ASK: HIDDEN VALLEY CARE HOME

33 HIDDEN VALLEY ROAD, Lafayette CA 94549

Facility 079201013 · RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY (740)

6 bedsLatest official report Nov 5, 2025Licensed

Additional info
Licensee
ASK: HIDDEN VALLEY CARE HOME LLC
Administrator
SABRINA P. CROWDER
Contact
SABRINA P. CROWDER
License first date
Nov 20, 2020
License effective date
Nov 20, 2020
District office
OAKLAND ASC · (510) 286-4201
Regional office
15
Clients served
935 - ELDERLY

Summary

The available records show 3 Type A and 4 Type B deficiencies for this facility.

Most recent inspection
Nov 5, 2025
Most recent deficiency
Aug 23, 2024

2 later reports, from Nov 15, 2024 through Nov 5, 2025, 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 391 Contra Costa County facilities licensed for 6 or fewer beds.

In the available public five-year record, CCLD published 11 reports for this facility: 8 inspections, 3 complaint investigations, and 0 licensing or administrative records.

Those records contain 3 Type A and 4 Type B deficiencies.

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

Official inspections
8

More than the typical 5

1 in the last 12 months

Recorded deficiencies
7

More than the typical 3

0 in the last 12 months

Type A deficiencies
3

More than the typical 1

0 in the last 12 months

Type B deficiencies
4

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
1

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.

Official report history

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

Inspection
Background checksType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87355(e)(2)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

Criminal Record Clearance. All individuals subject to a criminal record review... Obtain a California clearance...as required by the Department... This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on record review, licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having staff fingerprint cleared which poses an immediate health and safety risk to the persons in care.

Official plan of correction

S1 has been fingerprint cleared and associated to the facility. Deficiency cleared. Civil penalty of $500 is being assess.

Deadline recorded: Aug 24, 2024. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Official record says corrected or clearedOn or before Aug 23, 2024
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Aug 24, 2024
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Inspection
Background checksType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87355(e)(1)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

Criminal Record Clearance. All individuals subject to a criminal record review... Obtain a California clearance...as required by the Department... This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on record review, licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having staff fingerprint cleared which poses an immediate health and safety risk to the persons in care.

Official plan of correction

S1 left the facility during visit. Facility has agreed to contact Guardian regarding S1's fingerprint clearance and submit communication to CCLD by POC date. Civil penalty of $3,000 is being assess.

Deadline recorded: May 1, 2024. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Citation dismissed - not a correctionOn May 1, 2024

Deficiency Dismissed Type A 05/01/2024 Section Cited CCR 87355(e)(1)

Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline May 1, 2024
Correction not verified in available records
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Complaint

Allegations0 substantiated · 1 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded

No deficiencies recorded in this report
Complaint

Allegations0 substantiated · 4 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · 1 cited

Not classified in the sourceType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
Not listed
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

Deficiency narrative not available.

Correction not verified in available records
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Inspection
Background checksType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87355(e)(1)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

Criminal Record Clearance. All individuals subject to a criminal record review... Obtain a California clearance...as required by the Department... This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on record review, licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having two staff fingerprint cleared which poses an immediate health and safety risk to the persons in care.

Official plan of correction

Facility has agreed to obtain fingerprint clearance S3 and S2 will not be a staff at the facility. House manager will submit a plan to obtain fingerprint clearance for S3 by POC date. Civil penalty of $400 is being assess.

Deadline recorded: Jul 19, 2023. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Jul 19, 2023
Correction not verified in available records
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Background checksType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87355(e)(2)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

Criminal Record Clearance. All individuals subject to a criminal record review...Request a transfer of a criminal record clearance... This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on record review, licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having two staff associated to the facility which poses a potential health and safety risk to the persons in care.

Official plan of correction

Facility has agreed to associate S1 and S4 to the facility and submit proof of association by POC date.

Deadline recorded: Jul 25, 2023. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Jul 25, 2023
Correction not verified in available records
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Complaint

Allegations1 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · 1 cited

Admission, assessment, and evictionType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
1569.652(c)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

1569.652(c) TERMINATION OF ADMISSION AGREEMENT UPON DEATH.. (c) A refund of any fees paid in advance covering the time after the resident’s personal property has been removed from the facility... if the deceased resident paid the fees, to the resident’s estate, within 15 days after the personal property is removed. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record review, Licensee did not comply with the regulation cited above by not issuing a refund to R1's responsible party within 15 days after R1's personal property was removed on 8/16/22 which poses a potential personal rights to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

By POC date, Administrator will submit a proof of refund, In addition, Administrator will review regulation and submit a self-certification letter of understanding to CCLD.

Deadline recorded: Feb 24, 2023. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Feb 24, 2023
Correction not verified in available records
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Inspection
Hazardous items and storageType B
Official classification
Type B
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 and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, unlocked cabiniet with cleaning supplies and unlocked scissors were observed which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 10/03/2022 Plan of Correction Staff locked up all items during visit. Administrator agrees to retrain staff and submit in-service training with staff signatures to CCL by the POC due date.

Corrective action observedRecorded in report dated Sep 26, 2022
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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