INSPIRED ELDERLY CARE LIVING

1438 E PORTNER STREET, West Covina CA 91791

Facility 198603012 · RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY (740)

6 bedsLatest official report Feb 5, 2026Licensed

Additional info
Licensee
INSPIRED ELDERLY CARE LIVING
Administrator
GALLEGOS, LAURIE
Contact
GALLEGOS, LAURIE
License first date
Jan 9, 2019
License effective date
Jan 9, 2019
District office
MONTEREY PARK ASC · (323) 980-4934
Regional office
28
Clients served
935 - ELDERLY

Summary

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

Most recent inspection
Feb 5, 2026
Most recent deficiency
Jan 30, 2024

4 later reports, from Jul 2, 2024 through Feb 5, 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 10 reports for this facility: 6 inspections, 4 complaint investigations, and 0 licensing or administrative records.

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

1 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
5

More than the typical 1

0 in the last 12 months

Type A deficiencies
2

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
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
Medication handling and storageType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87465(h)(2)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(h) The following requirements shall apply to medications which are centrally stored: (2) Centrally stored medicines shall be kept in a safe and locked place that is not accessible to persons other than employees responsible for the supervision of the centrally stored medication. 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 that resident (R1) Clotrimazole topical cream in an unlocked drawer & R2 had 7 Rx medication bottles in unlocked drawer, which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 01/31/2024 Plan of Correction Administrator agrees to submit a written plan of correction that states how the deficiency was corrected and shall conduct staff training in regulationTitle 22 Incidental Medical and Dental Care Services. The medications were removed during the visit. Submit POC by tomorrow.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Dementia careType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87705(f)(2)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(f) The following shall be stored inaccessible to residents with dementia: (2) Over-the-counter medication, nutritional supplements or vitamins, alcohol, cigarettes, and toxic substances such as certain plants, gardening supplies, cleaning supplies and disinfectants. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on physical plant inspection, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that resident Dementia resident (R1) had cranberry extract 500 mg supplement, and homeopathic Frankincense Myrrh rubbing oil in an unlocked drawer without a physician order, which poses an immediate health, safety, or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 01/31/2024 Plan of Correction Administrator shall obtain a physician order for the supplement medicine items noted above, and conduct staff training. Administrator removed the items from the room. Submit proof of correction by tomorrow.

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 physical plant observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in that the backyard cement walkway is cracked and lifted posing a tripping hazard and stovetop burners are being ignited with a candle lighter, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 02/13/2024 Plan of Correction Licensee/Administrator agreed to repair the cracked/lifted cement section in the walkway, and repair/replace the stovetop. Submit picture proof evidence by POC due date.

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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