Inspection
No deficiencies recorded in this report
BRITANNIA LODGE
73433 JUNIPER STREET, Palm Desert CA 92260
6 bedsLatest official report Apr 28, 2026Licensed
Additional info
- Telephone
- (760) 568-6292
- Licensee
- HOUNSELL, RICHARD & PATRICIA
- Administrator
- HOUNSELL, PATRICIA
- Contact
- HOUNSELL, PATRICIA
- License first date
- Apr 29, 1996
- License effective date
- Apr 29, 1996
- District office
- RIVERSIDE ASC · (951) 248-2222
- Regional office
- 18
- Clients served
- 985 - RCFE / HOSPICE
Summary
The available records show 1 Type A and 2 Type B deficiencies for this facility.
- Most recent inspection
- Apr 28, 2026
- Most recent deficiency
- Apr 15, 2024
2 later reports, from Apr 15, 2025 through Apr 28, 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 486 Riverside County facilities licensed for 6 or fewer beds.
In the available public five-year record, CCLD published 4 reports for this facility: 4 inspections, 0 complaint investigations, and 0 licensing or administrative records.
Those records contain 1 Type A and 2 Type B deficiencies.
0 deficiencies have explicit official correction or clearance evidence in the loaded records.
- Official inspections
- 4
- Recorded deficiencies
- 3
- Type A deficiencies
- 1
- Type B deficiencies
- 2
- Substantiated complaints
- 0
- Repeated topics
- 0
More than the typical 3
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
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.
Inspection
No deficiencies recorded in this report
Inspection
Dementia careType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87705(f)(1)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(f) The following shall be stored inaccessible to residents with dementia: (1) Knives, matches, firearms, tools and other items that could constitute a danger to the resident(s). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above with several knives in a knife block in the kitchen, which poses an immediate safety risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 04/16/2024 Plan of Correction Licensee states that they will move the knive block to a locked cabinet and ensure all knives are kept secured in an area inaccessible to residents when not in use. Licensee may self-certify to LPA Colvin once complete. Due by Plan of Correction date of 4/16/24.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Dementia careType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87705(c)(5)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(c) Licensees who accept and retain residents with dementia shall be responsible for ensuring the following: (5) Each resident with dementia shall have an annual medical assessment as specified in Section 87458, Medical Assessment, and a reappraisal done at least annually, both of which shall include a reassessment of the resident's dementia care needs. 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 in1 of 6 residents (R1) which poses a potential health risk to persons in care. LPA Colvin observed that R1 is diagnosed with Dementia, but their last Physician's Report is dated 2022.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 04/30/2024 Plan of Correction Licensee agrees to obtain an updated Physician's Report for R1. Licensee to provide LPA Colvin with a copy of the report by Plan of Correction date of 4/30/24.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Dementia careType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87705(j)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(j) The licensee shall have an auditory device or other staff alert feature to monitor exits, if exiting presents a hazard to any resident. 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 all exit doors, which poses a potential safety risk to persons in care. LPA Colvin observed that though the facility has residents with Dementia, they do not have auditory alarms on the exit doors.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 04/30/2024 Plan of Correction Licensee agrees to install auditory alarms on all exit doors. Licensee may self-certify once complete. Due by Plan of Correction date of 4/30/24.
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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