134603872-3-17-2025-08-AS-SJAB-DG7SN3-20250429140051

Community Care Licensing

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 134603872
Report Date: 03/06/2025
Date Signed: 03/17/2025 05:15:46 PM

Unsubstantiated

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
SAN DIEGO RO, 7575 METROPOLITAN DR. #109
SAN DIEGO, CA 92108

This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
10/08/2024 and conducted by Evaluator Tiffany Holmes

COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 08-AS-20241008081213

FACILITY NAME:	SUNSET HOME		FACILITY NUMBER:	134603872
ADMINISTRATOR:	MARIA NEGRETE		FACILITY TYPE:	735
ADDRESS:	1878 SOUTH SECOND STREET		TELEPHONE:	(760) 562-6559
CITY:	EL CENTRO	STATE: CA	ZIP CODE:	92243
CAPACITY:	4	CENSUS: 2	DATE:	03/06/2025
		UNANNOUNCED	TIME BEGAN:	01:56 PM
MET WITH:	Maria Negrete, Administrator & Merly Ypina, Caregiver		TIME COMPLETED:	02:13 PM

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Staff hit client in care

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Licensing Program Analyst (LPA)Tiffany Holmes conducted an unannounced complaint visit to the facility to deliver findings on the above-mentioned allegation. LPA gained access to the facility, identified herself, and met with Maria Negrete, Administrator and Merly Ypina, Caregiver to discuss the purpose of the visit.

LPA conducted the investigation and was able to interview clients, facility staff, and outside sources. LPA also reviewed records and conducted a physical inspection of the facility. It was alleged that the staff hit client in care. Interviews revealed no one saw the staff hit Client 1 (C1). Interviews with C1 revealed that Staff 1 (S1) hit them in the stomach. Interviews did not reveal a reason why the staff hit C1. Interviews with staff revealed C1 is not a client that usually does not tell the truth and feels there is some validity to the allegation but cannot prove it. Interviews revealed that when the morning staff arrived to relieve S1 that C1 told them tht S1 hit them in the stomach. Interviews revealed they called the administrator and they took C1 to the emergency room on 10/02/2024. C1 had recently had surgery and they wanted to make sure that C1 was not hurt from that.

Unsubstantiated

Estimated Days of Completion:

SUPERVISORS NAME: Denise Powell
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Tiffany Holmes
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 03/17/2025

I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 03/17/2025

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 08-AS-20241008081213

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
SAN DIEGO RO, 7575 METROPOLITAN DR. #109
SAN DIEGO, CA 92108

FACILITY NAME: SUNSET HOME	FACILITY NUMBER: 134603872
	VISIT DATE: 03/06/2025

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Interviews revealed C1 did not have any bruises or marks on them. C1 kept pointing to their stomach and saying it hurt. Once seen by the doctor they were released with no new orders.

Interviews revealed that S1 was terminated on 10/25/2024. Interviews with Administrator revealed S1 denied the allegation. Interviews with other staff revealed they have not seen S1 hit any clients at any time. Interviews revealed that S1 usually worked the overnights and mainly worked by themselves.

The investigation did not produce supporting evidence or supporting witness statements to substantiate that staff hit client in care. Based on the evidence obtained from interviews, and record review, the complaint allegation is unsubstantiated. An exit interview was conducted with Maria Negrete, Administrator & Merly Ypina, Caregiver and a copy of this report along with Licensee/Appeal Rights (LIC 9058 03/22) was provided at the conclusion of the visit.

SUPERVISORS NAME: Denise Powell
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Tiffany Holmes
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 03/17/2025

I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 03/17/2025

LIC9099 (FAS) - (06/04)

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