ST. JUDE'S ELDER CARE IV

1324 SOUTH DONNA BETH, West Covina CA 91791

Facility 198603898 · RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY (740)

6 bedsLatest official report May 19, 2026Licensed

Additional info
Licensee
ST. JUDE'S ELDER III, INC
Administrator
RAGANO, SCOTT
Contact
RAGANO, SCOTT
License first date
Jun 25, 2025
License effective date
Jun 25, 2025
District office
MONTEREY PARK ASC · (323) 980-4934
Regional office
28
Clients served
983 - RCFE / DEMENTIA

Summary

The available records show 1 Type A and 2 Type B deficiencies for this facility.

Most recent inspection
May 19, 2026
Most recent deficiency
May 19, 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 2 reports for this facility: 1 inspection, 0 complaint investigations, and 1 licensing or administrative record.

Those records contain 1 Type A and 2 Type B deficiencies.

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

Official inspections
1

Fewer than the typical 4

1 in the last 12 months

Recorded deficiencies
3

More than the typical 1

3 in the last 12 months

Type A deficiencies
1

Most this size have none

1 in the last 12 months

Type B deficiencies
2

Most this size have none

2 in the last 12 months

Substantiated complaints
0

Most this size also 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
Fire safety and emergency preparednessType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87202(a)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(a) All facilities shall maintain a fire clearance approved by the city, county, or city and county fire department or district providing fire protection services, or the State Fire Marshal. Prior to accepting or retaining any of the following types of persons, the applicant or licensee shall notify the licensing agency and obtain an appropriate fire clearance approved by the city, county, or city and county fire department or district providing fire protection services, or the State Fire Marshal: 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 in that one of the resident's room in the new dwelling unit from the newly constructed garage conversion does not have a fire clearance which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to residents in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 05/20/2026 Plan of Correction Licensee/administrator to submit a completed STD850 and LIC 200 to CCLD by POC due date.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Admission, assessment, and evictionType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87463(h)(1)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(h) The licensee shall request that all residents receive an annual routine visit with a licensed medical professional once every twelve months, either in person or by video appointment. (1) Documentation of the annual routine visit, such as a visit summary, shall be added to the resident's record. 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 in that a resident diagnosed with dementia did not have a current medical assessment on file, last medical assessment on file was 08/02/2024 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to residents in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 05/29/2026 Plan of Correction Licensee/administrator to submit an updated physician's report to CCL/LPA by POC due date.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Records and plan of operationType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87208(a)(7)(A)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

87208 Plan of Operation (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: (7) Sketches, showing dimensions, of the following: (A) Building(s) to be occupied, including a floor plan that describes the capacities of the buildings for the uses intended and a designation of the rooms to be used for nonambulatory residents and for bedridden residents, other than for a temporary illness or recovery from surgery as specified in Sections 87606(d) and (e) 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 in that the facility sketch on the plan of operation and submitted to CCLD did not match the actual lay out of the facility due to a recent construction of garage conversion which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to residents in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 05/29/2026 Plan of Correction Licensee/administrator shall update the plan of operation, submit the necessary requirements such as building permits, along with the updated sketch. In addition, administrator shall submit a signed self certification acknowledging understanding of Title 22 Regs, 87208 to CCLD by POC due date.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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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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