Staffing, personnel, and training
Cited in 2 reports, with 2 deficiencies in total.
KAREN'S HOME FOR SENIORS, INC.
16822 ADDISON STREET, Encino CA 91436
6 bedsLatest official report Jan 14, 2026Licensed
Additional info
- Telephone
- (818) 886-8360
- Licensee
- BRENZ HOME FOR SENIORS, INC
- Administrator
- ZINKOFSKY, CLARITA
- Contact
- ZINKOFSKY, CLARITA
- License first date
- Jan 23, 2020
- License effective date
- Jan 23, 2020
- District office
- WOODLAND HILLS S.RO · (818) 596-4334
- Regional office
- 31
- Clients served
- 983 - RCFE / DEMENTIA
Summary
The available records show 4 Type A and 5 Type B deficiencies for this facility.
- Most recent inspection
- Jan 14, 2026
- Most recent deficiency
- Jan 14, 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 1,564 Los Angeles 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 4 Type A and 5 Type B deficiencies.
0 deficiencies have explicit official correction or clearance evidence in the loaded records.
- Official inspections
- 5
- Recorded deficiencies
- 9
- Type A deficiencies
- 4
- Type B deficiencies
- 5
- Substantiated complaints
- 0
- Repeated topics
- 1
More than the typical 4
1 in the last 12 months
Well above the typical 1
5 in the last 12 months
Most this size have none
1 in the last 12 months
Most this size have none
4 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
Food serviceType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87555(b)(23)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(b) The following food service requirements shall apply: (23) All readily perishable foods or beverages capable of supporting rapid and progressive growth of micro-organisms which can cause food infections or food intoxications shall be stored in covered containers at appropriate temperatures. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on [(observation) food not properly stored, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 01/15/2026 Plan of Correction Send proof of proper food storage/statement on how to prevent issue in the future.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Health conditions and treatmentsType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87470(a)(2)(B)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(a) A licensee shall ensure that infection control practices are maintained as follows: (2) Environmental cleaning and disinfection activities shall be performed following the manufacturers' instructions for proper use of the cleaning and disinfecting products. These activities shall be completed, at a minimum, as follows: (B) Walls and window coverings in resident care areas shall be dusted or cleaned on a regular schedule to ensure they are safe and sanitary and when they are visibly contaminated or soiled. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on [(observation), blinds/window, vents sills dirty/dusty, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 01/23/2026 Plan of Correction Provide pictures of cleaning and statement on prevention of issue in the future.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Records and plan of operationType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87208(a)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(a) The licensee shall have and maintain a current, written definitive plan of operation for the facility. The licensee shall operate the facility in accordance with the terms specified in the plan of operation and may be cited for not doing so pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 1569.49. The plan and related materials shall be on file in the facility and shall be submitted to the licensing agency with the license application. Any significant changes in the plan of operation which would affect the services to residents shall be submitted to the licensing agency for approval. The plan and related materials shall contain the following: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on (record review)], current insurance not available the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 01/23/2026 Plan of Correction Provide proof of insurance by poc.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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 at time of record review one or more staff records not available the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in [identifiers] which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 01/14/2026 Plan of Correction Cleared later same day. Adminstrator C.Z. dropped of staff file.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Food serviceType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87555(b)(27)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(b) The following food service requirements shall apply: (27) All kitchen areas shall be kept clean and free of litter, rodents, vermin and insects. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on [(observation), counters/appliances not cleaned the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in] which poses potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 01/23/2026 Plan of Correction Staff will clean areas and provided proof and statement on how to prevent issue in the future
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
(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, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to the accessible cleaning chemicals in the shared bathroom which pose an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 02/03/2025 Plan of Correction Licensee to conduct an in-service training for all staff and submit proof of correction by the POC due date.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Hazardous items and storageType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87309(b)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(b) Residents may have access to items specified in subsection (a) for personal use unless there is documentation, as specified in Section 87457, Pre-Admission Appraisal or Section 87463, Reappraisals, that indicates the resident's or other residents’ safety would be at risk if allowed access. 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 three (03) accessible shaving razors which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care with dementia.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 02/03/2025 Plan of Correction Licensee to conduct an in-service training for all staff and submit proof of correction by the POC due date.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Staffing, personnel, and trainingType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87411(f)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87411 Personnel Requirements - General (f) All personnel, including the licensee and administrator, shall... be in good health verified by a health screening, including a chest x-ray or an intradermal test, performed by a physician not more than six (6) months prior to or seven (7) days after employment or licensure. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one (01_ staff without a tuberculosis test or chest X-ray which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 02/03/2025 Plan of Correction Licensee has instructed the staff without a TB test to obtain test results prior to returning to work.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Inspection
Admission, assessment, and evictionType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87458(a)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(a) Prior to a person's acceptance as a resident, the licensee shall obtain and keep on file, documentation of a medical assessment, signed by a physician, made within the last year. The licensee shall be permitted to use the form LIC 602 (Rev. 9/89), Physician's Report, to obtain the medical assessment. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in out of one record (missing completed physcians report which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 03/22/2024 Plan of Correction
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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