House of Joseph Care Home

Type of visit: Required - 1 Year

On 07/29/2026 at 8:30AM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Andrew Christy arrived unannounced to conduct the 1-Year Annual Required inspection. LPA met with Administrator, Gretchen Recto, and explained the purpose of the visit. The facility currently houses five (5) residents with a max capacity of six (6) residents. 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. No bodies of water were observed. A comfortable indoor temperature is maintained at 70.0 degrees Fahrenheit. The hot water temperature in the residents’ shared bathroom was measured at 117.1 degrees Fahrenheit. LPA observed lighting in all rooms are adequate for the comfort and safety of the residents. 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 06/11/2026. At 10:00AM, LPA reviewed five (5) resident files and five (5) staff files, all found to be complete. The emergency disaster plan was last reviewed 07/29/2026. Quarterly emergency drills were last conducted 07/05/2026. A review of resident medications and the Medication Administration Record (MAR) found no outstanding errors. No deficiencies cited during visit. Exit interview conducted and a copy of this report was provided to the administrator.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Jul 29, 2026

Type of visit: Required - 1 Year

On 07/03/25 at 09:10 am Licensing Program Analysts (LPA) J. Clancy-Czuleger arrived unannounced to do an annual inspection. LPA meet with Gretchen Recto and explained the purpose of the visit. Administrator Linwayway Mendoza joined later but left before the signing of this report. Linwayway designated Gretchen Recto to sign off on the report. LPA inspected the facility inside out. There is no body of water. LPA inspected the living room, dining area, kitchen, bedrooms, hallways, bathrooms, side and backyards. Bedrooms were observed appropriately furnished with adequate lighting and drawers. Facility has sufficient towels, extra bed sheets and comforters. Equipment and supplies for residents' personal hygiene are available and on site. Dinner and silver wares were observed sufficient for residents' use. Food supplies checked and observed good for seven days of non-perishables. Facility was observed equipped with refrigerator, microwave, dishwasher, washer and dryer. Cabinet for cleaning supplies, and central storage for medications were observed with locks. Activity supplies were available. Outdoor activity space was observed furnished with tables, chairs and shade. The facility has a mitigation plan. Fire extinguishers were observed fully charge and tags showed serviced 06/10/2025. At 10:02 am LPA reviewed 5 residents records. At 10:45 am, LPA reviewed 2 staff records and 2 of 2 were fingerprint cleared and associated to the facility. Continued on LIC809C The following deficiency was observed during the visit: Gate on the side of the house scrapes the ground when opening Knife/lighter found in resident utensil drawer staff sleeping in garage resident records are incomplete Complaint poster incorrect size 5 Type B citations and 1 Repeat Violation Civil Penalty issued (refer to LIC809-D and LIC421FC for details). The Facility was cited, and citations can be found on the LIC 809-D. Exit interview conducted. Appeal Rights and a copy of this report provided.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Jul 3, 2025

Type of visit: Required - 1 Year

On 7/12/2024 at 10:00 AM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) A. Gomez arrived unannounced to conduct 1-Year Annual Required inspection. LPA met with Caregiver/ House Manager, Gretchen "Cheche" Recto and explained the purpose of the visit. Administrator, Liwayway Mendoza arrived at 11:45AM. The facility’s fire clearance was approved for 6 non-ambulatory. LPA toured facility with House Manager including but not limited to bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen, common area and backyard. The facility consists of 7 total bedrooms which 5 bedrooms are occupied by the residents and 2 bedroom is occupied by staff. All outdoor and indoor passageways are kept free of obstruction. There are no bodies of water observed. A comfortable temperature is maintained at 70 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 113.6 degrees Fahrenheit. Residents’ bathrooms are equipped with grab bars and non-skid mats. There is a minimum of one week supply of nonperishable and 2-day of perishable foods. Centrally stored medication and sharps were locked and inaccessible to residents. Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detector were in operating condition during visit. Fire extinguisher was last serviced on 6/10/2024. Emergency Disaster Plan was not posted. First aid kit was observed to be complete. Emergency disaster drill was last conducted on 6/3/2024. At 10:30 AM, LPA reviewed 5 residents records. At 11:00 AM, LPA reviewed 3 staff records and 3 of 3 have current first aid training and associated to the facility. At 11:20 AM, LPA reviewed a sample of resident’s medications. Report continues on LIC809-C THE FOLLOWING DEFICIENCIES WERE OBSERVED DURING VISIT: At 10:30am during resident file review LPA observed R2, R3, R4, and R5 to have incomplete files. Each file was missing a different required document. Documents missing were admissions agreement, emergency ID, personal rights, and emergency medical consent forms. At 11:15am during file review LPA observed that facility does not have an updated emergency disaster plan available. The following deficiencies were observed (see LIC 809D) and cited from the California Code of Regulations, Title 22 and/or Health and Safety Code Failure to correct deficiencies by POC date may result in additional Civil Penalties. Exit interview conducted. Appeal Rights and a copy of this report provided.the state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Jul 12, 2024

The state marks this report as 4 pages; the online copy we transcribed has 3. You can request the full file from the county licensing office.