Facility Evaluation Report, 06/02/2023 — Hospitality House, Salida CA

On 06/02/2023, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Kimberly Viarella and Licensing Program Manager (LPM) Liza King made an unannounced post-licensing visit to this facility. Community Care Licensing (CCL) representatives met with the Designated Facility Administrator, Lorraine Padilla (Administrator’s Certificate # 6058496740, expiration date 08/23/2023). They explained the purpose of their visit and a brief interview followed. Census at the time was 47 with 18 in Memory Care and 29 in Assisted Living. The facility also had 11 residents receiving hospice services.

This facility was approved for 40 ambulatory, 25 non-ambulatory, 15 bedridden, and was approved for a hospice waiver for 40. It was also approved for dementia care. LPA confirmed the facility was operating within the scope of their license.

Upon entering the facility, LPA/LPM noted the delayed egress alarm sounded as required. LPA/LPM also tested the Fire Exit in Memory Care and it too functioned properly.

The facility’s kitchen was inaccessible to residents and was locked when not staffed. The LPA and LPM inspected the refrigerator and pantry areas and found expired tortilla chips and bread sticks, as well as leftovers that were not labeled or dated. These items included meats, fruits, cookies and a pie. Once this was brought to the Designated Facility Administrator’s attention, staff were assigned to purge any expired or unlabeled items. This task was completed prior to the completion of the inspection. The LPA inspected the corrected food supply and found 2 days of perishable and 7 days of non-perishable groceries present at this time.

LPA/LPM observed that 2 of the kitchen trash cans did not have the required lids. The Designated Facility Administrator repaired/replaced them and reached compliance prior to the completion of the inspection.

LPA noted that all fire extinguishers and kitchen hood were inspected by Jorgenson Co on May 19, 2023. At this time, the LPA also observed a sufficient number of smoke/carbon monoxide detectors to be in compliance.