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25 | Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Sanjay Vaid conducted the annual inspection. LPA arrived unannounced and met with Staff, Naylet Velazquez and Administrator, Rosalie Sandoval, assisted with physical tour. The purpose for the visit was explained. The facility is licensed to serve 60 non-ambulatory residents ages 60 and over. There is a hospice waiver approved for 5 residents.
LPA utilized the Compliance and Regulatory Enforcement (CARE) tools for the visit today and observed the following:
Operational Requirements: The facility does not accept or retain residents with dementia. There are currently 31 residents residing at the facility. The facility has the sufficient amount of liability insurance covering injury to residents.
Physical Plant & Environment Safety: The facility has 30 resident rooms and shared bathrooms. There are no swimming pool or bodies of water at the premises. LPA selected 3 random rooms to inspect #4, #27, #30. The bedrooms have the required furniture and sufficient lighting. The hot water temperature was measured in each of the bedroom's sink and shared shower rooms west, south, north. They were all within the required range of 105-120 degrees F. The smoke detector is interconnected and there is an operable carbon monoxide detector. The facility does not have a kitchen on site. Foods are cooked at the sister facility next door and is brought over during meal time.
Residents with Special Health Needs: The facility has some residents who use oxygen. The residents who receive insulin injections are able to administer themselves.
Due to shortage of time, the staff and residents were not interviewed. The following Care Tools were completed: Operational requirements, physical plant and environment, and residents with special health needs.
No deficiencies were noted on today’s visit. Exit interview was conducted with Rosalie Sandoval administrator and a copy of this report, were provided. |