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25 | Licensing Program Manager, Alisa Ortiz, Licensing Program Manager, Armando Lucero, Licensing Program Analyst, Kathrina Chin, along with Orange County Public Health Medical Director, Helene Calvet and RN, Larry Bottoroff, and Ombudsman, Soo Bong Joo made an unannounced health and safety/ COVID-19 positive follow up.
During the visit, LPMs LPA, and Ombudsman toured the facility along with Public Health team and observed all three floors. LPMs, LPA, Public Health and Ombudsman observed resident isolation rooms on the Memory Care Unit and third floor. There are currently approximately 18 positive residents at facility and 8 staff persons. Erik Doan, Assistant Administrator are testing staff and residents once a week for COVID-19. Medical Director provided health and safety mitigation measures to Administrator regarding managing COVID-19 as well prevention/ precautions. Suggestions made included that staff maintaining a supply of PPE outside isolation rooms, to use pulse oximeters to monitor oxygenation of residents and resident/roommate exposed to COVID-19 positive residents should also be quarantined. Dr. Calvet suggested to stop communal dining and activities and staff to check on COVID positive residents three times a day. The facility staff did not report that there are eighteen COVID-19 positive residents and eight staff persons to the licensing agency.
On this day, LPMs and LPA discussed infection control measures with Erik Doan, Assistant Administrator including assuring virtual visitations are made available for COVID-19 positive individuals. Technical Advisory Note were discussed as well as deficiencies cited.
The following deficiencies are cited as per Title 22 of the California Code of Regulation:
An exit interview was conducted and a copy of this report was left with Erik Doan, Assistant Administrator. |