Castro Village Care Home

On 06/04/2025 at 01:10 PM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Ardalan Gharachorloo arrived unannounced to conduct 1-Year Annual Required inspection. LPA met with Administrator, Mirriam Paras and explained the purpose of the visit. LPA toured facility including but not limited to bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen, common area and backyard. All outdoor and indoor passageways are kept free of obstruction. There are no bodies of water observed. A comfortable temperature is maintained at 69 degrees Fahrenheit. LPA observed lighting in all rooms are adequate for the comfort and safety of the residents. The hot water temperature in the residents’ shared bathroom was measured at 112 degrees Fahrenheit. Residents’ bathrooms are equipped with grab bars and non-skid mats. There is a minimum of one week supply of non-perishable and 2 day of perishable foods. Centrally stored medication and sharps were locked and inaccessible to residents. Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors were in operating condition during visit. Fire extinguisher was last serviced on 07/16/2024. Emergency Disaster Plan was last posted on 03/13/2025. First aid kit was observed to be complete. Emergency disaster drill was last conducted on 04/01/2025. LPA reviewed 3 residents records and 4 staff records; all were complete. LPA also reviewed a sample of resident’s medications. The following documents were reviewed during the visit: LIC 500 Personnel Report ,Emergency Disaster Plan, Liability Insurance, and Current Administrator’s Certificate. No deficiencies cited during visit. Exit interview conducted and a copy of this report provided.

On 07/16/2024 at 10:27 AM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Ardalan Gharachorloo arrived unannounced to conduct 1-Year Annual Required inspection. LPA met with Administrator, Marian Paras and explained the purpose of the visit. LPA toured facility including but not limited to bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen, common area and backyard. All outdoor and indoor passageways are kept free of obstruction. A comfortable temperature is maintained at 74 degrees Fahrenheit. LPA observed lighting in all rooms are adequate for the comfort and safety of the residents. The hot water temperature in the residents’ shared bathroom was measured at 109.4 degrees Fahrenheit. Residents’ bathrooms are equipped with grab bars and non-skid mats. There is a minimum of one week supply of non-perishable and 2 day of perishable foods. Centrally stored medication and sharps were locked and inaccessible to residents. Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors were in operating condition during visit. Fire extinguisher was last serviced on 07/16/2024. Emergency Disaster Plan was last posted on 07/16/2024. First aid kit was observed to be complete. Emergency disaster drill was last conducted on 04/08/2024. LPA reviewed 5 residents records and 3 staff records; all were complete. At 12:05 PM, LPA also reviewed residents medications. No deficiencies cited during visit. Exit interview conducted and a copy of this report provided.

On 6/6/22 at 12:20 PM, Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) K. Nguyen and C. Lin arrived unannounced to conduct Infection Control Inspection. LPAs met with Caregiver, Ricardo Tria and explained the purpose of the visit. Administrator Mirriam Papras later arrived. During the Infection Control Inspection, LPAs toured facility including but not limited to front entrance, screening station, hand washing stations, bedrooms, common areas, kitchen and backyard. Facility has a sufficient 2-day perishable and one-week non-perishable food supply. There is one central entry point for universal screening for staff, residents, and visitors. A sign-in policy, thermometer and hand sanitizer were observed at screening station. Cough/sneeze etiquette and hand washing posters were observed. Facility staff were observed to be wearing proper PPE. Facility has a 30-day supply of PPEs maintained at central location and easily accessible for staff. Facility has a mitigation plan. Updated copies of the following documents were requested for facility file and are to be submitted to CCL by 06/13/2022: LIC 308 Designation of Administrative Responsibility LIC 309 Administrative Organization LIC 500 Personnel Report LIC 610E Emergency Disaster Plan Liability Insurance Current Administrator’s Certificate No deficiencies cited during visit. Exit interview conducted and a copy of this report provided Mirriam Administrator.