LPA observed three residents in the living room doing activities and one resident in their bedroom. LPA observed residents to be in clean clothes. LPA, conducted a tour of the physical plant. LPA observe staff having activities with the residents in the living room. LPA inspected the resident bedrooms and observed them to be free of hazards. LPA observed residents' bedrooms to have the required furnishings of a bed, a chair, a chest of drawers, and a lamp. LPA observed the lights in each of the resident bedrooms to be operational. The water and toilets in each of the resident bathrooms were operational. The hot water temperature measured 114.9 degrees Fahrenheit. LPA observed the facility has a two day perishable and seven day nonperishable food supply on hand. LPA observed kitchen appliances to be clean and operational. LPA observed the four burner gas stove in operation during the visit. Knives and sharps objects are kept locked in a kitchen drawer. LPA observed the facility has a three day emergency food and water supply stored in the garage. Facility has a spare refrigerator located in the garage with additional food supply. LPA verified carbon monoxide and smoke detectors were operational. Fire extinguisher was mounted on the wall of the kitchen with service date of August 13, 2025. LPA inspected that medication is centrally stored in a safe locked storage cabinet located in the bedroom hallway. Cleaning/toxic chemical are kept locked in storage, garage is used for