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Community Care Licensing


FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT

Facility Number: 191501662
Report Date: 06/22/2024
Date Signed: 06/22/2024 03:04:37 PM


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STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
GREATER LA AC/SC, 1000 CORPORATE CNTR DR. ST 500
MONTEREY PARK, CA 91754



FACILITY NAME:BRETHREN HILLCREST HOMESFACILITY NUMBER:
191501662
ADMINISTRATOR:KEITH KASINFACILITY TYPE:
741
ADDRESS:2705 MOUNTAIN VIEW DRIVETELEPHONE:
(909) 593-4917
CITY:LA VERNESTATE: CAZIP CODE:
91750
CAPACITY:574CENSUS: 71DATE:
06/22/2024
TYPE OF VISIT:Required - 1 YearUNANNOUNCEDTIME BEGAN:
09:22 AM
MET WITH:Director of Social Work- Lynn PalinTIME COMPLETED:
03:00 PM
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Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Kimberly Ramirez conducted required annual inspection. LPA met with Lynn Palin (Director of Social Work) and discussed the purpose of today’s visit. Dan Townsend (Director of Facility Operations) arrived shortly after to assist with tour.

This facility is licensed to serve fourteen (14) ambulatory residents and five hundred sixty (560) non-ambulatory residents over the age of 60. This facility may retain no more than fifteen (15) hospice residents. There are six (6) residents under hospice care. This facility provides care to assisted living residents in 4 different wings of the facility. Pinecrest census – four (4), Cedar Court census – eleven (11), Maple Court/Birch Court census – thirty-four (34), and twenty-two (22) in Southwoods Lodge Memory Care. Southwoods Lodge Memory Care is approved for delay egress. Total census for this facility is seventy-one (71).

LPA utilized the Compliance and Regulatory Enforcement (CARE) tools for the visit today and observed the following:

Physical Plant and Environment safety: Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisons and other items that could pose a danger if readily available to residents, were observed to be inaccessible to residents. LPA Ramirez observed carbon monoxide detectors and smoke alarms in hallways. LPA Ramirez inspected ten (10) rooms; of which three (3) in Southwoods Lodge Memory Care and seven (7) random rooms in assisted living wing of the facility. All resident bedrooms contained required furniture, linens and lighting. Water temperatures in all grooming and bathing areas were measured to be with 105 – 120 degrees F. Facility maintains a monthly waterlog to record water temperature throughout the facility. LPA Ramirez observe postings encouraging proper hand washing etiquette in restrooms. LPA Ramirez observed grab bars near toilets and inside showers. LPA Ramirez tested emergency pull cord in room#209. Staff responded 3 minutes later to assist. LPA Ramirez observed evacuation chairs in stairways.

See 809-C for continuation.

SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Tony VasalloTELEPHONE: (323) 981-3977
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Kimberly RamirezTELEPHONE: (323) 981-3970
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:
DATE: 06/22/2024
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:
DATE: 06/22/2024
This report must be available at Child Care and Group Home facilities for public review for 3 years.

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

FACILITY EVALUATION REPORT (Cont)		CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
GREATER LA AC/SC, 1000 CORPORATE CNTR DR. ST 500
MONTEREY PARK, CA 91754
FACILITY NAME: BRETHREN HILLCREST HOMES
FACILITY NUMBER: 191501662
VISIT DATE: 06/22/2024
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Food Service: LPA Ramirez observed sufficient supply of non-perishable for one week and perishable foods for a minimum of two days in the facility kitchen area. Soaps, detergents, and cleaning compounds were observed to be stored away from food supplies. Freezers and refrigerators were observed to be clean and within temperatures of 0 degree F (-17.7 degree C), and refrigerators with maximum temperature of 40 degree F. (4 degree C). LPA Ramirez observed facility weekly and daily menu. LPA Ramirez observed kitchen staff preparing for lunch while wearing hair nets and gloves. LPA Ramirez observed several dining room servers disinfecting tables and counters while wearing gloves and hair nets.

Planned Activities: LPA Ramirez observed several residents participating in a staff led seated exercise. LPA Ramirez observed a calendar for June of 2024 with various activities and outings for residents. LPA Ramirez observed sufficient outdoor space in both assisted living section and in memory care.

Residents Rights-Information: LPA Ramirez observed the following postings in common areas throughout the facility: Complaint Poster (PUB 475), personal rights, and nondiscrimination notice. LPA Ramirez observed internet access and a facility land line.


Residents with Special Needs: Facility pool was observed to be inaccessible to residents with physical and mental disabilities. LPA Ramirez observed signs posted indicating “No smoking - Oxygen in Use” in various locations of the facility. LPA Ramirez observed several oxygen tanks in resident rooms secured in stands. Knives, sharps, or other items that could pose a danger to residents with dementia, were observed to be inaccessible. Auditory devices and delay egress perimeters were observed to be in working order.

Due to time constraints, LPA Ramirez will return later to complete annual inspection. No deficiencies were cited at this time. Exit interview was conducted with Lynn Palin (Director of Social Work). A copy of this report was provided.
SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Tony VasalloTELEPHONE: (323) 981-3977
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Kimberly RamirezTELEPHONE: (323) 981-3970
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 06/22/2024
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 06/22/2024
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