Facility Evaluation Report

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Dang Nguyen conducted an unannounced Case Management Visit to cite a deficiency identified during a separate complaint investigation. LPA was welcomed by, identified himself to, and discussed the purpose of the visit with Lead Caregiver Elizabeth De Guia. LPA also met with Licensee/Administrator Henrietta “Candy” Chong, who arrived later during the visit.

According to their latest LIC602 Physician’s Report, C1 was diagnosed with Mild Intellectual Disability and Schizophrenia. LPA observed that C1 was alert, aware, and oriented, and able to be qualified as a witness for this case.

San Diego Regional Center (SDRC) records and interviews of multiple facility staff and an outside source aligned to show: On the afternoon of 11-27-2024, Client #1 (C1) was briefly alone at the facility without staff. [See LIC 811 Confidential Names List for a description of select person identifiers used in this report.] During this time, S1’s set of facility keys were left atop of a cabinet about five feet in height (which C1 was tall enough to reach).

During today’s visit, LPA observation, confirmed by staff interviews, showed the keys in question corresponded to cabinets at the facility, which contained, in part: five (5) sharp cooking knives and a pair of full-length scissors, and over a dozen (12) cleaning chemicals/disinfectants/detergents that would be toxic if ingested. Per interview of C1: During the time they were alone at the facility, they did not pay attention to C1’s keys nor attempt to open any of the cabinets in question. No harm or injury befell them.