Medication handling and storage
Cited in 2 reports, with 2 deficiencies in total.
BALANCE RESIDENTIAL CARE CORPORATION
9802 VERTRICE AVE., Bakersfield CA 93311
6 bedsLatest official report Jul 17, 2026Licensed
Additional info
- Telephone
- (661) 665-0535
- Licensee
- BALANCE RESIDENTIAL CARE CORPORATION
- Administrator
- BICERA, VICTORIA
- Contact
- BICERA, VICTORIA
- License first date
- Sep 1, 2011
- License effective date
- Sep 1, 2011
- District office
- FRESNO RO · (559) 243-8080
- Regional office
- 24
- Clients served
- 935 - ELDERLY
Summary
The available records show 3 Type A and 3 Type B deficiencies for this facility.
- Most recent inspection
- Jul 17, 2026
- Most recent deficiency
- Jul 17, 2026
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 6 reports for this facility: 6 inspections, 0 complaint investigations, and 0 licensing or administrative records.
Those records contain 3 Type A and 3 Type B deficiencies.
3 deficiencies have explicit official correction or clearance evidence in the loaded records.
- Official inspections
- 6
- Recorded deficiencies
- 6
- Type A deficiencies
- 3
- Type B deficiencies
- 3
- Substantiated complaints
- 0
- Repeated topics
- 1
More than the typical 5
1 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 3
3 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 1
0 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 2
3 in the last 12 months
Most this size also 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.
Official report history
All preserved reports from the most recent to the oldest, sortable by report type.
Inspection
Medication handling and storageType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87465(h)(6)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87465 (h)(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 interview conducted, observation, and records reviewed, R1’s Ciclopirox 8% topical solution medication was not recorded in Centrally Stored Medication (Lic 622) record, poses/posed a potential health and safety and personal rights risk to the resident in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 07/18/2026 Plan of Correction Staff recorded all R1’s current medications in R1’s Lic 622 during visit. POC cleared during visit.
Official record says corrected or clearedRecorded in report dated Jul 17, 2026
Plan of correction recorded
Health conditions and treatmentsType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87608(a)(3)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87608 (a)(3) A written order from a physician indicating the need for the postural support shall be maintained in the resident’s record. The licensing agency shall be authorized to require other additional documentation if needed to verify the order. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on interview conducted, observation, records reviewed, staff uses half rail beds for R1 with no doctor’s order, which poses/posed a potential health and safety and personal rights risk to the resident in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 07/23/2026 Plan of Correction Licensee shall obtain doctor orders for R1 indicating the need for half bed rail if physician indicates the need for half bed rail or half bed rails will be removed by POC due date 07/23/26.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Records and plan of operationType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87506(b)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87506 (b) Each resident’s record shall contain at least the following information: (10) Reports of the medical assessment specified in Section 87458, Medical Assessment, and of any special problems or precautions. (13) Continuing record of any illness, injury, or medical or dental care, when it impacts the resident's ability to function or needed services. (15) The admission agreement and pre-admission appraisal, specified in Sections 87507, Admission Agreements and 87457, Pre-admission Appraisal. (17) Documents and information required by the following: (A) Section 87457, Pre-Admission Appraisal;(B) Section 87459, Functional Capabilities; (C) Section 87461, Mental Condition; (D) Section 87462, Social Factors; (E) Section 87463, Reappraisals; and (F) Section 87505, Documentation and Support. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on records reviewed, all 3 out of 3 residents do not have physician report (Lic 602A), Reappraisal (Lic 603A) and Needs and service plan (Lic 625) on file. R2 and R3 have no TB results on file, which poses/posed a potential health and safety and personal rights risk to the resident in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 07/30/2026 Plan of Correction R1, R2, and R3’s Lic 602A, Lic 603A, and Lic 625 is to be obtained by POC due date. R2 and R3’s TB results are to be obtained by POC due date. Obtain records are to be submitted to the Fresno CCL office by POC due date 7/30/26.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Inspection
No deficiencies recorded in this report
Inspection
Medication handling and storageType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87465(c)(2)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87465 (c)(2) Once ordered by the physician the medication is given according to the physician's directions. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on interviews, records review, and observation, staff did not administered R1’s medication Hydralazine as directed by physician, which poses an immediate health and safety risk for the person in care
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 08/07/2024 Plan of Correction Licensee shall have staff be retrained on administering medications. Licensee will submit documentation of training topics with staff attendance rooster to the Fresno CCL office by 08/07/24.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when LPA observed at 09:15AM, cleaning chemicals stored in garage cabinet with thin chain with a small padlock was observed not locked and latched. Tools and a toolbox were observed stored on garage shelf unlock. At 09:27AM, a tree pruner and shovel were observed against wall on the side of the facility accessible to residents in care this poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 08/07/2024 Plan of Correction Staff immediately removed the tools and toolbox into the garage cabinet and lock the padlock. Staff removed the sharp on the tree pruner and threw the shovel away in the trash can. POC cleared during visit.
Official record says corrected or clearedRecorded in report dated Aug 6, 2024
Plan of correction recorded
Resident rightsType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87468.1(a)(2)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87468.1(a)(2) Personal Rights of Residents in All Facilities (a) Residents in all residential care facilities for the elderly shall have all of the following personal rights: (2) To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when a camera with audio was installed in bedroom 2 and in the family room which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 08/07/2024 Plan of Correction The audio camera was removed during visit. POC cleared during visit.
Official record says corrected or clearedRecorded in report dated Aug 6, 2024
Plan of correction recorded
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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