Facility Evaluation Report
On 09/06/2024, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Brian Phillips arrived at the facility unannounced to conduct an Annual facility Site Inspection Visit. LPA met with Administrator Charles Barnes and announced the purpose of the visit.
The LPA toured the physical plant areas inside and outside to ensure there are no health and safety hazards and facility is in compliance with Title 22 Regulations. This is an Adult Residential Facility (ARF) with a fire clearance approval capacity of four (4) ambulatory residents only. On 07/02/2024, LPA was informed by administrator that the facility would be fumigated in August 2024 from 08/15/2024-08/17/2024. The Administrator provided LPA with the name and address of a hotel where the clients would be located during the fumigation process.
At the time of the visit, the common areas of the facility were observed to be appropriately furnished, with all furniture in good condition. The facility is a 1 story home with 3 client bedrooms, a master bedroom of the licensee, craft room, dining room, living room, storage room, kitchen, and laundry area/game room garage constituting the interior of the facility. The facility has three (3) restrooms, a kitchen, dining room, two (2) living rooms, one (1) Central Medication room (where medications are centrally stored and locked), a client craft room, Staff Office room, and Game room for the clients. There is a fireplace in the living room, which is covered and inaccessible. The facility maintained a comfortable temperature as observed by LPA. Smoke detector(s) and carbon monoxide detector were tested and operational at the time of the visit. The fire extinguishers were fully charged and are serviced annually. The LPA observed required postings throughout the common spaces including Client Personal Rights and Contact information for Ombudsman as well as Licensing. There are activity supplies and equipment, including activity materials for the clients. All window screens were in good repair. There is appropriate lighting in the common areas of the facility. All passageways through the common areas of the facility were free of obstruction, and all inclines are well-lit with no stairwells/stairs. There is a Staff Office area in between the kitchen/dining room. Continued 809-C
Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing. Methodology · Report a correction