Facility Evaluation Report

Unannounced annual visit made out to this facility on 11/03/2025 by Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Charlie Yang who was met by the facility Program Director, Mercedes Hernandez, who was briefly interviewed at this time.

This facility was vendorized to accept and retain residents through Valley Mountain Regional Center at this time.

This facility was expected to maintain an 3:1 ratio of participants to staff at all times. It was learned that there were (19) staff members present at this time.

Kitchen area was toured. Cabinets and drawers were reviewed. It was learned that this space was mainly used to store any food items that required refrigeration and no cooking was being conducted at this time. It was learned that this space is kept under lock and key and made inaccessible to the clients at all times. Cooking classes are held in this space occasionally during the holidays with staff supervision at all times.

A tour of the dining area, classrooms, and all other areas intended for client use was conducted.

Medication cabinet, located in a staff office, was reviewed. Policies and procedures involving dispensing, documenting, and overall administration of client medications was discussed with the facility Program Coordinator at this time. This medication cabinet was observed to be locked and made inaccessible to the clients at this time.

First aid kits were observed to be present and contained all of the required components at this time.

A tour of the day program main room and additional classroom settings was conducted.

Furniture and furnishings were observed to be sufficient and able to meet the needs of the clients at this time.