Garden Terrace Senior Living

Type of visit: Required - 1 Year

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Kimberly Ramirez conducted an unannounced required annual inspection visit on 12/30/2025 and was greeted by Administrator Bruce Chow . LPA Ramirez explained the purpose of the visit. The facility is located on a residential street and is a single store dwelling. LPA utilized the Compliance and Regulatory Enforcement (CARE) tools for the visit today and observed the following: The facility has currently ZERO (0) residents. The facility is currently being occupied by the licensee as a single family home. LPA Ramirez toured the facility and observed three (3) bedrooms, two (2) bathrooms, kitchen, living room, dining room, laundry room and attached garage. LPA Ramirez did not observe sufficient bedroom furniture in all resident rooms. Bedroom#1 was observed to contain one (1) bed and one (1) mattress, tv stand, foot rest, and one (1) dresser drawer. Bedroom#2 was observed to contain one (1) bed, one (1) infant crib, changing table and foot rest. Bedroom#3 was observed to contain one (1) bed, one (1) chair, one (1) desk, two (2) night stands, and one (1) dresser drawer. LPA Ramirez observed several disinfectants and cleaning solutions in an unlocked and accessible cabinet located under kitchen sink. Facility currently does not have residents, LPA Ramirez will issue one (1) type B deficiency. Administrator Chow did not have current CPR and First Aid certificate or training. No administrator file was not available upon request. Per Administrator Chow, he is the only staff at the facility, however, his personnel record was not available for audit during today's inspection. LPA Ramirez did not observe posting. No emergency drills were recorded according to Administrator Chow.Administrator Bruce Chow has a current Administrator's Certificate with an expiration date of 10/26/2027. Six (6) deficiencies were issued. Exit interview was conducted and a copy of this report, 809-D and appeals rights was provided.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Dec 30, 2025

The state marks this report as 7 pages; the online copy we transcribed has 6. You can request the full file from the county licensing office.

Type of visit: Required - 1 Year

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Kimberly Ramirez conducted an unannounced required annual inspection visit on 11/16/2024 and was greeted by Administrator Bruce Chow . LPA Ramirez explained the purpose of the visit. The facility is located on a residential street and is a single store dwelling. LPA utilized the Compliance and Regulatory Enforcement (CARE) tools for the visit today and observed the following: The facility has currently ZERO (0) residents. The facility is currently being occupied by the licensee as a single family home. LPA Ramirez toured the facility and observed three (3) bedrooms, two (2) bathrooms, kitchen, living room, dining room, laundry room and attached garage. Licensee did not conduct emergency drills due to the facility not having residents. Licensee understands liability insurance will be obtained prior residents and staff entering into the facility. Administrator Bruce Chow has a current Administrator's Certificate with an expiration date of 10/25/2025. Staff files were maintained at the facility. No deficiencies were observed during this inspection. Exit interview was conducted. A copy of this report was provided via email.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Nov 16, 2024

Type of visit: Required - 1 Year

Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Wong conducted an unannounced Required- 1 year visit using the full Care Compliance and Regulatory Enforcement (CARE) Tools. The purpose of the visit was explained to Administrator Bruce Chow and the facility is currently vacant with no resident reside in the facility. The facility is licensed for 6 non-ambulatory, of which one may be bedridden. Approved hospice waiver for 3. The following 12 (CARE) tool domains were utilized during the inspection: Infection Control, Operational Requirements, Physical Plant/Environment Safety, Staffing, Personnel Records/Staff Training, Resident Records/Incident Reports, Planned Activities, Food Service, Incident Medical and Dental, Disaster Preparedness, and Residents with Special Health Needs. Infection Control: Infection control practices and Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) were observed. Currently there's no resident in the facility. Facility has submitted the mitigation plan and Infection Control Plan. Operational Requirements: Currently there's no resident in the facility. Therefore the fire clearance requirement is maintained at the present time. The facility has a Dementia Waiver Plan in place. Due to facility has no resident at the present time, the Liability insurance was not in place. Physical Plant and Environmental Safety: The facility is a single story house and located in a residential neighborhood area. The facility includes kitchen, laundry room, dining area, family room, staff bathroom, three residents' rooms, living room, resident bathroom and an attached garage. All 3 resident bedrooms were toured. Each resident room has two bed, two night stand, dressers, required linen and furniture, sufficient lighting and closet space. Resident's bathroom was toured and it's clean, sanitary and in a good working condition. Bathrooms have the required grabs bars and non-skid mats. The hot water temperature was tested in resident bathroom was 110.8 degrees F which is within the Title 22 Regulation (See LIC 809C for continuation) The refrigerator and kitchen pantry have sufficient two days perishable and seven days non perishable food supply. All the appliances are clean and working properly. The common areas such as living room and dining area are clean and have the required furniture. The smoke detectors are interconnected and located in each resident's room and common area and they are all working well. The carbon monoxide detector is mounted on the wall near the family room and it's working properly. The Auditory alarm devices to monitor exits were operable. The patio, walkway and passageway are free of obstruction. Staffing: The administrator has the updated CPR and First Aid certificate in file. Due to there's no resident reside in the facility now, there's no staff is working at the present time. Personnel Records/Training: Currently there's no staff is working at the facility, so there's no staff file to be reviewed but the administrator is over 18 years old with the background check cleared and associated with the facility. The administrator certificate is expired on 10/26/23, but the certificate is currently pending in the CCL system since 10/10/23. The administrator also has the updated training hours. Resident's right-Information: RCFE complaint poster and Personal rights were observed posted Planned Activity: Sufficient space to accommodate both indoor and outdoor activities was observed. Food Service: Sufficient food supply is stored in the kitchen and pantry areas consisting of: 2-day perishables, 7-day non-perishables. The food is also stored properly in the facility. Incidental Medical and Dental: Due to there's no resident currently reside in the facility, there's no medication to be reviewed at this time. Medical and dental transportation will be provided if needed. Resident Record and Incident Reports: Due to currently there's no resident reside in the facility, there's no resident file to be reviewed at this time. Disaster Preparedness: The facility has an updated emergency disaster plan in place. Due to there's no resident in the facility, there's no fire drill or disaster drill were conducted. The facility does have two alternative shelter location. Residents with Special Health Needs: Due to there's no resident currently reside in the facility, there's no home health resident, no hospice or bedridden resident or restricted health condition resident in the facility. During the inspection, no deficiencies were observed. Exit Interview conducted and a copy of the report was provided. (Due to there's no resident reside in the facility, LPA was not able to interview any resident)the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Jan 12, 2024