Hazardous items and storage
Cited in 3 reports, with 3 deficiencies in total.
PLEASANT HOME CARE
10609 PLEASANT VALLEY DRIVE, Bakersfield CA 93311
6 bedsLatest official report Mar 24, 2026Licensed
Additional info
- Telephone
- (714) 655-6454
- Licensee
- LAMBERT HOME CARE, LLC
- Administrator
- ASAWADILOKCHAI, YANINEE
- Contact
- ASAWADILOKCHAI, YANINEE
- License first date
- May 17, 2022
- License effective date
- May 17, 2022
- District office
- FRESNO RO · (559) 243-8080
- Regional office
- 24
- Clients served
- 935 - ELDERLY, 983 - RCFE / DEMENTIA
Summary
The available records show 11 Type A and 10 Type B deficiencies for this facility.
- Most recent inspection
- Mar 24, 2026
- Most recent deficiency
- Mar 24, 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: 4 inspections, 0 complaint investigations, and 2 licensing or administrative records.
Those records contain 11 Type A and 10 Type B deficiencies.
5 deficiencies have explicit official correction or clearance evidence in the loaded records.
- Official inspections
- 4
- Recorded deficiencies
- 21
- Type A deficiencies
- 11
- Type B deficiencies
- 10
- Substantiated complaints
- 0
- Repeated topics
- 3
Fewer than the typical 5
1 in the last 12 months
Well above the typical 3
4 in the last 12 months
Well above the typical 1
2 in the last 12 months
Well above the typical 2
2 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.
Medical and dental care
Cited in 2 reports, with 3 deficiencies in total.
Medication handling and storage
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
Medical and dental careType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- 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 interview conducted, observations, and records reviewed, all of R1’s medication were administered and not record in the resident’s MAR. R1’s medication Incruse Ellipta Inhalation and Polyethylene Glycol were not recorded in the MAR, which poses/posed an immediate health and safety risk for the person in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 03/25/2026 Plan of Correction Licensee recorded all R1’s medications in the MARs during visit. L1 written a statement of steps the facility will take to ensure when medications are being administered it’s recorded in the residents’ MAR and provided to LPA during visit. POC cleared during visit.
Official record says corrected or clearedRecorded in report dated Mar 24, 2026
Plan of correction recorded
Hazardous items and storageType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87309(a)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87309(a) Except as specified in subsection (b), the licensee shall ensure that disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisonous substances, knives, matches, tools, sharp objects, and other similar items which could pose a danger to residents are in locked storage and are not left unattended if outside the locked storage. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on interview conducted and observations, knives observed unlock under kitchen counter and chemicals observed unlocked under kitchen sink and in garage cabinet, which poses/posed an immediate health and safety risk for the person in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 03/25/2026 Plan of Correction Licensee immediately locked knives and chemicals. POC cleared during visit.
Official record says corrected or clearedRecorded in report dated Mar 24, 2026
Plan of correction recorded
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, all the resident’s current medications were 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: 03/25/2026 Plan of Correction Licensee 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 Mar 24, 2026
Plan of correction recorded
Staffing, personnel, and trainingType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87412(g)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87412(g) All personnel records shall be maintained at the facility and shall be available to the licensing agency for review. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on interview conducted, observation, and records reviewed, Licensee/Administrator’s file is not in the facility available for review, poses/posed a potential health and safety and personal rights risk to the resident in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 03/27/2026 Plan of Correction Licensee shall ensure that facility has Licensee/Administrator’s completed file is available at the facility for review when requested. Licensee/Administrator’s Lic 501, Lic 503 with TB results result, current first aid certification, current CPR certificate will submit to Fresno CCL by POC due date 03/27/26.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Inspection
