GENTLE CARE ESTATES LLC

Official classification

Type B

Official code

87309(a)(1)

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. (1) Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, and poisonous substances shall be stored in areas separate from food supplies as specified in Section 87555, General Food Service Requirements. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on [(observation) (interview), the licensee did not comply with the section cited above with laundry detergant that was unlocked which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 05/20/2026 Plan of Correction The administrator moved the cleaners to a locked area during the time of the visit.

Official classification

Type A

Official code

87204(a)

Regulation authority

CCR

What the official deficiency says

87204 Limitations - Capacity and Ambulatory Status (a) A licensee shall not operate a facility beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license, including specification of the maximum number of persons who may receive services at any one time...This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, record review and interview, licensee did not comply with the section cited above. A separate unit using the same address was observed at the back of the facility, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

Licensee stated they will relocate the residents within 48 hours and provide proof of correction to LPA by POC due date

Deadline recorded: May 21, 2025. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Official classification

Type A

Official code

1569.58(a)(2)

Regulation authority

HSC

What the official deficiency says

1569.58 Persons prohibited from being a licensee, owning beneficial interest in licensed facility, or holding certain positions or employment; grounds; notice; removal; appeal; petition for reinstatement.(a) The department may prohibit any person from being a licensee,…or allowing in a licensed facility,…, any employee, prospective employee, or person who is not a client and who has done any of the following:(2) Engaged in conduct that is inimical to the health, morals, welfare, or safety of either an individual in or receiving services from the facility,....This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews , licensee did not comply with the section cited above. An employee was having a romantic relationship with a resident (R1), which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

Licensee terminated the staff member on 05-20-25, and LPAs observed the staff vacate the premises

Deadline recorded: May 21, 2025. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.