Facility Evaluation Report

On October 13, 2025, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Brandon Lopez made an unannounced visit to the facility to conduct a Case Management Incident inspection. LPA was greeted and granted entry into the facility by staff after explaining the purpose for the visit. Administrator (AD) Leilani Whitfield was notified via telephone and later arrived to assist with the inspection.

LPA is following up on a self-reported Unusual Incident/Injury Report (UIIR) that was received by the Orange County Regional Office (OCRO) on October 7, 2025. The UIIR described that October 5, 2025, at approximately 10:27 PM, a nocturnal staff arrived at the facility and discovered that there were no staff present at the facility. It further described that after a review of the timekeeping system, it was confirmed that Staff #1 (S1) clocked out of the facility at 9:47 PM, leaving the clients unsupervised for approximately forty minutes.

During today's visit, LPA accompanied by the AD, conducted a tour of the physical plant. No health or safety concerns were observed. LPA additionally conducted two staff interviews. Two out of two staff interviews conducted confirmed that the incident did not occur at this facility, but at licensed facility Mandel House #306005943.

Based on the observations made during today's visit, no deficiencies are being cited per Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations. An exit interview was conducted with Administrator Leilani Whitfield and a copy of the report was provided.