Administrator qualificationsType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87405(d)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87405(d)The administrator shall have the qualifications specified in Sections 87405(d)(1) through (7). If the licensee is also the administrator, all requirements for an administrator shall apply. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation interview record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to the amount of citations Administrator is not meeting the requirements of this regulation, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 04/23/2025 Plan of Correction Licensee will submit a plan in writing on how the Administrator will meet the qualifications in this regulation from 1 to 7 by POC due date 04/23/25.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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 observation, records reviewed, and interview conducted, all the resident’s medication were administrated daily. Medication was checked and MAR was reviewed, all residents’ medications were not administered as instructed by physician which poses/posed an immediate health and safety risk for the person in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 04/23/2025 Plan of Correction Licensee shall submit documents of steps the facility will take to ensure facility meets the regulation which will include medication is administered as prescribed, and medication is record on MAR correctly to Fresno CCL office by POC due date 04/23/25.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Resident rightsType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87468(a)(6)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87468(a)(6) To make choices concerning their daily lives in the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation and interviews conducted, upon arrival the hall food pantry was locked, which poses/posed a potential health and safety and personal rights risk to the resident in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 04/23/2025 Plan of Correction Licensee shall ensure that resident is able to access food pantry and food pantry is unlock by POC due date 04/23/25.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Food serviceType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87555(b)(25)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87555(b)(25) Soaps, detergents, cleaning compounds or similar substances shall be stored in areas separate from food supplies. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation and interviews conducted, at 10:46AM , laundry detergent were observed stored and locked in food pantry with food supplies, which poses/posed a potential health and safety and personal rights risk to the resident in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 04/23/2025 Plan of Correction Licensee shall chemicals are stored in a separate from the food by POC due date 04/23/25.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Food serviceType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87555(b)(8)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87555(b)(8) All food shall be of good quality. Commercial foods shall be approved by appropriate federal, state, and local authorities. Good in damaged containers shall not be accepted, used, or retained. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, perishable foods were observed, poses/posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 04/23/2025 Plan of Correction Staff immediately disregarded expired food. POC cleared during visit.
Official record says corrected or clearedRecorded in report dated Apr 22, 2025
Plan of correction recorded
Hazardous items and storageType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87309(a)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87309(a) Except as specified in subsection (b), the licensee shall ensure that disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisonous substances, knives, matches, tools, sharp objects, and other similar items which could pose a danger to residents are in locked storage and are not left unattended if outside the locked storage. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation and interview conducted, staff was using a knife to cook then approximately at 12:19PM left to the room to assist R1 leaving knife on the kitchen counter unattended and unlock, poses/posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 04/23/2025 Plan of Correction Staff immediately removed knife and locked in food pantry. POC cleared during visit.
Official record says corrected or clearedRecorded in report dated Apr 22, 2025
Plan of correction recorded
Medical and dental careType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- 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 Morphine Sulf 100 mg/5ml was not record in the resident’s MAR. R2’s medication Glipizide 5mg and Vitamin @ 1.25 mg were record administered daily for the month of April 2025 and not observed in the facility. At approximately 10:58AM, LPA observed R3’s MARs, staff record all R3’s evening medications were all administered, which poses/posed an immediate health and safety risk for the person in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 04/23/2025 Plan of Correction R1 and R2’s MAR recording all of resident’s current medications will be submitted to the Fresno CCL by POC due date 05/02/25. S1 shall have in-service training on medications which will include administering and documentations by POC due date 05/02/25.
