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Community Care Licensing


COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 566212695
Report Date: 08/28/2024
Date Signed: 08/28/2024 02:28:13 PM

Unsubstantiated


STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
SANTA BARBARA CC RO, 6500 HOLLISTER AVE., SUITE 200
GOLETA, CA 93117
This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
04/24/2024 and conducted by Evaluator Aaliyah Zendejas
COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 17-CC-20240424102827
FACILITY NAME:RIGHTSELL FAMILY CHILD CAREFACILITY NUMBER:
566212695
ADMINISTRATOR:TIFFANY RIGHTSELLFACILITY TYPE:
810
ADDRESS:TELEPHONE:
(805) 512-0339
CITY:OXNARDSTATE: CAZIP CODE:
93035
CAPACITY:14CENSUS: 0DATE:
08/28/2024
UNANNOUNCEDTIME BEGAN:
02:43 PM
MET WITH:Tiffany RightsellTIME COMPLETED:
03:45 PM
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Adult resident is engage in selling drugs.
Adult resident smokes marijuana during day care hours
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On August 28, 2024 at 2:46 PM Licensing Program Analysts (LPA) Aaliyah Zendejas and Shane Loftus conducted an unannounced inspection at the abovementioned Family Child Care Home (FCCH) to conclude a complaint investigation. LPA met with Licensee Tiffany Rightsell and advised her of the purpose for the inspection.

The allegations are of Personal Rights - Adult resident is engage in selling drugs and Personal Rights - Adult resident smokes marijuana during day care hours. Community Care Licensing Division’s (CCLD) Investigations Bureau (IB) conducted a full investigation to the above mention allegation. The IB investigation conducted a thorough review of records, including interviews with the complainant, parents who previously had children in care, Licensee and Licensee's own child, child's partner and grandchild. IB investigator conducted unannounced inspections to the facility, Licensee denied the allegations and upon interview, licensee's son also denied the allegations of engaging and selling drugs during day care hours as well as smoking marijuana during day care hours.
CON'D ON 9099-C
Unsubstantiated
Estimated Days of Completion:
SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Lissete GonzalezTELEPHONE: (805) -56-0400
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Aaliyah ZendejasTELEPHONE: (805) 722-5133
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 08/28/2024
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 08/28/2024
This report must be available at Child Care and Group Home facilities for public review for 3 years.
LIC9099 (FAS) - (06/04)
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Control Number 17-CC-20240424102827
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
SANTA BARBARA CC RO, 6500 HOLLISTER AVE., SUITE 200
GOLETA, CA 93117
FACILITY NAME: RIGHTSELL FAMILY CHILD CARE
FACILITY NUMBER: 566212695
VISIT DATE: 08/28/2024
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IB investigator contacted the complainant, who had alleged that they had seen the licensee's adult child who is residing in the home posting on social media that they were selling drugs, but upon investigation could not confirm it was illegal drugs that was being shared on social media. IB investigator interviewed victim's child who denied anyone smoking in the home and had no further evidence to support the allegation. The licensee's son's partner and licensee's son denied allegations of selling illegal drugs in the home and denied having witnessed selling illegal drugs by licensee's son. The Oxnard police department had no evidence to sufficiently support the allegation.

Investigators did not find conclusive evidence to substantiate the allegation, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur, therefore the above allegations are UNSUBSTANTIATED.

Exit interview was conducted with Licensee Tiffany Rightsell.

Notice of site visit and appeal rights were provided.
SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Lissete GonzalezTELEPHONE: (805) -56-0400
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Aaliyah ZendejasTELEPHONE: (805) 722-5133
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 08/28/2024
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 08/28/2024
LIC9099 (FAS) - (06/04)
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