Facility condition and maintenance
Cited in 2 reports, with 2 deficiencies in total.
SHINING BRIGHT CARE HOME
697 PLUMER STREET, Costa Mesa CA 92627
15 bedsLatest official report Jul 21, 2026Licensed
Additional info
- Telephone
- (714) 749-9353
- Licensee
- SHINING BRIGHT SENIOR CARE HOME INC.
- Administrator
- BULLER, KATHRINA
- Contact
- BULLER, KATHRINA
- License first date
- Jul 5, 2023
- License effective date
- Jul 5, 2023
- District office
- ORANGE COUNTY RO · (714) 703-2840
- Regional office
- 22
- Clients served
- 935 - ELDERLY
Summary
The available records show 3 Type A and 5 Type B deficiencies for this facility.
- Most recent inspection
- Jul 21, 2026
- Most recent deficiency
- Jul 21, 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 8 Orange County facilities licensed for 7 to 15 beds, except where too few exist to state one — those come from facilities with 7 or more beds.
In the available public five-year record, CCLD published 5 reports for this facility: 3 inspections, 0 complaint investigations, and 2 licensing or administrative records.
Those records contain 3 Type A and 5 Type B deficiencies.
0 deficiencies have explicit official correction or clearance evidence in the loaded records.
- Official inspections
- 3
- Recorded deficiencies
- 8
- Type A deficiencies
- 3
- Type B deficiencies
- 5
- Substantiated complaints
- 0
- Repeated topics
- 1
Fewer than the typical 7
1 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 5
4 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 2
2 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 3
2 in the last 12 months
Fewer than the typical 2
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
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 which medication of three abuterol inhalers were left in a dresser of a residents room number 2 which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 07/22/2026 Plan of Correction Licensee will ensure all medication is removed from residents room during the annual visit and ensure continued compliance of locking all residents medication. Licensee will provide training to all staff about proper medication storage. Licensee will provide proof of training to LPA Simerly via email by August 6, 2026.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Facility condition and maintenanceType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87307(d)(6)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(6) All outdoor and indoor passageways and stairways shall be kept free of obstruction. 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 which chairs were in front of exit doors in two resident rooms and one curtain rod in a residents room which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 07/22/2026 Plan of Correction Licensee to remove all chairs during annual visit from the exit doors of resident rooms and will continue to comply to ensure no obstructions by the exit doors at all times.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Hazardous items and storageType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- 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 in which one Clorox wipes container were left in a residents room number 2 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 07/22/2026 Plan of Correction Licensee to remove all cleaning materials from residents rooms during the annual visit and will continue to comply to ensure no cleaning materials are left unlocked at all times. Licensee will provide training to all staff about locking cleaning materials. Licensee will provide proof of training to LPA Simerly via email by August 4, 2026 .
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Resident rightsType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87468.1(a)(6)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87468.1 Personal Rights of Residents in All Facilities (a) Residents in all residential care facilities for the elderly shall have all of the following personal rights: (6) To leave or depart the facility at any time and to not be locked into any room, building, or on facility premises by day or night. This does not prohibit a licensee from establishing house rules, such as locking doors at night to protect residents, or barring windows against intruders, with permission from the Department. 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 which multiple resident rooms (3,5 and 8) had locks on top of the resident room exit doors to the outside which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 08/22/2026 Plan of Correction Licensee will remove all locks on resident rooms (3,5 and 8) during the annual insepction and provide training to staff about residents rights. Licensee will provide proof of training to LPA Simerly via email by August 4, 2026.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Inspection
No deficiencies recorded in this report
Inspection
Medical and dental careType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87465(a)(4)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
The licensee shall assist residents with self-administered medications as needed. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on medication review, client 7 did not get the doses administered per physician's orders for seven medications in the month of May which poses an immediate health and safety risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 05/07/2025 Plan of Correction Facility to do in service training and submit to LPA
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Facility condition and maintenanceType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87303(a)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(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: Deficient Practice Statement Based on LPA observation, bedroom 7 exit door has a detached door hinge. Four cameras with built in audio are placed in the common areas. All which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 05/20/2025 Plan of Correction Facility to repair detached door hinge. Facility to remove or replace Link cameras with another model without audio hardware. LPA to return after POC due date to verify.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Dementia careType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87705(f)(2)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(f) Licensees that lock exterior doors or perimeter fence gates shall meet the following initial and continuing requirements: (2) The licensee shall ensure that the fire clearance includes approval of locked exterior doors or perimeter fence gates and that facility staff on all shifts have access to, and know how to use, equipment needed to unlock exterior doors or perimeter fence gates. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on LPA observation, exit gate closest to garage is locked and inaccessible which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 05/30/2025 Plan of Correction Facility to keep gates unlocked from now on. In service training to be completed and sent to LPA.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Health conditions and treatmentsType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87608(a)(3)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
A written order from the physician indicating the need for the postural support shall be maintained in the resident's record. The licensing agency shall be authorized to require other additional documentation if needed to verify the order. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on LPA record review, 9 out of 10 residents with bed rails did not have bed rail orders which poses a potential health and safety risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 05/20/2025 Plan of Correction Facility to email bed rail orders for all residents to LPA.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Licensing recordNot an inspection of the operating facility
No deficiencies recorded in this report
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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