A NEW HAVEN CARE HOME - BERLIN

1422 BERLIN WAY, Livermore CA 94550

Facility 015601499 · RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY (740)

6 bedsLatest official report Mar 18, 2026Licensed

Additional info
Licensee
SOLETA HOLDINGS, INC
Administrator
ROBERT ABELLA
Contact
ROBERT ABELLA
License first date
Mar 23, 2012
License effective date
Mar 23, 2012
District office
OAKLAND ASC · (510) 286-4201
Regional office
15
Clients served
935 - ELDERLY

Summary

The available records show 2 Type A and 6 Type B deficiencies for this facility.

Most recent inspection
Mar 18, 2026
Most recent deficiency
Mar 6, 2025

1 later report, on Mar 18, 2026, recorded no deficiencies, though the records do not say whether they were follow-ups.

What Type A and Type B mean
Type A
Violations of licensing requirements that, if not corrected, have a direct and immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of persons in care.
Type B
Violations of licensing requirements that, without correction, could become a risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of persons in care.

Both classifications are published by California CDSS and are shown as published. SeniorLivingFacts does not rename them or add a severity level of its own.

At a glance

Counts cover the five-year public record. Typical figures are the median for the 152 Alameda County facilities licensed for 6 or fewer beds.

In the available public five-year record, CCLD published 8 reports for this facility: 7 inspections, 1 complaint investigation, and 0 licensing or administrative records.

Those records contain 2 Type A and 6 Type B deficiencies.

2 deficiencies have explicit official correction or clearance evidence in the loaded records.

Official inspections
7

More than the typical 4

1 in the last 12 months

Recorded deficiencies
8

More than the typical 4

0 in the last 12 months

Type A deficiencies
2

More than the typical 1

0 in the last 12 months

Type B deficiencies
6

More than the typical 2

0 in the last 12 months

Substantiated complaints
1

Most this size have none

0 in the last 12 months

Repeated topics
0

Last 36 months

Repeated topics

Topics cited in more than one report during the last 36 months. A repeat may show a pattern worth asking about. Each date opens its report below.

No topic repeats in the last 36 months

No deficiency topic appears in more than one report during that window. This does not establish that nothing repeated earlier in the five-year record, and it is not a statement about current conditions.

Official report history

All preserved reports from the most recent to the oldest, sortable by report type.

Inspection
Hazardous items and storageType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87309(a)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(a) Except as specified in subsection (b), the licensee shall ensure that disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisonous substances, knives, matches, tools, sharp objects, and other similar items which could pose a danger to residents are in locked storage and are not left unattended if outside the locked storage. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having the silicone caulking tubes inside an unlocked container in the backyard which poses a potential health and safety risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 03/07/2025 Plan of Correction Administrator locked up the items during inspection. Deficiency cleared.

Official record says corrected or clearedOn or before Mar 6, 2025
Plan of correction recorded
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Inspection
Background checksType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87355(e)(2)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

87355 Criminal Record Clearance (e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review.......shall prior to working, residing, or volunteering in a licensed facility: (2) Request a transfer of a criminal record clearance..... -This requirement is not met as evidenced by: -Based on records review, the licensee did not comply with the section above in S1 working prior to being associated which posed an potential safety and/or personal rights risks to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

The staff was associated to the facility on 5/25/23. In addition, licensee and ADM to read the Regulations and send self-certification by 10/11/24.

Deadline recorded: Oct 11, 2024. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Oct 11, 2024
Correction not verified in available records
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Complaint

Allegations1 substantiated · 1 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · 2 cited

Incident reportingType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87211(c)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

87211 Reporting Requirements (c) Any suspected physical abuse that does not result in serious bodily injury of an elder or dependent adult shall be reported to the local ombudsman, the corresponding licensing agency, and the local law enforcement agency..... ... within twenty-four (24) hours as required by Welfare and Institutions Code Section 15630(b)(1). -This requirement is not met as evidenced by:

Official plan of correction

R1 is no longer at the facility. Licensee and administrator to read the Regulations and submit self-certification by 10/11/24

Deadline recorded: Oct 11, 2024. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Oct 11, 2024
Correction not verified in available records
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Not classified in the sourceType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
0000
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

CONTINUED BELOW: -Based on records review and interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section above in not reporting the incident and not reporting timely the alleged abuse which posed a potential safety and personal rights risks to persons in care.

Deadline recorded: Oct 11, 2024. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Correction deadline recordedDeadline Oct 11, 2024
Correction not verified in available records
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Inspection
Hazardous items and storageType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87309(a)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

87309 (a) Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisons, firearms and other items which could pose a danger if readily available to clients shall be stored where inaccessible to clients. -This requirement is not met as evidenced by: -Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section above for having Lysol and Glade spray, Vicks VapoRub, ointments and creams. razor readilty accessible to residents which pose immediate health and personal rights risks to persons in care, This is a repeat violation,

Official plan of correction

Staff removed and locked the items, Licensee to do in-service training and submit copy of training topic with attendees signatures by 5/26/23, A $250.00 civil penalty is assessed.

Deadline recorded: May 26, 2023. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline May 26, 2023
Correction not verified in available records
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Not classified in the sourceType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
9888888
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

87506 Resident Records (a) The licensee shall ensure that a separate, complete, and current record is maintained for each resident in the facility or in a central administrative location readily available to facility staff and to licensing agency staff. -This requirement is not met as evidenced by: -Based on records review and observation, the licensee did not comply with the section above for resident LIC625 without signatures and dated incorrectly which pose potential personal rights risk to persons in care,

Official plan of correction

Administrator to check all the residents' records for completeness and accuracy, and submit a seld-certification by 6/08/23.

Deadline recorded: Jun 8, 2023. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Jun 8, 2023
Correction not verified in available records
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Staffing, personnel, and trainingType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87412(f)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

87412 Personnel Records (f) All personnel records shall be available to the licensing agency to inspect, audit, and copy upon demand during normal business hours. .... -This requirement is not met as evidenced by: -Based on records review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section above for S1's file not in the facility which poses potential personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

Administrator to the have staff bring back the record. Proof to be submitted by 6/08/23.

Deadline recorded: Jun 8, 2023. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Jun 8, 2023
Correction not verified in available records
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Inspection
Hazardous items and storageType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87309(a)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(a) Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisons, firearms and other items which could pose a danger if readily available to clients shall be stored where inaccessible to clients. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by having unlocked scissors in kitchen, key on cabinet with staff vitamins, key on hallway closet with cleaning supplies, and unlocked eletric gardening trimmer in backyard which poses an immediate health and safety risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 02/11/2023 Plan of Correction Administrator locked up the items and remove keys during inspection. Deficiency cleared.

Official record says corrected or clearedOn or before Feb 10, 2023
Plan of correction recorded
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Source and limits

California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division. Public facility history is described by the source as a five-year window. Older records and previous-licensee history may require a regional-office request. Type 741 RCFE-CCRCs, nursing homes, and other care settings are excluded from this page.

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