STRAWBERRY FIELDS

434 E LANCASTER BLVD, Lancaster CA 93535

Facility 197603946 · RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY (740)

6 bedsLatest official report Sep 15, 2025Licensed

Additional info
Licensee
REES-TAYLOR LLC
Administrator
GORY, MONICA
Contact
GORY, MONICA
License first date
Sep 12, 2002
License effective date
Sep 12, 2002
District office
WOODLAND HILLS S.RO · (818) 596-4334
Regional office
31
Clients served
985 - RCFE / HOSPICE

Summary

The available records show 3 Type A and 2 Type B deficiencies for this facility.

Most recent inspection
Sep 15, 2025
Most recent deficiency
Sep 15, 2025

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 7 reports for this facility: 5 inspections, 2 complaint investigations, and 0 licensing or administrative records.

Those records contain 3 Type A and 2 Type B deficiencies.

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

Official inspections
5

More than the typical 4

2 in the last 12 months

Recorded deficiencies
5

More than the typical 1

1 in the last 12 months

Type A deficiencies
3

Most this size have none

0 in the last 12 months

Type B deficiencies
2

Most this size have none

1 in the last 12 months

Substantiated complaints
1

Most this size have none

0 in the last 12 months

Repeated topics
0

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.

No topic repeats in the last 36 months

No deficiency topic appears in more than one report during that window. This does not establish that nothing repeated earlier in the five-year record, and it is not a statement about current conditions.

Official report history

All preserved reports from the most recent to the oldest, sortable by report type.

Inspection
Staffing, personnel, and trainingType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87412(g)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

87412 Personnel Records: (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 observations, record review and interviews, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in six (6) out of six (6) staff members whose records were not in the facility for review this poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 09/15/2025 Plan of Correction Adminstrator discussed and agreed that moving forward all facility files will be in the facility readily available for Licensing to review. POC cleared on day of visit.

Official record says corrected or clearedOn or before Sep 15, 2025
Plan of correction recorded
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Inspection
Admission, assessment, and evictionType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87204(a)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(a) A licensee shall not operate a facility beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including specification of the maximum number of persons who may receive services at any one time. An exception may be made in the case of catastrophic emergency when the licensing agency may make temporary exceptions to the approved capacity. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observations, records review and interviews, Administrator did not ensure that the ambulatory status for two (2) residents was within the limitations of the license which allows two (2) non ambulatory residents this poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 09/05/2024 Plan of Correction Licensee and Administrator agree to submit updated LIC200 form to CCL to increase non ambulatory capacity by POC due date and will email LPA proof of submission.

Citation dismissed - not a correction

Deficiency Dismissed Type A Section Cited CCR 87204(a)

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Admission, assessment, and evictionType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87204(b)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(b) Resident rooms approved for 24-hour care of ambulatory residents only shall not accommodate nonambulatory residents. Residents whose condition becomes nonambulatory shall not remain in rooms restricted to ambulatory residents. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observations, record reviews, and interviews, Administrator did not ensure that two (2) residents that are non ambulatory reside in non ambulatory rooms. This poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 09/05/2024 Plan of Correction Licensee and Administrator agree to submit updated LIC200 form to CCL to increase non ambulatory capacity with new facility sketch identifying non ambulatory rooms by POC due date and will email LPA proof of submission.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Dementia careType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87705(c)(4)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(c) Licensees who accept and retain residents with dementia shall be responsible for ensuring the following: (4) There is an adequate number of direct care staff to support each resident's physical, social, emotional, safety and health care needs as identified in his/her current appraisal. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observations and records review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by only having one (1) caregiver to assist six (6) residents and not having additional staff to perform necessary work, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 09/05/2024 Plan of Correction Administrator agrees to submit a new LIC500 reflecting all shift coverage for facility that is adequate for all residents in care by email to LPA on POC due date. Administrator will remain at the facility to assist for the remainder of the shift while more staff is called in.

Citation dismissed - not a correction

Deficiency Dismissed Type A Section Cited CCR 87705(c)(4)

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Complaint

Allegations0 substantiated · 2 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded

No deficiencies recorded in this report
Complaint

Allegations1 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · 1 cited

Facility condition and maintenanceType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87303(a)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

87303 Maintenance and Operation (a) 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: Based on LPA observations and interviews, the facility did not ensure that the kitchen countertop was kept in good repair. Poses an potential health and safety or personal rights risk to residents in care.

Official plan of correction

Licensee has agreed to fix the kitchen countertop crack. The Licensee will submit the invoice showcasing the order for the repair and submit photos to show that the countertop has been repaired.

Deadline recorded: Feb 2, 2023. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Feb 2, 2023
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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