Medication handling and storage
Cited in 2 reports, with 3 deficiencies in total.
DEVOTED HOME CARE, LLC
10106 COBBLESTONE AVENUE, Bakersfield CA 93311
6 bedsLatest official report Mar 18, 2026Licensed
Additional info
- Telephone
- (661) 858-0862
- Licensee
- IMELDA VALDEZ
- Administrator
- CRISOSTOMO, PETRO
- Contact
- CRISOSTOMO, PETRO
- License first date
- May 6, 2015
- License effective date
- May 6, 2015
- District office
- FRESNO RO · (559) 243-8080
- Regional office
- 24
- Clients served
- 935 - ELDERLY
Summary
The available records show 5 Type A and 2 Type B deficiencies for this facility.
- Most recent inspection
- Mar 18, 2026
- Most recent deficiency
- Apr 2, 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 125 Kern County facilities licensed for 6 or fewer beds.
In the available public five-year record, CCLD published 5 reports for this facility: 5 inspections, 0 complaint investigations, and 0 licensing or administrative records.
Those records contain 5 Type A and 2 Type B deficiencies.
2 deficiencies have explicit official correction or clearance evidence in the loaded records.
- Official inspections
- 5
- Recorded deficiencies
- 7
- Type A deficiencies
- 5
- Type B deficiencies
- 2
- Substantiated complaints
- 0
- Repeated topics
- 1
About the same as most this size
1 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 3
0 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 1
0 in the last 12 months
About the same as most this size
0 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
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 records review and observation, R1’s medication Vitamin D3 5,000 unit and R2’s medication Stimulant Laxative Plus was not administered as directed by physician, which poses an immediate health and safety risk for the person in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 04/03/2025 Plan of Correction Administrator agree to write statement of steps facility will take to ensure regulations is met. Statement will be submitted to Fresno CCL by POC due date 04/03/25.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Medication handling and storageType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87465(h)(2)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87465(h)(2) Centrally stored medicines shall be kept in a safe and locked place... not accessible to persons other than employees... 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 and Administrator observed at approximately 1:34PM, over-the-counter medications stored in First Aid box unlock on kitchen wall which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to person in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 04/03/2025 Plan of Correction Staff immediately removed over the counter medications into locked medication shelf. POC cleared during visit.
Official record says corrected or clearedRecorded in report dated Apr 2, 2025
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 and interviews conducted, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above when audio video camera was observed in R3’s room and audio video monitor of R3’s room observed in the common area which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 04/03/2025 Plan of Correction The audio video camera in R3’s room and audio video camera monitor were immediately removed. POC cleared during visit.
Official record says corrected or clearedRecorded in report dated Apr 2, 2025
Plan of correction recorded
Medical and dental careType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87465(d)(3)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87465(d)(3) The date and time …medication was taken, the dosage taken, and the resident’s response shall be documented and maintained in the resident’s facility record. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observations and records reviewed, R1’s medication Nutrafol Women’s balance was checked and accounted for. Staff did not sign on MARs that medication was administered on 04/02/25 in the morning, which poses/ posed a potential health and safety risk for the person in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 04/11/2025 Plan of Correction All staff shall be retrained in in-service training on proper administering medication and documentation. Licensee will submit documentation of training topics and staff attendance rooster to CCL by POC due date 04/11/25.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Health conditions and treatmentsType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87608(a)(5)(B)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87608(a)(5)(B) Bed rails that extend the entire length of the bed are prohibited except for residents who are currently receiving hospice care and have a hospice care plan that specifies the need for full bed rails. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation and records reviewed, R2 is receiving hospice care observing lying bed using a hospital bed with full rail with no doctor’s order. R4 was observed with full rail bed with no doctor’s order, in which poses/posed an immediate health and safety and personal rights risk to the resident in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 04/03/2025 Plan of Correction Doctor orders for R2 for full rail bed shall be obtained if R2 is not eligible for hospice evaluation to retain full bed rails, seek doctor’s order for 1/2 bed rails and remove full bed rails by POC due date. R4’s full rail is to be removed by POC due date 04/03/25.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Health conditions and treatmentsType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87608(a)(5)(A)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87608(a)(5)(A) A bed rail that extends from the head half the length of the bed and used only for assistance with mobility shall be allowed. This was not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation and records reviewed, R1 has a half rail bed with no doctor’s order, in which poses/posed an potential health and safety and personal rights risk to the resident in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 04/03/2025 Plan of Correction Doctor orders for R1 for half rail bed shall be obtained or half rail shall be removed by POC due date 04/03/25.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Inspection
Medication handling and storageType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87465(c)(2)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
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 and records review, the licensee did not ensure staff administer medications residents as prescribed by physicians, which poses an immediate health and safety risks to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 04/13/2024 Plan of Correction A written action plan the facility will take to ensure regulations is met at all times shall be submitted to CCL. POC of action plan will be submitted to department by 04/13/24.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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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