Dementia care
Cited in 3 reports, with 3 deficiencies in total.
BETTER LIVING CARE HOME
106 VIVIAN DRIVE, Pleasant Hill CA 94523
10 bedsLatest official report Jul 16, 2026Licensed
Additional info
- Telephone
- (925) 674-8820
- Licensee
- BL HOMES, INC.
- Administrator
- GALERA, ANABELLE & RUDOLPH
- Contact
- GALERA, ANABELLE & RUDOLPH
- License first date
- Apr 22, 2005
- License effective date
- Apr 22, 2005
- District office
- OAKLAND ASC · (510) 286-4201
- Regional office
- 15
- Clients served
- 935 - ELDERLY
Summary
The available records show 1 Type A and 12 Type B deficiencies for this facility.
- Most recent inspection
- Jul 16, 2026
- Most recent deficiency
- Jun 3, 2026
1 later report, on Jul 16, 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 17 Contra Costa County facilities licensed for 7 to 15 beds, except where too few exist to state one — those come from facilities with 7 or more beds.
In the available public five-year record, CCLD published 13 reports for this facility: 12 inspections, 1 complaint investigation, and 0 licensing or administrative records.
Those records contain 1 Type A and 12 Type B deficiencies.
1 deficiencies have explicit official correction or clearance evidence in the loaded records.
- Official inspections
- 12
- Recorded deficiencies
- 13
- Type A deficiencies
- 1
- Type B deficiencies
- 12
- Substantiated complaints
- 1
- Repeated topics
- 3
More than the typical 9
3 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 7
4 in the last 12 months
About the same as most this size
0 in the last 12 months
Well above the typical 4
4 in the last 12 months
About the same as most this size
0 in the last 12 months
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.
Health conditions and treatments
Cited in 3 reports, with 3 deficiencies in total.
Medical and dental care
Cited in 2 reports, with 3 deficiencies in total.
Official report history
All preserved reports from the most recent to the oldest, sortable by report type.
Complaint
Allegations2 substantiated · 6 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · 3 cited
Medical and dental careType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87465(d)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87465 Incidental Medical and Dental Care (d)If the resident is unable to determine his/her own need for a prescription or nonprescription PRN medication, and is unable to communicate his/her symptoms clearly, facility staff designated by the licensee, shall be permitted to assist the resident with self-administration provided all of the following requirements are met: This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on observations, interviews and record reviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in by not following R1’s doctor’s orders with administering prescribed medication orders including but not limited to daily use with a CPAP machine and CPAP mask during sleep, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
Administrator will read the regulation and self-certify understanding and will comply. In addition, conduct In-Service training with all staff on following doctor's orders including but not limited to CPAP machines/masks. Administrator will submit self-certification, training topic and synopsis of material covered and staff training sign-in sheet to CCLD by POC due date.
Deadline recorded: Apr 17, 2025. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Apr 17, 2025
Correction not verified in available records
Resident rightsType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87468.2(a)(8)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87468.2 Additional Personal Rights of Residents in Privately Operated Facilities (a) In addition to the rights listed in Section 87468.1, Personal Rights of Residents in All Facilities, residents in privately operated residential care facilities for the elderly shall have all of the following personal rights: (8) To be free from neglect, financial exploitation, involuntary seclusion, punishment, humiliation, intimidation, and verbal, mental, physical, or sexual abuse. This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on observations, interviews and record reviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in by isolating R1 from other residents during meals, watching television which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
Administrator will read the regulation and self-certify understanding and will comply. In addition, conduct In-Service training with all staff on resident personal rights including but not limited to CPAP machines/masks. Administrator will submit self-certification, training topic and synopsis of material covered and staff training sign-in sheet to CCLD by POC due date.
Deadline recorded: Apr 17, 2025. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Apr 17, 2025
Correction not verified in available records
Dementia careType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87705(b)(1)(A)(B)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87705 Care of Persons with Dementia (b) Licensees shall be responsible for the following: (1) Ensuring staff receive the following training as part of the training requirements specified in Section 87208 Plan of Operation: (A) Dementia care, including, but not limited to, knowledge about hydration, nutrition, skin care, communication, therapeutic activities, behavioral challenges, the environment, and assisting with activities of daily living; (B) Recognizing symptoms that may create or aggravate behavioral expression, as defined in Section 87101, Definitions, including, but not limited to, dehydration, urinary tract infections, and problems with swallowing; and This requirement is not met as evidence by: Based on observations, interviews and record reviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in by providing to R1, the " Care of persons with Dementia " , by recognizing symptoms that may create or aggravate behavioral expression, including, but not limited to, dehydration, urinary tract infections, and problems with swallowing; and spitting which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
Administrator will read the regulation and self-certify understanding and will comply. In addition, conduct In-Service training with all staff on Dementia Care including but not limited to behavioral expression. Administrator will submit self-certification, training topic and synopsis of material covered and staff training sign-in sheet to CCLD by POC due date.
Deadline recorded: Apr 17, 2025. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Apr 17, 2025
Correction not verified in available records
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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