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Community Care Licensing


COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 445202756
Report Date: 11/09/2024
Date Signed: 11/09/2024 02:22:40 PM

Unsubstantiated


STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CENTRAL COAST CR/RES, 2580 N. FIRST STREET, STE. 350
SAN JOSE, CA 95131
This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
02/24/2023 and conducted by Evaluator Pang Lee
COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 26-AS-20230224090352
FACILITY NAME:SUNSHINE VILLA ASSISTED LIVING AND MEMORY CAREFACILITY NUMBER:
445202756
ADMINISTRATOR:MCKIE, JAMESFACILITY TYPE:
740
ADDRESS:80 FRONT STREETTELEPHONE:
(831) 459-8400
CITY:SANTA CRUZSTATE: CAZIP CODE:
95060
CAPACITY:132CENSUS: 107DATE:
11/09/2024
UNANNOUNCEDTIME BEGAN:
12:00 PM
MET WITH:Jennifer GleitsmTIME COMPLETED:
12:30 PM
ALLEGATION(S):
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Staff are not safeguarding resident’s personal property.
Staff are not preventing resident from being a victim of financial abuse by an unknown perpetrator.
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On 11/09/2024, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Pang Lee arrived unannounced to this facility to conduct a complaint visit. LPA Lee met with Community Relation Assistant Jennifer Gleitsmann and explained the purpose of the visit. The purpose of this visit is to deliver complaint findings for the allegations above. The current census is 107. A brief interview with conducted with Jennifer Gleitsmann.

Allegations were made that staff are not safeguarding residents' personal property and are not preventing residents from being victims of financial abuse by an unknown perpetrator. The investigation involved a review of records and interviews with residents and staff. The records indicated that resident 1 (R1) and R2 do not have an LIC 621 document for resident personal property and valuables, as both residents chose to waive the documentation of their belongings. LPA Lee interviewed 7 out of 7 residents, all of whom expressed no concerns regarding staff not safeguarding personal property and staff not preventing residents from being victims of financial abuse by an unknown perpetrator.
Continued LIC 9099-C
Unsubstantiated
Estimated Days of Completion:
SUPERVISORS NAME: Czarrina A Camilon-Lee
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Pang Lee
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 11/09/2024
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 11/09/2024
This report must be available at Child Care and Group Home facilities for public review for 3 years.
LIC9099 (FAS) - (06/04)
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Control Number 26-AS-20230224090352
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CENTRAL COAST CR/RES, 2580 N. FIRST STREET, STE. 350
SAN JOSE, CA 95131
FACILITY NAME: SUNSHINE VILLA ASSISTED LIVING AND MEMORY CARE
FACILITY NUMBER: 445202756
VISIT DATE: 11/09/2024
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Furthermore, R2 also stated that no one is financially abusing R2. All 7 residents also stated that they all have their own keys to their apartment and are responsible to lock their own apartment when leaving their room. LPA Lee also interviewed all 3 facility staff members, who denied the allegations. Based on the interviews and evidence gathered during the investigation, LPA Lee was unable to corroborate the allegations.

The investigation revealed the preponderance of evidence standards have not been met; therefore, the above allegations are found to be UNSUBSTANTIATED. A finding that the complaint allegations are UNSUBSTANTIATED means that although the allegations may have happened or are valid, there is not a preponderance of the evidence to prove that the alleged violation(s)occurred.
SUPERVISORS NAME: Czarrina A Camilon-Lee
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Pang Lee
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 11/09/2024
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 11/09/2024
LIC9099 (FAS) - (06/04)
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