Facility condition and maintenance
Cited in 2 reports, with 2 deficiencies in total.
DIVINE MERCY GUEST HOME I
6108 COCHRAN DRIVE, Bakersfield CA 93309
6 bedsLatest official report Oct 10, 2025Licensed
Additional info
- Telephone
- (661) 852-0464
- Licensee
- DIVINE MERCY HOME CARE, LLC.
- Administrator
- BAAL, SUSAN H.
- Contact
- BAAL, SUSAN H.
- License first date
- Oct 6, 2006
- License effective date
- Oct 6, 2006
- District office
- FRESNO RO · (559) 243-8080
- Regional office
- 24
- Clients served
- 935 - ELDERLY
Summary
The available records show 2 Type A and 4 Type B deficiencies for this facility.
- Most recent inspection
- Oct 10, 2025
- Most recent deficiency
- Oct 10, 2025
No later report is available, so the records do not show what happened afterward.
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 125 Kern County facilities licensed for 6 or fewer beds.
In the available public five-year record, CCLD published 8 reports for this facility: 5 inspections, 3 complaint investigations, and 0 licensing or administrative records.
Those records contain 2 Type A and 4 Type B deficiencies.
0 deficiencies have explicit official correction or clearance evidence in the loaded records.
- Official inspections
- 5
- Recorded deficiencies
- 6
- Type A deficiencies
- 2
- Type B deficiencies
- 4
- Substantiated complaints
- 1
- Repeated topics
- 2
About the same as most this size
1 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 3
2 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 1
0 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 2
2 in the last 12 months
Most this size have none
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 2 reports, with 2 deficiencies in total.
Official report history
All preserved reports from the most recent to the oldest, sortable by report type.
Inspection
Facility condition and maintenanceType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87303(a)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(a) The facility shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times. Maintenance shall include provision of maintenance services and procedures for the safety and well-being of residents, employees and visitors. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, interior window frames had spider webs and dust. The fan in R2 and R3's bedroom had dust accumulated and the dust was building up on the fan blades. The light fixture in the dinning room also had dust accumulated, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 10/17/2025 Plan of Correction POC corrected at time of visit. DCS cleaned window frames and ceiling fixtures.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Health conditions and treatmentsType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87633(b)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87633 Hospice Care of Terminally Ill Residents (b) A current and complete hospice care plan shall be maintained in the facility for each hospice resident and include the following: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that Administrator Susan stated that R1 is on hospice. Per R1's physician report dated 3/11/25, resident is receiving hospice care for terminal illness. However, Administrator Susan stated that they do not have a hospice care plan for R1, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 10/17/2025 Plan of Correction Licensee stated that she will obtain a hospice care plan and will email the plan to LPA by POC due date of 10/17/25.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Inspection
Health conditions and treatmentsType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87609(b)(4)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(b) Incidental medical care may be provided to residents through a licensed home health agency provided the following conditions are met: (4) The licensee and home health agency agree in writing on the responsibilities of the home health agency, and those of the licensee in caring for the resident's medical condition(s). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 6 residents did not have a care plan from Palliative Care Agency which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 11/05/2024 Plan of Correction Licensee to obtain a care plan from Palliative care for R2 and submit copies to CCLD by due date.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Medication handling and storageType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87465(h)(6)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87465 Incidental Medical and Dental Care (h) The following requirements shall apply to medications which are centrally stored: (6) The licensee shall be responsible for assuring that a record of centrally stored prescription medications for each resident is maintained for at least one year and includes: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, interview, and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 6 residents did not have a centrally stored medication log older than current year and medication that was not logged which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 11/05/2024 Plan of Correction Licensee agrees to schedule in-service training by due date and submit records of training when completed. Licensee agrees to audit all residents’ records to ensure all medication is logged.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Facility condition and maintenanceType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87303(c)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(c) All window screens shall be clean and maintained in good repair. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 3 window screens were torn, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 11/11/2024 Plan of Correction Licensee agrees to repair or replace window screens and submit pictures once completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Inspection
No deficiencies recorded in this report
Inspection
No deficiencies recorded in this report
Inspection
No deficiencies recorded in this report
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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