GOLD MEDAL ESTATES

4010 GAREY AVE, Claremont CA 91711

Facility 198603355 · RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY (740)

6 bedsLatest official report Feb 6, 2026Licensed

Additional info
Licensee
GOLD MEDAL SENIOR LIVING ESTATES
Administrator
SANTOS, TONI C
Contact
SANTOS, TONI C
License first date
Oct 16, 2020
License effective date
Oct 16, 2020
District office
MONTEREY PARK ASC · (323) 980-4934
Regional office
28
Clients served
983 - RCFE / DEMENTIA

Summary

The available records show 5 Type A and 3 Type B deficiencies for this facility.

Most recent inspection
Oct 16, 2025
Most recent deficiency
Sep 13, 2024

2 later reports, from Oct 16, 2025 through Feb 6, 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 1,564 Los Angeles County facilities licensed for 6 or fewer beds.

In the available public five-year record, CCLD published 7 reports for this facility: 6 inspections, 1 complaint investigation, and 0 licensing or administrative records.

Those records contain 5 Type A and 3 Type B deficiencies.

0 deficiencies have explicit official correction or clearance evidence in the loaded records.

Official inspections
6

More than the typical 4

1 in the last 12 months

Recorded deficiencies
8

Well above the typical 1

0 in the last 12 months

Type A deficiencies
5

Most this size have none

0 in the last 12 months

Type B deficiencies
3

Most this size have none

0 in the last 12 months

Substantiated complaints
0

Most this size also have none

0 in the last 12 months

Repeated topics
1

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
Facility condition and maintenanceType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87303(e)(4)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(e) Water supplies and plumbing fixtures shall be maintained as follows: (4) Grab bars shall be maintained for each toilet, bathtub and shower used by residents. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two (2) out of three(3) bathrooms did not have grip bars in shower which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 09/14/2024 Plan of Correction Facility will install grab bars in showers and send a picture as proof to LPA.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Hazardous items and storageType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87309(a)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(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 LPA observed scissors unlocked in bathroom #1 which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 09/14/2024 Plan of Correction Lead Caregiver removed scissors during time of visit and House Mgr will conduct training with all staff and send training to LPA.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Background checksType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87355(e)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1569.17(b) shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above one (1 ) staff and one (1) resident did not have fingerprint clearence which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 09/14/2024 Plan of Correction *24HR CORRECTION met due to S5 removing herself from the facility until criminal clearance is submitted.* Licensee will retrain staff on this regulation and send proof of re-training by 9/14/2024 via email. Resident in ADU left house and will not return unless he is a staff affiliated with home.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Inspection
Facility condition and maintenanceType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87307(a)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

87307 Personal Accommodations and Services (a)Living accommodations and grounds shall be related to the facility's function. The facility shall be large enough to provide comfortable living accommodations and privacy for the residents, staff, and others who may reside in the facility… 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 a staff bedroom located inside the kitchen, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 10/24/2023 Plan of Correction Licensee will remove staff room inside the kitchen and send LPA a picture of the kitchen cleared, via email, by POC due date.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Facility condition and maintenanceType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87303(a)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

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 and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in the sink faucet in bathroom# 2 is not operational, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 11/03/2023 Plan of Correction Licensee will send LPA, via email, a copy of the work receipt indicating the work completed and faucet operational.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Facility condition and maintenanceType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87303(e)(2)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(e) Water supplies and plumbing fixtures shall be maintained as follows: (2) Faucets used by residents for personal care such as shaving and grooming shall deliver hot water. Hot water temperature controls shall be maintained to automatically regulate the temperature of hot water used by residents to attain a temperature of not less than 105 degree F (41 degrees C) and not more than 120 degree F (49 degrees C). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in bathroom# 3 sink faucet not delivering any hot water, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 11/03/2023 Plan of Correction Licensee will have sink faucet repaired and send LPA a work recipt of it fixed. Will also include a water log for (5) days and submit to LPA, via email, by POC due date.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Staffing, personnel, and trainingType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87412(a)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(a) The licensee shall ensure that personnel records are maintained on the licensee, administrator and each employee. Each personnel record shall contain the following information: 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 the facility Administrator not maintaining a file, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 11/03/2023 Plan of Correction Licensee will compile a complete file for Administrator and send LPA a statement with a checklist of all required documents, indicating that the file is complete to best of their knowledge and will maintain all employee files, including licensee and administrator at the facility at all times. To send to LPA via email by POC due date.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Inspection
Medication handling and storageType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87465(c)(2)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(c) If the resident's physician has stated in writing that the resident is unable to determine his/her own need for nonprescription PRN medication but can 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: (2) Once ordered by the physician the medication is given according to the physician's directions. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 5 residents, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. R1 still had the medication capsule in the medication bubble pack for Quetiapine Fumarate 25MG Tab #38 (10/21/2022) and Simvastatin 20MG Tablet #31 (10/12/2022).

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 10/29/2022 Plan of Correction The administrator shall review the physician's order for all the residents taking medication to ensure that they are being given as prescribed. The administrator shall conduct a medication training for all staff handling medication and submit proof of training log to CCLD by POC due date 11/04/2022.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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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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