Fire safety and emergency preparedness
Cited in 2 reports, with 2 deficiencies in total.
APRIL GARDEN VILLA OF SARATOGA
12226 PLUMAS DRIVE, Saratoga CA 95070
5 bedsLatest official report Apr 15, 2026Licensed
Additional info
- Telephone
- (408) 777-8043
- Licensee
- DE LA FUENTE, VALENTIN
- Administrator
- TAN, THELMA
- Contact
- TAN, THELMA
- License first date
- Apr 10, 2009
- License effective date
- Apr 10, 2009
- District office
- SAN JOSE RO · (408) 324-2112
- Regional office
- 26
- Clients served
- 935 - ELDERLY
Summary
The available records show 4 Type B deficiencies for this facility.
- Most recent inspection
- Apr 15, 2026
- Most recent deficiency
- Apr 13, 2026
1 later report, on Apr 15, 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 5 reports for this facility: 5 inspections, 0 complaint investigations, and 0 licensing or administrative records.
Those records contain 0 Type A and 4 Type B deficiencies.
0 deficiencies have explicit official correction or clearance evidence in the loaded records.
- Official inspections
- 5
- Recorded deficiencies
- 4
- Type A deficiencies
- 0
- Type B deficiencies
- 4
- Substantiated complaints
- 0
- Repeated topics
- 1
About the same as most this size
2 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 3
2 in the last 12 months
Fewer than the typical 1
0 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 2
2 in the last 12 months
Most this size also 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
Fire safety and emergency preparednessType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87202(a)(2)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(a) All facilities shall maintain a fire clearance approved by the city, county, or city and county fire department or district providing fire protection services, or the State Fire Marshal. Prior to accepting or retaining any of the following types of persons, the applicant or licensee shall notify the licensing agency and obtain an appropriate fire clearance approved by the city, county, or city and county fire department or district providing fire protection services, or the State Fire Marshal: (2) Bedridden persons This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on record review, R1 is bedridden per their Physician's report and the licensee does not have fire clearance for bedridden persons, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 05/13/2026 Plan of Correction Licensee will request fire clearance for bedridden and will submit a plan of correction by the POC due date.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Licensing and administrationType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 1569.618(c)(3)
- Regulation authority
- HSC
What the official deficiency says
(c)The facility shall employ, and the administrator shall schedule, a sufficient number of staff members to do all of the following: (3) Ensure that at least one staff member who has cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training and first aid training is on duty and on the premises at all times. This paragraph shall not be construed to require staff to provide CPR. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on record review, none of the Licensee's staff have active CPR/First Aid, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 05/13/2026 Plan of Correction Administrator will schedule a CPR/First Aid training course and submit the certificates to the Department by the POC due date.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Inspection
No deficiencies recorded in this report
Inspection
Fire safety and emergency preparednessType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 1569.695(b)
- Regulation authority
- HSC
What the official deficiency says
(b) A facility shall provide training on the plan to each staff member upon hire and annually thereafter. The training shall include staff responsibilities during an emergency or disaster. 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 2 out of 3 staff. ADM did not provide training to 2 out of 3 staff since 2017. ADM did not have the most current training on file for 2 out of 3 staff which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 05/13/2024 Plan of Correction ADM stated that a training will be provided per title 22 and the number of hours willl be on their training sheet and will provide proof of training to LPA on or before the due date of 5/13/2024
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Dementia careType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87705(c)(3)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(c) Licensees who accept and retain residents with dementia shall be responsible for ensuring the following: (3) In addition to the on-the-job training requirements in Section 87411(d), staff who provide direct care to residents with dementia shall receive the following training as appropriate for the job assigned and as evidenced by safe and effective job performance: 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 ADM did not conduct, fire and earthquake drills at least once every three months, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 05/13/2024 Plan of Correction ADM stated that she will conduct disaster training to ensure the safety of residents and staff. ADM will provide the proof of training to LPA on or before the due date of 5/13/2024.
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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