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25 | On 3/5/2024, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Janette Romero conducted an unannounced visit to the facility to conduct an annual required visit. LPA met with Administrator, Karen Roper who was informed of the purpose of the visit.
The facility is licensed to provide care for six (6) ambulatory and 75 non-ambulatory residents, of which five (5) may be bedridden. The facility also has an approved hospice waiver for 20 residents and is approved for delayed egress. LPA was informed the facility currently has 18 residents receiving hospice services. LPA toured the facility's interior and exterior with Administrator Roper. LPA observed the facility is made of two (2) buildings. The front building is designated for assisted living and the back building is designated for the memory care unit. Administrator Roper tested the delayed egress in the memory care unit and LPA observed it was functional. LPA was informed the facility has a new management company effective 10/18/2023 that is remodeling vacant rooms and adding new flooring to the common areas. During the tour of the assisted living unit, LPA observed residents in their rooms and playing bingo in the dining room. LPA observed residents in the memory care unit building puzzles and watching television in the living room. LPA observed the facility has charged fire extinguishers mounted throughout the facility along with operating fire alarm systems, and carbon monoxide detectors. Indoor and outdoor passageways were kept free of obstruction. The outside of the facility had a shaded area with seating. There were no bodies of water observed on the premises. Fireplaces had appropriate barriers to make them inaccessible to residents in care. Cleaning supplies, disinfectants and sharp instruments were secured in locked areas. Medications were stored in the medication carts inside medication rooms, only accessible to medication technicians. |