Fire safety and emergency preparedness
Cited in 2 reports, with 2 deficiencies in total.
28911 LA LITA LANE, Mission Viejo CA 92692
6 bedsLatest official report Dec 9, 2025Licensed
The available records show 6 Type A and 3 Type B deficiencies for this facility.
1 later report, on Dec 9, 2025, recorded no deficiencies, though the records do not say whether they were follow-ups.
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.
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: 6 inspections, 0 complaint investigations, and 0 licensing or administrative records.
Those records contain 6 Type A and 3 Type B deficiencies.
0 deficiencies have explicit official correction or clearance evidence in the loaded records.
More than the typical 4
2 in the last 12 months
Well above the typical 1
5 in the last 12 months
Most this size have none
3 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 1
2 in the last 12 months
Most this size also have none
0 in the last 12 months
Last 36 months
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.
Cited in 2 reports, with 2 deficiencies in total.
All preserved reports from the most recent to the oldest, sortable by report type.
(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 two out of five residents who are at risk if allowed access to toxins. LPA observed unsecured disinfectant spray and cleaning supplies as well as paint which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
POC Due Date: 12/03/2025 Plan of Correction Licensee to secure noted items and forward proof to LPA by POC due date.
(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. (2) Any items in subsection (a)(1) that are transferred from their original container to another container shall have a legible label that indicates: (A) Name of product on the original container, and This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed cleaning supplies in a secondary container without a label which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
POC Due Date: 12/03/2025 Plan of Correction Licensee to discard or put cleaning supply back in original container and forward proof to LPA by POC due date.
(e) The licensee shall supervise residents as needed and as determined by the resident's appraisal pursuant to Section 87457, Pre-Admission Appraisal or Section 87463, Reappraisals, when residents are in proximity to or when there is use of the following items: (1) Ranges, ovens, heaters, fireplaces, wood stoves, inserts, and other heating devices. (A) Heating devices shall have protective mechanisms or other measures to prevent access to the device, or to make it inoperable when not in use, in order to reduce the risk of burns or fire. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed cook top does not have protective mechanisms on the knobs which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
POC Due Date: 12/16/2025 Plan of Correction Licensee to obtain and utilize protective mechanism and forward proof to LPA by POC due date.
(6) When requested by the prescribing physician or the Department, a record of dosages of medications which are centrally stored shall be maintained by the facility. 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. Facility is administering medication to Resident 2 without an order indicating dosage or frequency which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
POC Due Date: 12/16/2025 Plan of Correction Licensee obtained order during the visit. CLEARED DURING VISIT.
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, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed storage space on floor plan is being used as a staff room. Fire clearance is based on floor plan. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
POC Due Date: 12/03/2025 Plan of Correction Licensee to remove bed and forward proof to LPA by POC due date.
Every residential care facility for the elderly shall have one or more carbon monoxide detectors in the facility that meet the standards established in Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 13260) of Part 2 of Division 12. The department shall account for the presence of these detectors during inspections. 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 one out of one carbon monoxide detectors which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
POC Due Date: 12/17/2024 Plan of Correction Licensee to repair/ replace carbon monoxide detector and forward proof to LPA by POC due date.
(e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1569.17(b) shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: (3) Request a transfer of a criminal record clearance as specified in Section 87355(c) or 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 one out of one staff that is not associated to the facility which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. CIVIL PENALTY ASSESSED
POC Due Date: 12/17/2024 Plan of Correction Licensee to submit a transfer request/ Guardian system to transfer staff and forward proof to LPA by POC due date.
(2) In addition to paragraph (1), training requirements shall also include an additional 20 hours annually, eight hours of which shall be dementia care training, as required by subdivision (a) of Section 1569.626, and four hours of which shall be specific to postural supports, restricted health conditions, and hospice care, as required by subdivision (a) of Section 1569.696. This training shall be administered on the job, or in a classroom setting, or both, and may include online training. 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 three out of three staff which do not have required annual training which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
POC Due Date: 12/30/2024 Plan of Correction Licensee to provide staff training and forward proof to LPA by POC due date.
All facilities shall be maintained in conformity with the regulations adopted by the State Fire Marshal for the protection of life and property against fire and panic. 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 four out of six smoke detectors that are either missing or inoperable which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. CIVIL PENALTY ASSESSED
POC Due Date: 12/17/2024 Plan of Correction Licensee to repair/ replace smoke detectors and forward proof to LPA.
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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