LA HONDA GUEST HOME

3940 LA HONDA WAY, Carmichael CA 95608

Facility 347001696 · RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY (740)

6 bedsLatest official report Feb 2, 2026Licensed

Additional info
Licensee
TORRES, NEAL & MARGARITA
Administrator
TORRES, MARGARITA
Contact
TORRES, MARGARITA
License first date
Mar 26, 2001
License effective date
Mar 26, 2001
District office
SACRAMENTO NORTH ASC · (916) 263-4700
Regional office
59
Clients served
935 - ELDERLY

Summary

The available records show 2 Type A and 2 Type B deficiencies for this facility.

Most recent inspection
Feb 2, 2026
Most recent deficiency
Feb 2, 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 598 Sacramento County facilities licensed for 6 or fewer beds.

In the available public five-year record, CCLD published 10 reports for this facility: 8 inspections, 2 complaint investigations, and 0 licensing or administrative records.

Those records contain 2 Type A and 2 Type B deficiencies.

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

Official inspections
8

More than the typical 5

1 in the last 12 months

Recorded deficiencies
4

More than the typical 1

2 in the last 12 months

Type A deficiencies
2

Most this size have none

2 in the last 12 months

Type B deficiencies
2

Most this size have none

0 in the last 12 months

Substantiated complaints
0

Most this size also have none

0 in the last 12 months

Repeated topics
0

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
Hazardous items and storageType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87309(a)
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. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement LPA observed that facility's staff left cabinet open in main hallway which has disinfectants, cleaning solutions and gardening tools were accessible in backyard area which were accessible to residents and poses a immediate health and safety risks to residents in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 02/03/2026 Plan of Correction The Licensee will send the letter of understanding of this regulation and will train staff regarding this regulation and will send training documents to CCL. POC due date - 02/03/26.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Medication handling and storageType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87465(c)(2)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(c) If the resident's physician has stated in writing that the resident is unable to determine his/her own need for nonprescription PRN medication, but can communicate his/her symptoms clearly, facility staff designated by the licensee shall be permitted to assist the resident with self-administration, provided all of the following requirements are met: (2) Once ordered by the physician the medication is given according to the physician's directions. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on staff interviews, observation, record review, facility did not comply with Regulation as medications administration records were not matching for 2 (R2, R4) out of 4 residents, MAR records were not found for February 2026, expired medication for resident R2, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 02/03/2026 Plan of Correction Administrator shall send letter of understanding of this Regulation and shall conduct staff training for medications management and send records to department by 02/03/26.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Inspection
Staffing, personnel, and trainingType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87411(f)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(f) All personnel, including the licensee and administrator, shall be in good health, and physically and mentally capable of performing assigned tasks. Good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a chest x-ray or an intradermal test, performed by a physician not more than six (6) months prior to or seven (7) days after employment or licensure. A report shall be made of each screening, signed by the examining physician. The report shall indicate whether the person is physically qualified to perform the duties to be assigned, and whether he/she has any health condition that would create a hazard to him/herself, other staff members or residents. A signed statement shall be obtained from each volunteer affirming that he/she is in good health.Personnel with evidence of physical illness or emotional instability that poses a significant threat to the well-being of residents shall be relieved of their duties. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as staff ,S2 does not have health screening (LIC501) upon hire per requirement which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 03/10/2025 Plan of Correction Licensee shall letter of understanding of this regulation and shall complete health screening (LIC501) for staff S2 and for all staff per requirement. All POC documents are due by 03/10/25.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Staffing, personnel, and trainingType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
1569.625(b)(2)
Regulation authority
HSC

What the official deficiency says

(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 interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as staff ,S1,S2 does not have Annual Training for 2024 per requirement which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 03/17/2025 Plan of Correction Licensee shall letter of understanding of this Regulation and shall complete annual staff training for staff ,S1,S2 and for all staff per requirement and send proof to department by POC date-03/17/25.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Complaint

Allegations0 substantiated · 2 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded

No deficiencies recorded in this report
Complaint

Allegations0 substantiated · 3 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded

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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