Facility Evaluation Report

Licensing Program Analysts (LPA) Christi Coppo and Jacqueline Macias arrived unannounced to conduct a required Annual inspection and was greeted by Caregiver. Administrator, Josephine Credo arrived later. Facility contact information was reviewed.

At approximately 9:30am LPAs and Admin toured the building and grounds. The facility was found to be clean and at a comfortable temperature. LPAs observed at least a 2 day supply of perishable and 7 day supply of non-perishable food. Food was mostly found to be stored in a safe manner with open items covered: one bottle of Tapatio sauce expired 04/2024, one bottle of sesame oil expired as of 9/18/2022, and opened jar of sardines stored at room temperature in cabinet. LPAs advised caregiver that directions on jar of sardines state to refrigerate after opening. Kitchen cabinet containing cleaning supplies was locked. Kitchen drawer with sharp knives locked. Hole in the kitchen wall by outlet near door exiting to the backyard.

All bedrooms were equipped with lighting, night stand, and chest of drawers. All bedrooms were clean, bedroom #2 had a soft spot underneath wood flooring, when pressed upon with weight, floor gives way and sinks in ( deficiency cited, see 809D ). Extra hygiene products and linens were available. Resident bathroom next to laundry room had non-skid mat present but mat had black spots and film underneath mat ( deficiency cited, see 809D ). Both bathrooms in main hallway had required grab bars. Water temperature in sink accessible to residents in care measured at 110.7 and 106 degrees F which is within the allowable range of 105 to 120 degrees F.

Fire extinguishers were last inspected 2/19/2024. Smoke/Carbon Monoxide detectors located throughout the facility. Facility’s last quarterly disaster drills were conducted on January 25, 2024. Facility has a backup generator for use during a power outage.