Unannounced Case Management visit was made by Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Kimberly Viarella to this facility on 1/29/25 to continue the annual inspection. LPA identified herself upon arrival, stated the purpose of the visit and asked to meet with the Designated Facility Administrator/ Executive Director (ED). LPA met with ED, Ryan Nakao, (certificate # 6066510740 expires on 03/01/25) and a brief interview followed.
LPA compared the 41 page Guardian Roster with the 4 page LIC 500 to ensure that all employees had the appropriate background clearances. LPA learned that 3 employees worked in the dining room/ kitchen and were under the age of 18 and constantly supervised. LPA requested documentation for proof of age, Another employee had a name change and LPA provided technical assistance on correcting the name in Guardian. All required employees listed on the LIC 500 were properly cleared at the time of this inspection.
LPA inspected the Medication Room. LPA reviewed administration, storage and destruction of medications including the procedures for PRNs. LPA also completed an audit of 1 resident's (R1's) medications to ensure that they were in compliance. The first aid kit was also inspected and LPA observed that it contained all the required elements at the time of this inspection.
The Director of Memory Care informed this LPA that new (non-toxic) hand soap dispensers were being installed in all of the memory care units.
The Executive Director informed this LPA that additional walkie-talkies were being purchased to improve communication throughout departments so that care staff would respond in a more timely manner going forward.
The LPA conducted a file review of 2 staff files and 2 resident files and found that they were complete at the time of this inspection.
During this annual inspection, technical assistance was provided regarding the updated dementia care regulations, storage of old resident files, contents of files for agency staff, and a review of personal rights of
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