Staffing, personnel, and training
Cited in 2 reports, with 2 deficiencies in total.
DRY CREEK GUEST HOME
1856 DRY CREEK ROAD, San Jose CA 95124
6 bedsLatest official report Apr 13, 2026Licensed
Additional info
- Telephone
- (408) 559-6010
- Licensee
- IGNACIO, ESTHER L. & VEN C.
- Administrator
- IGNACIO, ESTHER L.
- Contact
- IGNACIO, ESTHER L.
- License first date
- Apr 16, 1996
- License effective date
- Apr 16, 1996
- District office
- SAN JOSE RO · (408) 324-2112
- Regional office
- 26
- Clients served
- 935 - ELDERLY
Summary
The available records show 4 Type A and 5 Type B deficiencies for this facility.
- Most recent inspection
- Apr 13, 2026
- Most recent deficiency
- Oct 18, 2024
2 later reports, from Apr 22, 2025 through Apr 13, 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 185 Santa Clara County facilities licensed for 6 or fewer beds.
In the available public five-year record, CCLD published 6 reports for this facility: 5 inspections, 1 complaint investigation, and 0 licensing or administrative records.
Those records contain 4 Type A and 5 Type B deficiencies.
0 deficiencies have explicit official correction or clearance evidence in the loaded records.
- Official inspections
- 5
- Recorded deficiencies
- 9
- Type A deficiencies
- 4
- Type B deficiencies
- 5
- Substantiated complaints
- 1
- Repeated topics
- 1
About the same as most this size
1 in the last 12 months
Well above the typical 3
0 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 1
0 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 2
0 in the last 12 months
Most this size 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.
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
No deficiencies recorded in this report
Inspection
Hazardous items and storageType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87309(a)(1)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(a) Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisons, firearms and other items which could pose a danger if readily available to clients shall be stored where inaccessible to clients. (1) Storage areas for poisons, and firearms and other dangerous weapons shall be locked. 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 that the knives closet was observed unlocked which poses an immediate health, safety risk to persons in care. ADM locked the knives closet immediately.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 04/06/2024 Plan of Correction ADM stated to submit a plan of correction by the POC due date to lock the knives closet.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Facility condition and maintenanceType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87303(e)(2)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(e) Water supplies and plumbing fixtures shall be maintained as follows: (2) Faucets used by residents for personal care such as shaving and grooming shall deliver hot water. Hot water temperature controls shall be maintained to automatically regulate the temperature of hot water used by residents to attain a temperature of not less than 105 degree F (41 degrees C) and not more than 120 degree F (49 degrees C). 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 that the water temperature was observed at 100 degree F which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. ADM adjust the water temperature to be tested at 107 degree F before LPA left the facility.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 04/12/2024 Plan of Correction ADM stated to submit a plan of correction by the POC due date to keep the water temperature between 105 and 120 degree F.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Staffing, personnel, and trainingType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87412(g)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(g) All personnel records shall be maintained at the facility. 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 in that the staff files were observed incomplete which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 04/12/2024 Plan of Correction ADM stated to submit a plan of correction by the POC due date to make the staff files complete.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Medical and dental careType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87465(e)(2)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(e) For every prescription and nonprescription PRN medication for which the licensee provides assistance there shall be a signed, dated written order from a physician on a prescription blank, maintained in the resident's file, and a label on the medication. Both the physician's order and the label shall contain at least all of the following information. (2) The exact dosage. 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 in that the residents' centrally stored medication forms were observed inaccurate and not update to date which poses/posed a potential health, safety risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 04/12/2024 Plan of Correction ADM stated to submit a plan of correction by the POC due date to make residents' file accurate and up to date.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Health conditions and treatmentsType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87618(b)(3)(B)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(3) Ensuring that the use of oxygen equipment meets the following requirements: (B) “No Smoking-Oxygen in Use” signs shall be posted in the appropriate areas. 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 that one of the resident using Oxygen did not have " No Smoking-Oxygen in use " poster posted at the door of the bedroom which poses/posed a potential health, safety rights risk to persons in care. ADM posted the poster immediately.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 04/12/2024 Plan of Correction ADM stated to submit a plan of correction by the POC due date to fix the issue.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Inspection
Hazardous items and storageType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87309(a)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87309 Storage Space (a) Disinfectant, cleaning solutions, poisons, firearms, and other items which could pose a danger if readily available to clients shall be stored where inaccessible to clients. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, the knives closet and detergent closet in the kitchen were observed unlock, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses an immediate health, safety risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 04/15/2023 Plan of Correction Licensee/Administrator agreed to submit Plan of Correction by the POC due Date which provides the finished date of adding locks to knives closet and detergent closet in the kitchen to lock knives closet and detergent closet in the kitchen.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Staffing, personnel, and trainingType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87412(a)(11)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87412 Personnel Records (a) The licensee shall ensure that personnel records are maintained on the licnesee, administrator, and each employee. Each personnel record shall contain the following information: (11) A health screening as specified in Section 87411, Personnel Requirements - General. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on record review, the personnel records for 3 out of 4 staff are missing health screening information, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 3 out of 4 staff which poses/posed a potential health rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 04/21/2023 Plan of Correction Licensee/Administrator agreed to submit Plan of Correction by the POC due date to complete staff health screening information.
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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