500309303-3-10-2026-27-AS-LRIS-DS5M4P-20260313091704

Community Care Licensing

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 500309303
Report Date: 03/10/2026
Date Signed: 03/10/2026 11:57:27 AM

Unfounded

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
SACRAMENTO SOUTH ASC, 9835 GOETHE ROAD, SUITE 100
SACRAMENTO, CA 95827

This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
03/09/2026 and conducted by Evaluator Arielle Pascua

PUBLIC

COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 27-AS-20260309103642

FACILITY NAME:	J & L GUEST HOME		FACILITY NUMBER:	500309303
ADMINISTRATOR:	RENEE LITTLE		FACILITY TYPE:	740
ADDRESS:	237 S ABBIE STREET		TELEPHONE:	(209) 527-2765
CITY:	EMPIRE	STATE: CA	ZIP CODE:	95319
CAPACITY:	32	CENSUS: 29	DATE:	03/10/2026
		UNANNOUNCED	TIME BEGAN:	10:00 AM
MET WITH:	Sarah Rico		TIME COMPLETED:	12:15 PM

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Staff member purchased drugs during work hours

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On 03/10/2026, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Arielle Pascua arrived unannounced to this facility to conduct a complaint visit. LPA Pascua met with Facility House Manager (HM), Sarah Rico and explained the purpose of the visit. The purpose of the visit was to inform the facility and its representative that a complaint has been filed against it at this time.

Current census was 29. A brief interview with HM Rico was conducted.
During the course of this visit, this LPA conducted staff interviews, reviewed facility records, and toured the facility.
It was alleged that a staff member purchased drugs during work hours. According to the information received, a male staff member was reportedly seen in front of the facility on 03/07/2026 at approximately 10:00 p.m. purchasing drugs from an outside source.Based on interviews conducted with four facility staff members, all denied that any staff left the facility to purchase drugs during their work hours.

Unfounded

Estimated Days of Completion:

SUPERVISORS NAME: Lisa Rios
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Arielle Pascua
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 03/10/2026

I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 03/10/2026

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 27-AS-20260309103642

STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
SACRAMENTO SOUTH ASC, 9835 GOETHE ROAD, SUITE 100
SACRAMENTO, CA 95827

FACILITY NAME: J & L GUEST HOME	FACILITY NUMBER: 500309303
	VISIT DATE: 03/10/2026

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All four staff members also denied personally purchasing drugs while on duty.Additionally, management staff stated that there were no male staff members on site at the facility until 11:00 p.m. on 03/07/2026. LPA Pascua reviewed the facility’s staffing schedule and learned that on 03/07/2026 there were three female staff members working the PM shift from 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., and three female staff members and one male staff member working the graveyard shift from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. This information was confirmed through a review of the facility’s staff time cards.Furthermore, all staff members who were on site beginning at 11:00 p.m. stated that they were aware of each staff member’s whereabouts during their shift and reported that no staff left the facility to purchase drugs.
This agency has investigated the complaint alleging that facility staff purchased drugs during work hours. We have found that the complaint was unfounded, meaning that the allegation was false, could not have happened and/or is without a reasonable basis.

An exit interview was conducted, and a copy of this report was provided to the facility.

SUPERVISORS NAME: Lisa Rios
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Arielle Pascua
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:	DATE: 03/10/2026

I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.

FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 03/10/2026

LIC9099 (FAS) - (06/04)

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