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25 | Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) Victoria Chitgian and Bernadette Allen conducted an unannounced annual inspection. LPA's met with Julie Michaels, Executive Director and were provided a tour of the facility. The facility is a Continuing Care Retirement Community and consists of 184 independent homes, a two-story assisted living building with 30 residents, and a memory care building with 10 residents. The license is for 301 non-ambulatory residents and has a hospice waiver for 5 residents. One resident is receiving hospice care services.
The inspection consisted of a review of the assisted living building, kitchen, dining rooms, fitness center, library, reception area, laundry and housekeeping, the beauty salon and an inspection of the memory care unit, including resident rooms and bathrooms, kitchen, living areas and outside gardens.
The facilities have hard wired smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in each resident apartment, emergency lighting, bedroom call buttons, telephone and provision of sufficient lighting. The facility has sufficient towels and linens for resident’s use. The bathrooms were equipped with grab bars and non-slip mats for resident’s safety. Hot water was measured in several rooms and measured between 105-120 degrees as required. The property has a pool which is properly gated and secured for residents’ safety.
The memory care unit has door alarms and locked perimeter gates in the garden area as approved by the Fire Marshall. The facility kitchen was observed to be clean, safe and sanitary and has the required two days of perishable and seven days of non-perishable food supply for residents. The facility had a variety of food available for residents with special dietary needs with healthful options. There is a Dietician on site who provides dietary services. LPA's observed the menu's, activities schedule, ombudsman poster, and complaint poster posted in the assisted living building.
The facility was in compliance with Title 22 regulations and no deficiencies were issued or observed during the inspection.
A copy of this report, LIC 809, was reviewed with and provided to Julie Michaels at the end of the visit. |