WE CARE SENIOR LIVING

24891 BRANCH AVE, Lake Forest CA 92630

Facility 306006291 · RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY (740)

6 bedsLatest official report Apr 27, 2026Licensed

Additional info
Licensee
I AND C SENIOR LIVING LLC
Administrator
SANSANO, CHERYL
Contact
SANSANO, CHERYL
License first date
Apr 26, 2023
License effective date
Apr 26, 2023
District office
ORANGE COUNTY RO · (714) 703-2840
Regional office
22
Clients served
985 - RCFE / HOSPICE

Summary

The available records show 5 Type B deficiencies for this facility.

Most recent inspection
Apr 27, 2026
Most recent deficiency
Apr 27, 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 984 Orange County facilities licensed for 6 or fewer beds.

In the available public five-year record, CCLD published 6 reports for this facility: 4 inspections, 0 complaint investigations, and 2 licensing or administrative records.

Those records contain 0 Type A and 5 Type B deficiencies.

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

Official inspections
4

About the same as most this size

1 in the last 12 months

Recorded deficiencies
5

More than the typical 1

2 in the last 12 months

Type A deficiencies
0

Most this size also have none

0 in the last 12 months

Type B deficiencies
5

More than the typical 1

2 in the last 12 months

Substantiated complaints
0

Most this size also have none

0 in the last 12 months

Repeated topics
1

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
Basic services and supervisionType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87219(h)(2)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(h) The licensee shall provide sufficient space to accommodate both indoor and outdoor activities. Activities shall be encouraged by provision of: (2) Outdoor activity areas that are easily accessible to residents, protected from traffic, and have adequate shady areas. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not have a shaded outdoor patio area which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 05/01/2026 Plan of Correction Licensee will obtain patio umbrellas for the outdoor furniture and provide proof 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(a)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(a) The pre-admission appraisal, as specified in Section 87457, Pre-Admission Appraisal, shall be updated, in writing as frequently as necessary or once every 12 months, whichever occurs first, to note significant changes in condition, as defined in Section 87101, Definitions, and to keep the appraisal accurate. For the purposes of this section, the updated pre-admission appraisal shall be referred to as the reappraisal. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not have appraisals for Residents #3, and #5 which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 05/08/2026 Plan of Correction Licensee will obtain resident appraisals for Residents #3, and #5 and submit them to CCLD via email or fax. Licensee will keep updated appraisals in the resident files at all times.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Inspection
Facility condition and maintenanceType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87303(e)(2)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(e) Water supplies and plumbing fixtures shall be maintained as follows: (2) Faucets used by residents for personal care such as shaving and grooming shall deliver hot water. Hot water temperature controls shall be maintained to automatically regulate the temperature of hot water used by residents to attain a temperature of not less than 105 degree F (41 degrees C) and not more than 120 degree F (49 degrees C). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. The hot water in resident bathrooms measured 125.7 to 128.4 degrees Fahrenheit.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 05/12/2025 Plan of Correction AD agreed to start documenting a hot water log of resident bathroom temperatures. LPA will conduct a follow up visit to ensure the hot water is at an appropriate temperature.

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
87456(a)(2)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(a) Prior to accepting a resident for care and in order to evaluate his/her suitability, the facility shall, as specified in this article 8: (2) Perform a pre-admission appraisal. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed the facility did not complete a Pre-Admission Appraisal on Resident #1, Resident #3, and Resident #4.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 05/12/2025 Plan of Correction AD agreed to complete Pre-Admission Appraisals for Resident #1, Resident #3, and Resident #4. AD agreed to submit the Pre-Admission Appraisals to LPA via email or fax by POC 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(a)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(a) The pre-admission appraisal, as specified in Section 87457, Pre-Admission Appraisal, shall be updated, in writing as frequently as necessary or once every 12 months, whichever occurs first, to note significant changes in condition, as defined in Section 87101, Definitions, and to keep the appraisal accurate. For the purposes of this section, the updated pre-admission appraisal shall be referred to as the reappraisal. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA observed the facility did not have a Reappraisal on file for Resident #1, Resident #2, Resident #3, and Resident #4. LPA observed the Reappraisal for Resident #5 to be outdated.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 05/12/2025 Plan of Correction AD agreed to complete Reappraisals for all five residents. AD agreed to submit the Reappraisals to LPA via email or fax by POC 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
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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