Senior Care Records.

Facility Evaluation Report

Caraston Care Home, San Jose05/26/2022Licence 435200943

Capacity6
Census5
Date signed06/01/2022 05:08:44 PM
The inspector’s account

On 05/26/22 Licensing Program Analyst Ryker Heberle (LPA), Licensing Program Manager Sarah Yip (LPM), and Program Clinical Consultant Helen Shi (PCC) conducted a case management tele-visit via Facetime to provide technical assistance in response to the facility's recent COVID outbreak. LPA, LPM, and PCC met with facility House Manager Alma Buclatin (Admin).

Admin gave Licensing a tour of the facility. PCC, LPA, and LPM noted the following recommendations during inspection:

All staff shall be wearing PPE while providing care for residents

Post signs on front door indicating that the facility is currently an isolation area, as well as donning and doffing instructions for entering staff.

Start using disposable dishes/silverware, remove reusable gloves and only use disposable gloves

Establish PPE donning station outside front door of the facility

Remove reusable wash cloths/loofahs from facility bathrooms until direct use

Replace all lidless trash cans with lidded trash cans

Post hand washing sign in employee bathroom

Set up trash can for discarding of used PPE

Report was reviewed with House Manager Alma Buclatin and an electronic copy was provided for signature on 05/26/2022.

Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing. Methodology · Report a correction