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
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, all the resident’s current medications were not record 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: 05/02/2025 Plan of Correction Lic 622 for all the residents shall be completed and submitted to the Fresno CCL by POC due date 05/02/25.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Medical and dental careType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87465(i)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87465 (i) Prescription medications which are not taken with the resident upon termination of services, not returned to the issuing pharmacy, nor retained in the facility as ordered by the resident’s physician and documented in the resident’s record nor disposed of according to the hospice’s established procedures or which are otherwise to be disposed of shall be destroyed in the facility by the facility administrator and one other adult who is not a resident. Both shall sign a record, to be retained for at least three years, (1) Name of the resident. (2) The prescription number and the name of the pharmacy. (3) The drug name, strength and quantity destroyed. (4) The date of destruction. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on interview conducted, observation, and records reviewed, R2 and R3 destructed medications were stored in food pantry, not record and not destructed, poses/posed a potential health and safety and personal rights risk to the resident in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 05/02/2025 Plan of Correction Medications destruct for R2 and R3 will be record and properly destruct by POC due date 05/02/25. Destructed record will be submitted to Fresno CCL by 05/02/25.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Administrator qualificationsType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87405(a)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87405 (a) All facilities shall have a qualified and currently certified administrator. The licensee and the administrator may be one and the same person. The administrator shall have sufficient freedom from other responsibilities and shall be on the premises a sufficient number of hours to permit adequate attention to the management and administration of the facility as specified in this section…The Department may require that the administrator devote additional hours in the facility to fulfill his/her responsibilities when the need for such additional hours is substantiated by written documentation. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation and interviews conducted, Administrator works only on Saturday and Sunday and S1 is staff that works Monday through Friday, which poses/posed a potential health and safety and personal rights risk to the resident in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 04/25/2025 Plan of Correction A written statement of how Licensee will meet regulations which will include how and when Administrator will be present at the facility. Written statement will be submitted to the Fresno CCL by POC due date 04/25/25.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Food serviceType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87555(b)(26)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87555 (b)(26) Supplies of nonperishable foods for a minimum of one week and perishable foods for a minimum of two days shall be maintained on the premises. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation and interview conducted, 7 day nonperishable foods were not observed, poses/posed an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 04/25/2025 Plan of Correction Licensee shall ensure the facility have a minimum of 7 day nonperishable food in the facility by POC due date 04/25/25.
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, R1 is on hospice care and was observed lying bed using a hospital bed with full rail 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: 04/25/2025 Plan of Correction Licensee shall obtain doctor orders for R1 who’s currently receiving hospice care that specific the need for full bed rails. If R1 is not eligible for hospice evaluation to retain a full bed rail, seek physician order for half bed rails and remove full bed rails. Order shall be obtained and submitted to the Fresno CCL by POC due date 04/25/25.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Admission, assessment, and evictionType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87463(b)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87463(b) The reappraisal shall document significant changes in the resident’s physical, mental, cognitive, behavioral, or functional condition, including those required to be documented as specified in section 87466, Observation of the Resident. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on interview conducted, observation, and records reviewed, R3 is bedridden, and no reappraisal was completed for change of condition, poses/posed a potential health and safety and personal rights risk to the resident in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 04/25/2025 Plan of Correction R3 reappraisal will be completed and submitted to the Fresno CCL by POC due date 04/25/25.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Food serviceType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87555(b)(25)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87555(b)(25) Soaps, detergents, cleaning compounds or similar substances shall be stored in areas separate from food supplies. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation and interviews conducted, at 10:46AM , laundry detergent were observed stored and locked in food pantry with food supplies, which poses/posed a potential health and safety and personal rights risk to the resident in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 04/23/2025 Plan of Correction Licensee shall chemicals are stored in a separate from the food by POC due date 04/23/25.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Not classified in the sourceType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 1796.45
- Regulation authority
- HSC
What the official deficiency says
HSC 1796.45 Affiliated home care aides hired on or after January 1, 2016, shall submit to an examination 90 days prior to employment, or within seven days after employment, to determine that the individual is free of active tuberculosis disease. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on records review and interviews conducted, S1 did not have a TB result, which poses a potential risk to the health and safety of the residents.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 05/02/2025 Plan of Correction Licensee shall ensure all staff have a TB result on file prior or within 7 days after employment. S1 and S2 TB result shall be submitted to the Fresno CCL office by POC due date 05/02/25.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Inspection
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 multiple used paint cans, garden tools, and laundry detergent stored in back of the garage unlock and 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: 05/10/2024 Plan of Correction Licensee immediately removed the paints, gardening tools and chemical and stored in the lock garage cabinet. POC clear during visit.
Corrective action observedRecorded in report dated May 9, 2024
Plan of correction recorded
Facility condition and maintenanceType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87303(e)(5)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87303 (e)(5) Non-skid mats or strips shall be used in all bathtubs and showers. 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 did not observed a non-skid mat in the resident’s bathtub this poses an potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 05/15/2024 Plan of Correction Licensee shall ensure a non-skid mat or strip is in the resident’s bathtub. Proof of non-skid mat or strip is in the resident’s bathtub shall be submitted to the department by 05/15/24.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Inspection
No deficiencies recorded in this report
Licensing recordNot an inspection of the operating facility
No deficiencies recorded in this report
Licensing recordNot an inspection of the operating facility
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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