Deficiency Type
POC Due Date /
Section Number | DEFICIENCIES | PLAN OF CORRECTIONS(POCs) |
Type A
05/02/2024
Section Cited
1796.37(a)(12) | 1
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7 | (a) The department may issue a home care organization license to a home care organization applicant that satisfies the requirements set forth in this chapter, including all of the following:
(12) Provides any other information as may be required by the department for the proper administration and enforcement of this chapter. |  |  |
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14 | This requirement is not met as evidenced by:
During the review of files, it was observed that a staff, Reference #1 (See HCS859), had an invalid DOJ clearance, a finding which poses an immediate health and safety risks to persons in care. | 8
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Type A
05/02/2024
Section Cited
1796.43(a) | 1
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7 | Home care organizations that employ affiliated home care aides shall ensure the affiliated home care aides are cleared on the home care aide registry before placing the individual in direct contact with clients... |  |  |
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14 | This requirement is not met as evidenced by:
During the review of files, it was observed that staff, Reference #1 and #3, did not have HCA registry, a finding which poses an immediate health and safety risks to persons in care. | 8
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Deficiency Type
POC Due Date /
Section Number | DEFICIENCIES | PLAN OF CORRECTIONS(POCs) |
Type B
05/31/2024
Section Cited
1796.44 | 1
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7 | A home care organization licensee shall ensure that prior to providing home care services, an affiliated home care aide shall complete the training requirements specified in this section...a minimum of five hours of entry-level training prior to presence with a client, as follows: two hours of orientation training regarding his or her role as caregiver and…three hours of safety training, including basic safety precautions…a minimum of five hours of annual training. |  |  |
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14 | This requirement is not met as evidenced by:
During the review of files, it was observed that all three staff did not have proper annual training hours, a finding which poses a potential health and safety risks to persons in care. | 8
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Type B
05/31/2024
Section Cited
1796.42(e) | 1
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7 | A home care organization licensee shall do all of the following: (e) Report any suspected or known dependent adult or elder abuse as required by Section 15630 of the Welfare and Institutions Code and suspected or known child abuse as required by Sections 11164 to 11174.3, inclusive, of the Penal Code. A copy of each suspected abuse report shall be maintained and available for review by the department during normal business hours. |  |  |
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14 | This requirement is not met as evidenced by:
During the review of files, it was observed that staff, Reference #1 and #3, did not have a signed SOC341 on file, a finding which poses a potential health and safety risks to persons in care. | 8
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Deficiency Type
POC Due Date /
Section Number | DEFICIENCIES | PLAN OF CORRECTIONS(POCs) |
Type B
05/31/2024
Section Cited
1796.45(a) | 1
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7 | An individual hired to be an affiliated home care aide…shall be submitted to an examination 90 days prior to employment or within seven days after employment to determine that the individual is free of active tuberculosis disease…an affiliated home care aide whose test for tuberculosis infection is negative shall be required to undergo an examination at least once every two years. Once an affiliated home care aide has a documented positive test for tuberculosis infection that has been followed by an X-ray, the examination is no longer required…The affiliated home care aide shall pay the cost of the examination. |  |  |
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14 | This requirement is not met as evidenced by:
During the review of files, it was observed that staff, Reference #1, did not have a TB test, a finding which poses a potential health and safety risks to persons in care. | 8
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