| Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Joseph Alejandre made an unannounced Collateral visit for the facility at 14775 Firestone Blvd, La Mirada. LPA met with Licensee/Administrator Edith Silva. LPA explained the reason for the visit. At the time of the visit all clients were with caregivers at a local veterinarian's office because one of the client's pets was in need of medical care.
It was reported to the Department by the Licensee/Administrator that the 3 clients from Xavier Home 2 were relocated to another licensed facility (owned/operated by the Licensee) in Norwalk CA. Licensee reported that the facility the clients had been relocated to, was empty and the Regional Center of Orange County along with the responsible parties for the clients had been notified and approved the relocation. Licensee reported that she had begun renovations on Xavier Home 2 and the facility footprint was in the process of being changed. LPA advised the Licensee to provide a new facility sketch and a list of all the clients who had been relocated.
On 7/01/2022 the Regional Center of Orange County informed the Department that the clients had been moved from the facility in Norwalk to a hotel in La Mirada. Collateral visits were conducted by LPA Joseph Alejandre on 7/1/22 and 7/3/22 to check on the welfare of the clients. No immediate health and safety concerns were noted on the visits and no citations issued.
The 3 clients are staying in 2 rooms. One room has one client and one caregiver and the other room has 2 clients and one caregiver.
The Department is concerned about the following issues that have been caused by the relocation and verified by the two collateral visits. One of the clients is non-ambulatory and utilizes a wheelchair. The room they are staying in does not have an ADA compliant bathroom. Both rooms have 2 beds, each client has their own bed, but they do not have a private room. Each hotel room is one big room with a kitchen area and a bathroom. There is no privacy in either room. The Licensee did not report any of the changes until after they had taken place. The Department was not notified about the relocation of the clients until they had already moved out of the County and there was no report of the Alterations to the facility building until after construction had begun. Continued.
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