BRANDON MANOR
28421 BRANDON DR., Laguna Niguel CA 92677
5 bedsLatest official report Feb 20, 2026Licensed
Additional info
- Telephone
- (949) 365-9082
- Licensee
- BRANDON MANOR, INC.
- Administrator
- MARY YEPES
- Contact
- MARY YEPES
- License first date
- Mar 30, 2004
- License effective date
- Mar 30, 2004
- District office
- ORANGE COUNTY RO · (714) 703-2840
- Regional office
- 22
- Clients served
- 983 - RCFE / DEMENTIA
Summary
The available records show 2 Type A and 4 Type B deficiencies for this facility.
- Most recent inspection
- Feb 20, 2026
- Most recent deficiency
- Mar 19, 2024
2 later reports, from Mar 17, 2025 through Feb 20, 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 6 reports for this facility: 5 inspections, 1 complaint investigation, and 0 licensing or administrative records.
Those records contain 2 Type A and 4 Type B deficiencies.
0 deficiencies have explicit official correction or clearance evidence in the loaded records.
- Official inspections
- 5
- Recorded deficiencies
- 6
- Type A deficiencies
- 2
- Type B deficiencies
- 4
- Substantiated complaints
- 0
- Repeated topics
- 0
More than the typical 4
1 in the last 12 months
Well above the typical 1
0 in the last 12 months
Most this size have none
0 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 1
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.
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.
Licensing and administrationType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 1569.618(c)(3)
- Regulation authority
- HSC
What the official deficiency says
(c)The facility shall employ, and the administrator shall schedule, a sufficient number of staff members to do all of the following: (3) Ensure that at least one staff member who has cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training and first aid training is on duty and on the premises at all times. This paragraph shall not be construed to require staff to provide CPR. 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, when the LPA arrived at the facility the only staff present (Staff 3) did not have any CPR or First Aid training, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 03/20/2024 Plan of Correction Licensee agrees to Staff 3 trained in CPR and First-Aid. Licensee to forward proof of CPR and First-Aid training to LPA when completed.
Fire safety and emergency preparednessType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 1569.69(a)(2)
- Regulation authority
- HSC
What the official deficiency says
(a) Each residential care facility for the elderly licensed under this chapter shall ensure that each employee of the facility who assists residents with the self-administration of medications meets all of the following training requirements: (2) In facilities licensed to provide care for 15 or fewer persons, the employee shall complete 10 hours of initial training. This training shall consist of 6 hours of hands-on shadowing training, which shall be completed prior to assisting with the self-administration of medications, and 4 hours of other training or instruction, as described in subdivision (f), which shall be completed within the first two weeks of employment. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 3 staff training files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 03/29/2024 Plan of Correction Licensee agrees to ensure all staff have the required training as stated in HSC 1569.69(a)(2) and to document all training completed by staff. Licensee to forward proof to LPA by POC due date.
Admission, assessment, and evictionType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87507(d)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(d) The licensee shall retain in the resident's file the original signed and dated admission agreement and all subsequent signed and dated modifications. This does not apply to rate increases which have specific notification requirements as specified in Health and Safety Code section 1569.655. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out of 3 resident files which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 03/29/2024 Plan of Correction Licensee agrees to have Resident 3's responsible party sign and date Resident 3's admission agreement. Licensee to submit proof to LPA by POC due date.
Administrator qualificationsType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87405(a)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
All facilities shall have a qualified and currently certified administrator. The licensee and the administrator may be one and the same person... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The Administrator's certificate expired on 12/29/2023. The facility has no currently certified administrator which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 04/02/2024 Plan of Correction Licensee agrees to forward proof to LPA that all required training has been completed, fees paid and all documents for renewal of the Administrator's Certificate have been submitted to Community Care Licensing Division Administrator Certification Bureau (ACB) by the POC due date.
Medication handling and storageType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87465(h)(2)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
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 being met as evidenced by, LPA observed medications for residents stored in the master bedroom closet unsecured. This poses an immediate health and safety risk to residents in care.
Official plan of correction
Licensee agrees to store all medications in compliance with CCR 87465. Licensee agrees to dispose of discontinued medications in compliance with Title 22. Licensee will conduct training with all staff regarding CCR 87465 and to provide proof of training to LPA by POC due date.
Deadline recorded: Jul 14, 2023. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Facility condition and maintenanceType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87307(a)(2)(B)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
No room commonly used for other purposes shall be used as a sleeping room for any resident. This includes any hall, stairway, unfinished attic, garage storage area, shed or similar detached building. This requirement is not being met as evidenced by, LPA observed the master bedroom closet has a bed and is being used as a bedroom. This poses a potential health and safety risk to residents in care.
Official plan of correction
Licensee agrees to move the bed and all items not belonging to the residents out of the master bedroom closet. Licensee agrees not to use any room, other than it's commonly used purpose as stated in CCR 87307.
Deadline recorded: Jul 20, 2023. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Allegations0 substantiated · 1 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportSource 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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