ROYAL PALMS CARE HOME

8675 PHOENIX AVE, Fair Oaks CA 95628

Facility 342700240 · RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY (740)

6 bedsLatest official report Nov 24, 2025Licensed

Additional info
Licensee
DANIELA PODAR
Administrator
DANIELA PODAR
Contact
DANIELA PODAR
License first date
Nov 14, 2017
License effective date
Nov 14, 2017
District office
SACRAMENTO NORTH ASC · (916) 263-4700
Regional office
59
Clients served
935 - ELDERLY

Summary

The available records show 1 Type A and 3 Type B deficiencies for this facility.

Most recent inspection
Nov 24, 2025
Most recent deficiency
Aug 6, 2024

2 later reports, from Nov 15, 2024 through Nov 24, 2025, 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 598 Sacramento County facilities licensed for 6 or fewer beds.

In the available public five-year record, CCLD published 9 reports for this facility: 7 inspections, 2 complaint investigations, and 0 licensing or administrative records.

Those records contain 1 Type A and 3 Type B deficiencies.

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

Official inspections
7

More than the typical 5

1 in the last 12 months

Recorded deficiencies
4

More than the typical 1

0 in the last 12 months

Type A deficiencies
1

Most this size have none

0 in the last 12 months

Type B deficiencies
3

Most this size have none

0 in the last 12 months

Substantiated complaints
2

Most this size 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.

Complaint

Allegations1 substantiated · 1 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · 2 cited

Staffing, personnel, and trainingType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
1569.625(b)(1)
Regulation authority
HSC

What the official deficiency says

§1569.625 Staff training; legislative findings; contents (b) (1) The department shall adopt regulations to require staff members of residential care facilities for the elderly who assist residents with personal activities of daily living to receive appropriate training. This training shall consist of 40 hours of training. A staff member shall complete 20 hours, including six hours specific to dementia care, as required by subdivision (a) of Section 1569.626 and four hours specific to postural supports, restricted health conditions, and hospice care, as required by subdivision (a) of Section 1569.696, before working independently with residents. The remaining 20 hours shall include six hours specific to dementia care and shall be completed within the first four weeks of employment. The training coursework may utilize various methods of instruction, including, but not limited to, lectures, instructional videos, and interactive online courses. The additional 16 hours shall be hands-on training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on records reviewed, facility did not ensure that staff were acquiring all required initial trainings per Health and Safety Code, which poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to residents in care.

Official plan of correction

Facility will ensure that all caregivers receive initial training in accordance with Health and Safety Code. Facility will also complete a statement of understanding regarding Health and Safety Code §1569.625 and submit to LPA by POC due date of 8/21/2024.

Deadline recorded: Aug 21, 2024. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Aug 21, 2024
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

§1569.625 Staff training; legislative findings; contents (b) (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: Based on records reviewed, facility did not ensure that staff were acquiring all required annual trainings per Health and Safety Code, which poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to residents in care.

Official plan of correction

Facility will ensure that all caregivers receive annual training in accordance with Health and Safety Code. Facility will also complete a statement of understanding regarding Health and Safety Code §1569.625 and submit to LPA by POC due date of 8/21/2024.

Deadline recorded: Aug 21, 2024. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Aug 21, 2024
Correction not verified in available records
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Inspection
Incident reportingType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87211(a)(1)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

87211 Reporting Requirements (a) Each licensee shall furnish to the licensing agency such reports as the Department may require, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) A written report shall be submitted to the licensing agency and to the person responsible for the resident within seven days of the occurrence of any of the events specified in (A) through (D) below. (...) This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews conducted and records reviewed, the facility did not ensure to report multiple incidents to the licensing agency, which poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to the residents in care.

Official plan of correction

Facility will complete a statement of understanding regarding regulation 87211. Facility will submit statement to LPA by POC due date of 4/19/24.

Deadline recorded: Apr 19, 2024. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Apr 19, 2024
Correction not verified in available records
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Complaint

Allegations1 substantiated · 2 unsubstantiated · 1 unfounded · 1 cited

Basic services and supervisionType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87466
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

87466 Observation of Resident - The licensee shall ensure that residents are regularly observed for changes in physical (...) functioning and that appropriate assistance is provided when such observation reveals unmet needs. (...) This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on interviews conducted and records reviewed, the facility did not ensure resident R1 received timely medical attention after observation of unmet needs, which poses an immediate health, safety, and personal rights risk to the residents in care.

Official plan of correction

Facility will complete a statement of understanding regarding regulation 87466. Facility will submit statement to LPA by POC due date of 4/5/24.

Deadline recorded: Apr 5, 2024. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Apr 5, 2024
Correction not verified in available records
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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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