Facility Evaluation Report

Cottonwood, the, Saticoy01/29/2024Licence 561702356

Capacity24
Census24
Date signed01/29/2024 03:14:16 PM
The inspector’s account

Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) Teresa Camara and Kelly Dulek arrived at the facility unannounced to conduct a required annual visit at 09:11AM. LPAs initially met with facility staff Marcial San Juan and explained the reason for today’s visit. Licensee/Administrator Floro Cortes was contacted via telephone and arrived at the facility at 09:40AM. Entrance interview conducted.

Beginning at 09:55AM, the LPAs, along with the Licensee/Administrator toured the physical plant areas inside and outside to ensure there are no health and safety hazards and that facility is in compliance with Title 22 Regulations. The following was observed:

Fire extinguishers were observed throughout the facility to be fully charged and last serviced 10/18/2023. 5-year fire sprinkler inspection was completed in September 2022; no concerns were identified at that time. Combination smoke detector/carbon monoxide detectors throughout the facility were tested and were operational at the time of the visit.

KITCHEN : LPAs observed the kitchen/dining area. Kitchen appliances appear to be in operable condition. The facility has a sufficient supply of perishable and non-perishable food, including emergency supply and water. All knives and cleaning supplies were observed to be locked and stored in compliance with regulation.

BEDROOMS: There are 12 (twelve) total bedrooms, all of which are shared rooms and all were observed during the facility tour. Client bedrooms appeared to be furnished appropriately with clean linens, appropriate furnishings and sufficient lighting. Client bedroom in building 1 contains a sliding glass door, but no screen and flies were observed in client's bedroom. One client room in building 5 had flooring which was sagging and contained holes. Screens in client rooms throughout the facility were observed to be dirty.

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