Facility Evaluation Report

On 10/19/2023, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Janira Arreola conducted an unannounced annual required visit. LPA was granted entry and met with Staff, Vincent Ortiz, who was informed of the purpose of the visit. At the time of the visit there was (2) staff and (1) resident present. The resident were on an outing in the community at the time of the visit.

The facility is a one story home with attached garage. No firearms or pools are present at the facility. The home has (4) bedrooms and (2) bathrooms. The clients served are adults ages 18 to 59 years of age. LPA conducted a tour of the interior and exterior, reviewed facility documents and conducted a staff and resident interviews. LPA observed the following:

Infection Control: The LPA observed hand washing stations with hand hygiene supplies. LPA observed PPE equipment and cleaning supplies to do regular cleaning of the facility. The facility has a plan to train staff on infection control guidelines, however no documented plan was present at the facility at the time of the visit. Technical advisory note was documented with due date.

Physical Plant: Physical plant was not in good repair with toilet and walls in hallway and resident room needing repairs. Technical advisory note was documented with repair due date. The indoor and outdoor areas were observed to be free of hazards. Laundry equipment was observed to be in good working condition. The sharp and dangerous objects were observed to be locked and inaccessible to residents. The smoke detector and carbon monoxide were operational.

Food Service: LPA observed facility kitchen had the ability to prepare food in clean environment and possessed equipment in good working condition. The food supply was low at the facility, technical note was documented as the facility staff where on their way to purchase groceries at time of visit.