Complaint Investigation Report

565800551-8-7-2024-29-AS-DPEA-D8LUN4-20240829154318

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

WOODLAND HILLS N.ASC , 21731 VENTURA BLVD. #250

This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on

07/30/2024 and conducted by Evaluator Teresa Camara

COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 29-AS-20240730104218

Staff do not ensure that medication disposal procedures are being followed.

Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) Teresa Camara and Trevor Byrne conducted a complaint investigation visit regarding the above noted allegation. LPAs met with Assisted Living Director (ALD) DeeDee Heninger as the administrator is on vacation. LPAs explained the reason for the visit.

LPAs interviewed staff starting at 10:38 a.m. LPAs reviewed medications to be destroyed starting at 11:10 a.m. LPAs found medications that needed to be destroyed and the Centrally Stored Medication and Destruction Record had been signed by the administrator and ALD that they had already been destroyed when in fact they were still stored in the medication room.

Based on the medication review, the allegation Staff do not ensure that medication disposal procedures are being followed is deemed Substantiated at this time. Pursuant to Title 22 of the CA Code of Regulations, the following deficiency was cited (refer to 9099-D). Exit interview conducted. The report and appeal rights were issued.