SUNSET GARDEN

1018 SUNSET AVE., Santa Rosa CA 95407

Facility 496801554 · RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY (740)

6 bedsLatest official report Nov 7, 2025Licensed

Additional info
Licensee
SUNSET GARDEN RCFE
Administrator
RELOTA, MECHELLE
Contact
RELOTA, MECHELLE
License first date
Jan 6, 2005
License effective date
Jan 6, 2005
District office
SANTA ROSA RO · (707) 588-5026
Regional office
21
Clients served
935 - ELDERLY

Summary

The available records show 7 Type B deficiencies for this facility.

Most recent inspection
Nov 7, 2025
Most recent deficiency
Nov 7, 2025

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 111 Sonoma County facilities licensed for 6 or fewer beds.

In the available public five-year record, CCLD published 8 reports for this facility: 7 inspections, 1 complaint investigation, and 0 licensing or administrative records.

Those records contain 0 Type A and 7 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
7

More than the typical 4

5 in the last 12 months

Type A deficiencies
0

Fewer than the typical 1

0 in the last 12 months

Type B deficiencies
7

Well above the typical 2

5 in the last 12 months

Substantiated complaints
0

Most this size also have none

0 in the last 12 months

Repeated topics
1

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
Incident reportingType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87211(a)(1)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(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 report shall include the resident's name, age, sex and date of admission; date and nature of event; attending physician's name, findings, and treatment, if any; and disposition of the case. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on LPA's/Licensee observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in by not submitting R1's incident report after hospitalization on 9/2/25 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 11/21/2025 Plan of Correction Licensee to provide training to all care staff reviewing the Regulation: 87211 Reporting Requirements and how to properly fill out the LIC 624 form. Inservice Training to include the following information: Date of Training, Training Topics, Job Role, Staff Names and Signatures by POC due date of 11/21/25.

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 LPA's/Licensee observation, interview & record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in walls in the bathroom #2 cracks needed to be repaired and backyard deck in disrepair which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 11/21/2025 Plan of Correction Licensee agrees to fix both areas of concern and will submit pictures as proof of correction to CCL by POC due date of 11/21/25

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(f)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(f) All waste shall be located, stored, and disposed of in a manner that will not transmit communicable diseases or odors, pose a risk to health and safety, or provide a breeding place or food source for insects or rodents. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on LPA's/Licensee observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in three garbage cans did not have lids which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 11/21/2025 Plan of Correction Licensee agreed to fix areas of concern and will submit pictures as proof of correction by POC due date to clear the citation.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Food serviceType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87555(b)(26)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(b) The following food service requirements shall apply: (26) Supplies of nonperishable foods for a minimum of one week and perishable foods for a minimum of two days shall be maintained on the premises. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on LPA's/Licensee observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above by not having at least a minimum supply of perishable foods for a minimum of two days which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 11/21/2025 Plan of Correction Licensee to immediately purchase a sufficient supply of perishable food; Licensee to purchase enough for six residents and all live-in staff-ensuring compliance with regulations and submit a written plan how they will ensure to have supply of perishable food moving forward by POC due date of 11/21/25.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Food serviceType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87555(b)(27)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(b) The following food service requirements shall apply: (27) All kitchen areas shall be kept clean and free of litter, rodents, vermin and insects. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on LPA's/Licensee observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in by having flies in the kitchen area which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 11/21/2025 Plan of Correction Licensee will submit a written plan of action to be taken to terminate the insects issue. Plan to be submitted to CCL by POC date of 11/21/25

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

(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 LPA's/Licensee observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in vent in hallway requires cleaning, garbage bags with residents clothing outside, tripping hazard in resident room # 2, lights flickering in bathroom #1, Garbage cans in resident rooms require covers/lids, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 01/31/2025 Plan of Correction Licensee agreed to fix areas of concern and will submit pictures as proof of correction by POC due date to clear the citation.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Inspection
Basic services and supervisionType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87219(i)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

87219 Planned Activities (i) Facilities shall provide sufficient equipment and supplies to meet the requirements of the activity program…Special equipment and supplies necessary to accommodate physically handicapped persons or other persons with special needs shall be provided as appropriate. This requirement has not been met as evidence by: Based on observations, records review and interviews with the Licensee did not comply with regulation by not providing specialized activities to resident (R1) which poses a potential risk to health and safety of residents in care.

Official plan of correction

The licensee agrees to draft an updated monthly activity calendar implementing specialized activities as specified on the regulation for persons with mobility limitations. Licensee agrees to send a sample of updated activity calendar to CCL by POC due date to clear the deficiency.

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

Allegations0 substantiated · 2 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded

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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