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Community Care Licensing


COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 198603137
Report Date: 03/27/2023
Date Signed: 03/27/2023 04:25:23 PM

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
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This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
02/09/2023 and conducted by Evaluator Abeye Duguma
COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 28-AS-20230209165846
FACILITY NAME:BURBANK SENIOR VILLA WESTFACILITY NUMBER:
198603137
ADMINISTRATOR:ZENOU, ADAMFACILITY TYPE:
740
ADDRESS:1911 GRISMER AVETELEPHONE:
(818) 295-2727
CITY:BURBANKSTATE: CAZIP CODE:
91504
CAPACITY:100CENSUS: 97DATE:
03/27/2023
UNANNOUNCEDTIME BEGAN:
02:03 PM
MET WITH:Silvia ValdezTIME COMPLETED:
04:30 PM
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Staff is financially abusing resident in care.
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Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Abeye Duguma conducted an unannounced subsequent complaint visit to investigate the above allegation. LPA met with the Community Ambassador, Silvia Valdez, and explained the reason for the visit.

---Staff is financially abusing resident in care.

It was alleged that facility is not issuing Resident #1’s (R1) $168.00 and month personal and incidental needs money (P&I) from Social Security. To investigate the allegation on 02/15/2023 LPA requested documents at around 2:00 PM and interviewed two (02) staff between 02:30 PM to 3:15 PM. Record review shows that R1's checking account is controlled by the power of attorney (POA). Records also show that POA gave facility authoization to debit up to $1,300.00 per month and facilty is withdrawing $1,231.77 per month to pay for R1's rent expense only.
(CONT. on LIC 9099-C)
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Estimated Days of Completion:
SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Naira MargaryanTELEPHONE: (818) 596-4368
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Abeye DugumaTELEPHONE: (818) 669-6814
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 03/27/2023
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 03/27/2023
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 28-AS-20230209165846
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
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FACILITY NAME: BURBANK SENIOR VILLA WEST
FACILITY NUMBER: 198603137
VISIT DATE: 03/27/2023
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During interviews with Staff #1 (S1) and Staff #2 (S2), they stated that facility is not the designated payee for Social Security income. S1 and S2 added that the POA is the payee and has never issued any additional funds for R1 to purchase things for personal needs. S1 and S2 also stated that facility has the authorization to debit up to a certain amount from R1's account but only to cover monthly rent expenses.

Based on record review and interview, there is not enough information to verify the allegation. Therefore, the allegation is UNSUBSTANTIATED at this time.

No health and safety concerns noted during the visit.

Exit interview conducted and a copy of the report was issued.
SUPERVISOR'S NAME: Naira MargaryanTELEPHONE: (818) 596-4368
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Abeye DugumaTELEPHONE: (818) 669-6814
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 03/27/2023
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 03/27/2023
LIC9099 (FAS) - (06/04)
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