Encina Care Home

Type of visit: Required - 1 Year

On 9/3/2026, LPA Grace Donato made an unannounced annual visit to the facility. LPA met with Administrator Maria Permito. LPA explained the purpose of the visit. LPA toured the facility inside and outside including all of resident rooms, garage, and kitchen area and backyard. While touring the facility it was observed that the room temperature was at 70 deg F. The facility is observed to be clean, odorless, and well maintained. Residents bedrooms were observed to be well organized and fully furnished with adequate lighting. Sharps and toxic materials were observed locked. Food supply in kitchen and garage refrigerator was observed with an adequate two day perishable and seven day non-perishable food supply. Carbon monoxide/ smoke detectors, and fire extinguisher were present throughout the facility. Facility has an updated log for emergency drill is done every quarter. Four resident records and three staff records were reviewed. Centrally stored medication was locked and inaccessible by residents. All medication was labeled and sorted by resident name. All medication logs are complete and updated. Administrator will send the Liability Insurance to LPA. No deficiencies cited today. Report is reviewed and copy is provided.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Sep 3, 2026

Type of visit: Required - 1 Year

On 8/28/2025, Licensing Program Analyst(LPA) John Calandra arrived at the facility to conduct the Annual 1-year required inspection. LPA Calandra was greeted by Bienvenito Tabago, Caregiver and explained the purpose of the visit. Administrator/Licensee, Maria Elena Permito arrived later during the visit. LPA toured the physical plant. This is a 1-story building with 4 bedrooms, 2 and a half bathrooms, a kitchen, dining room, living room, laundry room, and staff quarters. All bedrooms had the required furniture and sufficient lighting. No accessible bodies of water or hazards were observed in the hallways or outside. The facility had the required 7 days of non perishables and 2 days of perishables on site. No food was expired. The facility was maintained at a comfortable temperature. The facility's fire extinguisher was observed to be in working order. The facility's first aid kit was observed to have all the required items. The facility's smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors were observed to be in working order. All sharp objects, soap, detergent, medications, and poisons were observed to be locked and in-accessible to persons in care. LPA reviewed 6 resident files and 5 staff files. All were observed to be complete. Medications were reviewed and found to match Centrally Stored Medication Records kept at the facility. During the inspection, LPA Calandra observed during record review that R1 and R2 did not have signed Personal Rights LIC 613 forms in their files. This is a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. A Type B citation was provided for this deficiency. While reviewing staff training records, LPA Calandra observed and was told by the Licensee/Administrator that the required 8 hours of Dementia Care Training and 4 hours of Postural Supports training have not been completed. This is a potential health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care. A Type B citation was provided for this deficiency. During the visit, LPA Calandra was provided copies of the following documents: -Current Liability Insurance -Administrator's Certificate LPA requested the following documents be sent to the Department by September 4, 2025: -Plan of Operation -Current LIC 500 -Current Resident Roster Deficiencies are cited under the California Code of Regulations, Title 22. Failure to correct the deficiencies by the due date may result in civil penalties. An exit interview was conducted. A copy of this report along with Appeal Rights was left at the facility.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Aug 28, 2025

Type of visit: Case Management - Annual Continuation

On September 25, 2024, Licensing Program Analyst(LPA) John Calandra to complete the unannounced Annual 1-year required inspection started on September 6, 2024. LPA Calandra was greeted by Caregiver, Consuelo Regoso and explained the purpose of the visit. Administrator/Licensee, Maria Elena Permito arrived later during the visit. LPA Calandra reviewed 2 resident files. Both were observed to be complete. A review of Centrally Stored Medications indicated that medications for residents were properly labeled with instructions on dosage and times of day and matched the Centrally Stored Medication Records(CSMR) kept at the facility. LPA Calandra requested and received the following document during the visit: -Administrator certificate which expires in 12/19/2025 No deficiencies were cited during today's visit. An exit interview was conducted. This report was reviewed with Maria Elena Permito, Administrator/Licensee and a copy of the report left at the facility.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Sep 25, 2024

Type of visit: Required - 1 Year

On September 06, 2024, Licensing Program Analysts (LPAs) Kiran Jain and John Calandra arrived at the facility at 2:00 PM to conduct the Annual 1-year required inspection. LPAs met with Maria Permito, Licensee/Administrator and explained the purpose of the visit. LPAs Jain and Calandra toured the physical plant. This is a single-story building with 9 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, living room, and a kitchen with dining. No accessible bodies of water or hazards were observed. The fire extinguisher was fully charged and last serviced on August 2023. The smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector were fully operational. All rooms were observed to be clean with sufficient furniture and lighting. The hot water temperature in the bathroom sink faucet was measured at 103.8°F. This is not within the required range of 105-120°F. In the presence of the LPAs, the licensee adjusted the hot water temperature to the required range. No expired food items were observed. The facility had the required 7 days of non-perishables and 2 days of perishables. Sharp objects, detergents, poisons, and soap were observed to be accessible to persons in care. In the presence of the LPAs, they were locked and are no longer accessible to persons in care. LPAs reviewed three resident records and three staff records. All were observed to be complete. The following documents were requested and received by the LPAs: · Fire and Safety Inspection Report · Liability Insurance LPAs will return at a later date to complete the Annual inspection. No deficiencies were cited during today's visit. An exit interview was conducted. This report was reviewed with Maria Permito, Licensee/Administrator and copy of this report was left at the facility.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Sep 6, 2024