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25 | Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Erik Zaragoza conducted an unannounced Required 1-year visit using the full Care Compliance and Regulatory Enforcement (CARE) Tools. LPA met with Cindy Morales, Med Tech for the facility, and explained the purpose of the visit. Administrator Dana Ordonez arrived shortly thereafter. There are forty-four (44) residents residing within the facility.
The following 12 (CARE) tool domains were observed and reviewed: Infection Control, Physical Plant/Environment Safety, Operational Requirements, Staffing, Personnel Records/Staff Training, Resident Rights/Information, Resident Records/Incident Reports, Food Service, Planned Activities, Incident Medical and Dental, Disaster Preparedness, and Residents with Special Health Needs.
Infection Control:
· Infection control plan is on file.
Physical Plant/Environment Safety:
· The facility is a two story building located in a residential neighborhood. It is licensed for a capacity of forty-five (45) residents, six (6) of whom may be bedridden, all may be non-ambulatory, and a hospice waiver approved for twenty (20) residents. The facility consists of basement area which contains the facility’s storage area, kitchen, and laundry room. The first floor contains a reception area, a dining room, a storage room for linens and towels, and resident bedrooms. The second floor contains an activity room, a storage for linens and towels, and additional resident bedrooms. There twenty (24) resident bedrooms in total, LPA toured eight (8) of the rooms and measured the hot water temperatures for all the rooms, which all met the required 105 – 120 Degree Fahrenheit range. Carbon Monoxide detectors and signal systems in the resident rooms were operational. The facility was observed to be in good repair.
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