Hazardous items and storage
Cited in 2 reports, with 2 deficiencies in total.
GOLDEN ANGEL OF LA HABRA
1141 CHERI DRIVE, La Habra CA 90631
6 bedsLatest official report Jun 15, 2026Licensed
Additional info
- Telephone
- (562) 694-0741
- Licensee
- AJL GUEST HOME
- Administrator
- LORNITA S. PANIS
- Contact
- LORNITA S. PANIS
- License first date
- Jun 14, 2006
- License effective date
- Jun 14, 2006
- District office
- ORANGE COUNTY RO · (714) 703-2840
- Regional office
- 22
- Clients served
- 935 - ELDERLY
Summary
The available records show 3 Type A and 1 Type B deficiencies for this facility.
- Most recent inspection
- Jun 15, 2026
- Most recent deficiency
- Jul 3, 2025
1 later report, on Jun 15, 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 984 Orange County facilities licensed for 6 or fewer beds.
In the available public five-year record, CCLD published 5 reports for this facility: 4 inspections, 0 complaint investigations, and 1 licensing or administrative record.
Those records contain 3 Type A and 1 Type B deficiencies.
0 deficiencies have explicit official correction or clearance evidence in the loaded records.
- Official inspections
- 4
- Recorded deficiencies
- 4
- Type A deficiencies
- 3
- Type B deficiencies
- 1
- Substantiated complaints
- 0
- Repeated topics
- 1
About the same as most this size
1 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 1
0 in the last 12 months
Most this size have none
0 in the last 12 months
About the same as most this size
0 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
No deficiencies recorded in this report
Licensing recordNot an inspection of the operating facility
No deficiencies recorded in this report
Inspection
Fire safety and emergency preparednessType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87202(a)(2)
- 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: (2) Bedridden persons This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on documents, R1 is bedridden per their most recent physician's report, but the facility does not have a bedridden fire clearance, which poses an immediate safety risk to persons in care. CIVIL PENALTY ASSESSED.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 07/04/2025 Plan of Correction Licensee stated they believe R1 is actually non-ambulatory and will obtain an updated physician's report indicating this or submit a request for a new fire clearance for bedridden residents by 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(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 ensure over a dozen staff medications were inaccessible in the non-lockable front closet and toxins including nail polish remover were inaccessible in the non-lockable laundry room closet, which poses an immediate safety risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 07/04/2025 Plan of Correction During the inspection, the licensee secured these items and LPA confirmed. Licensee stated they will conduct staff training on securing dangerous items and submit proof to LPA by POC due date.
Corrective action observedRecorded in report dated Jul 3, 2025
Plan of correction recorded
Inspection
Hazardous items and storageType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87309(a)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(a) Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisons, firearms and other items which could pose a danger if readily available to clients shall be stored where inaccessible to clients. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, the licensee did not ensure toxins were secured in the non-lockable garage, knives were secured in the non-lockable cabinet under the kitchen sink, and Tylenol was secured in the kitchen cabinet, which poses an immediate safety risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 07/02/2024 Plan of Correction During the inspection, the licensee secured these items and LPA confirmed. Licensee stated they will train staff on ensuring dangerous items are secured and will submit proof to LPA by POC due date.
Corrective action observedRecorded in report dated Jul 1, 2024
Plan of correction recorded
Medical and dental careType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87465(a)(1)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(1) The licensee shall arrange, or assist in arranging, for medical and dental care appropriate to the conditions and needs of residents. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on documents, the licensee did not ensure the medications of 3 out of 3 residents were tracked by not using a Medication Administration Record (MAR), which poses a potential health risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 07/29/2024 Plan of Correction Licensee stated they will immediately start using a MAR for each resident and will submit proof to LPA by POC due date.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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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