DIAZ RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME

438 CEDAR STREET, Redwood City CA 94063

Facility 410508681 · RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY (740)

6 bedsLatest official report Apr 15, 2026Licensed

Additional info
Licensee
DIAZ, MARIA AND ESTELA
Administrator
DIAZ, MARIA AND ESTELA
Contact
DIAZ, MARIA AND ESTELA
License first date
Mar 2, 1990
License effective date
Mar 2, 1993
District office
SAN BRUNO RO · (650) 266-8800
Regional office
14
Clients served
935 - ELDERLY

Summary

The available records show 2 Type A and 6 Type B deficiencies for this facility.

Most recent inspection
Apr 15, 2026
Most recent deficiency
Apr 15, 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 150 San Mateo 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 2 Type A and 6 Type B deficiencies.

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

Official inspections
6

More than the typical 4

3 in the last 12 months

Recorded deficiencies
8

More than the typical 4

3 in the last 12 months

Type A deficiencies
2

More than the typical 1

2 in the last 12 months

Type B deficiencies
6

More than the typical 2

1 in the last 12 months

Substantiated complaints
0

Most this size also have none

0 in the last 12 months

Repeated topics
2

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.

Official report history

All preserved reports from the most recent to the oldest, sortable by report type.

Inspection
Health conditions and treatmentsType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87608(a)(3)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(a) Based on the individual's preadmission appraisal, and subsequent changes to that appraisal, the facility shall provide assistance and care for the resident in those activities of daily living which the resident is unable to do for himself/herself. Postural supports may be used under the following conditions: (3) A written order from a physician indicating the need for the postural support shall be maintained in the resident's record... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observations and record reviewed, all four residents at the facility had bed rails with no physician's order which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

Licensee/administrator shall remove all bed rails by 4/16/26. Licensee/administrator shall submit copies of physician's orders for the half rails for residents if administrator wants to place bed-rails for residents. A civil penalty of $250.00 is being issued during the visit for a repeat citation within 12 months. Deficiency was cited on 3/27/26.

Deadline recorded: Apr 16, 2026. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Apr 16, 2026
Correction not verified in available records
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Inspection
Health conditions and treatmentsType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87608(a)(3)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(a) Based on the individual's preadmission appraisal, and subsequent changes to that appraisal, the facility shall provide assistance and care for the resident in those activities of daily living which the resident is unable to do for himself/herself. Postural supports may be used under the following conditions: (3) A written order from a physician indicating the need for the postural support shall be maintained in the resident's record. The licensing agency shall be authorized to require other additional documentation if needed to verify the order. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observations and record reviewed, all four residents at the facility had bed rails with no physician's order which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 03/28/2026 Plan of Correction Licensee/administrator shall submit physician's orders for the bed rails for all residents to LPA.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Facility condition and maintenanceType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87303(a)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(a) The facility shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times. Maintenance shall include provision of maintenance services and procedures for the safety and well-being of residents, employees and visitors. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observations, living room was not observed to be clean. LPA observed piles of papers, pens, personal belongings on a desk, med-cart, boxes and bins in the living room which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 04/03/2026 Plan of Correction Licensee/administrator to submit a photo to LPA when living room has been cleaned.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Inspection
Facility condition and maintenanceType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87303(a)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

87303(a) Maintenance and Operation: The facility shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times. Maintenance shall include provision of maintenance services and procedures for the safety and well-being of residents,employees and visitors. This regulation has not been met as evidenced by: Per observations made LPA observed a disheveled desk in the living room with papers, tools, tissue boxes, and other items. The items can be knocked over and can pose a safety issue for staff and residents.

Official plan of correction

Facility shall develop a plan to ensure the cleaning and removing of the items from the large table in the front of the facility as it may pose a safety risk for residents and staff. Photo eveidence to be received.

Deadline recorded: Mar 27, 2024. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Mar 27, 2024
Correction not verified in available records
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Inspection
Not classified in the sourceType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
Not listed
Regulation authority
Not listed

What the official deficiency says

Additional Personal Rights of Residents in Privately Operated Facilities: In addition to the rights listed in Section 87468.1, Personal Rights of Residents in All Facilities, residents in privately operated residential care facilities for the elderly shall have all of the following personal rights: To have a reasonable level of personal privacy in accommodations Violation of this regulation is evidence by the facility using video surveillance in resident’s rooms without resident’s or resident’s responsible parties' consent. In addition, facility failed to follow Health and Safety Code regulation for Video Surveillance

Deadline recorded: Mar 25, 2022. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Correction deadline recordedDeadline Mar 25, 2022
Correction not verified in available records
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Not classified in the sourceType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
Not listed
Regulation authority
Not listed

What the official deficiency says

Personal Rights of Residents in All Facilities: Residents in all residential care facilities for the elderly shall have all of the following personal rights…to be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment. Violation of this regulation is evidence by: 1) LPA observed dog in the facility barking upon LPAs arrival. 2) LPA observed resident yelling the dog is loud when facility dog kept barking.

Deadline recorded: Mar 25, 2022. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Correction deadline recordedDeadline Mar 25, 2022
Correction not verified in available records
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Not classified in the sourceType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
Not listed
Regulation authority
Not listed

What the official deficiency says

Maintenance and Operation: The facility shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times. Maintenance shall include provision of maintenance services and procedures for the safety and well-being of residents, employees and visitors. Violation of this regulation is evidence by: 1) LPA was not able to sit in the facility to write report. 2) LPA observed disheveled desk in the living room with papers, tools, tissue boxes, and masks. 3) LPA observed a wooden gate on the living room floor.

Deadline recorded: Mar 25, 2022. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Correction deadline recordedDeadline Mar 25, 2022
Correction not verified in available records
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Not classified in the sourceType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
Not listed
Regulation authority
Not listed

What the official deficiency says

Care of persons with dementia: The following shall be stored inaccessible to residents with dementia: Knives, matches, firearms, tools and other items that could constitute a danger to the resident(s). Violation of this regulation is evidence by: LPA observed kitchen drawer with knives to be unlocked. In addition, LPA observed a pair of scissors on the living room desk, accessible to residents.

Deadline recorded: Mar 25, 2022. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Correction deadline recordedDeadline Mar 25, 2022
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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