Medication handling and storage
Cited in 3 reports, with 3 deficiencies in total.
20388 SARATOGA LOS GATOS RD, Saratoga CA 95070
74 bedsLatest official report Jan 9, 2026Licensed
The available records show 2 Type A and 4 Type B deficiencies for this facility.
No later report is available, so the records do not show what happened afterward.
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.
Counts cover the five-year public record. Typical figures are the median for the 41 Santa Clara County facilities licensed for 50 or more beds.
In the available public five-year record, CCLD published 19 reports for this facility: 8 inspections, 11 complaint investigations, and 0 licensing or administrative records.
Those records contain 2 Type A and 4 Type B deficiencies.
0 deficiencies have explicit official correction or clearance evidence in the loaded records.
Fewer than the typical 10
2 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 4
4 in the last 12 months
About the same as most this size
1 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 1
3 in the last 12 months
Most this size also have none
0 in the last 12 months
Last 36 months
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.
Cited in 3 reports, with 3 deficiencies in total.
All preserved reports from the most recent to the oldest, sortable by report type.
87468.2 Additional Personal Rights of Residents in Privately Operated Facilities (a) 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: (4) To care, supervision, and services that meet their individual needs and are delivered by staff that are sufficient in numbers, qualifications, and competency to meet their needs. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Licensee did not ensure that resident R1 received the care, supervision, and services needed to meet R1's toileting needs when staff S1 assisted R1 to the bathroom, which poses an immediate personal rights and safety risk to residents in care.
Licensee agrees to submit a plan of correction by 01/10/2026 stating how the licensee will conduct in-service training with staff to ensure that resident receive the care, supervision, and services that meet their individual needs, including resident's toileting needs. Once training is completed, the licensee shall submit copies of training records, including names of staff trained, dates of training, training topics, and names and qualifications of trainers.
Deadline recorded: Jan 10, 2026. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
87465 Incidental Medical and Dental Care (h) The following requirements shall apply to medications which are centrally stored: (6) The licensee shall be responsible for assuring that a record of centrally stored prescription medications for each resident is maintained for at least one year and includes: (A) The name of the resident for whom prescribed. (B) The name of the prescribing physician. (C) The drug name, strength and quantity. (D) The date filled. (E) The prescription number and the name of the issuing pharmacy. (F) Instructions, if any, regarding control and custody of the medication. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on review of 7 resident Centrally Stored Medication and Destruction Records (CSMDR), 1 out of 7 CSMDRs was missing two medications, which poses a potential health risk to residents in care.
POC Due Date: 09/25/2025 Plan of Correction Licensee agrees to conduct an audit of all residents centrally stored medication and destruction records by plan of correction date of 09/25/2025 and submit a statement of completion by the same date.
87412 Personnel Records (a) The licensee shall ensure that personnel records are maintained on the licensee, 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 review of 7 staff records, 5 out of the 7 staff records did not have a health screening form, which poses a potential safety risk to residents in care.
POC Due Date: 09/25/2025 Plan of Correction Licensee agrees to submit copies of health screening forms for staff S1-S5 by Plan of Correction Due Date of 09/25/2025.
(c) All RCFE staff who assist residents with personal activities of daily living shall receive initial and annual training as specified in Health and Safety Code sections 1569.625 and 1569.69 (1) Staff providing care shall receive appropriate training in first aid from persons qualified by such agencies as the American Red Cross. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on review of 7 staff records, 1 out of 7 staff records did not include a current first aid certification, which poses a potential health risk to residents in care.
POC Due Date: 09/25/2025 Plan of Correction Licensee agrees to submit an updated first aid certification for staff S5 by Plan of Correction Due Date of 09/25/2025.
87465 Incidental Medical and Dental Care (h) The following requirements shall apply to medications which are centrally stored: (2) Centrally stored medicines shall be kept in a safe and locked place that is not accessible to persons other than employees responsible for the supervision of the centrally stored medication. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Licensee did not ensure that R1's bottle of medication M1 was kept in a safe and locked place, which poses an immediate safety risk to residents in care.
Licensee agrees to submit a Plan of Correction by POC date stating how the licensee will ensure that resident medications are kept in a safe and locked place that is not accessible to persons other than employees responsible for the supervision of centrally stored medication.
Deadline recorded: Apr 5, 2025. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
(h) The following requirements shall apply to medications which are centrally stored: (6) The licensee shall be responsible for assuring that a record of centrally stored prescription medications for each resident is maintained for at least one year and includes: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on interview, record review and observation the licensee did not ensure resident R2, R4, and R5’s centrally stored medications records were complete by missing information such as medications, start dates, and refills which poses a potential health, safety, and personal rights risk to persons in care.
POC Due Date: 10/17/2023 Plan of Correction Licensee conducted an in-service training on medications on 10/04/2023 with staff. Licensee began correcting residents CSMRs to include their start dates and refill information. Licensee will submit to LPA the facility's policies and procedures regarding medication labeling which will be obtained from the pharmacy to LPA Dolores by POC due date.
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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