Facility condition and maintenance
Cited in 2 reports, with 2 deficiencies in total.
APPLE BLOSSOM GARDENS RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY
476 EILEEN DR, Sebastopol CA 95472
6 bedsLatest official report Feb 12, 2026Licensed
Additional info
- Telephone
- (707) 829-8539
- Licensee
- BLANCJO RESIDENTIAL CAREHOME, LLC
- Administrator
- BLANCAFLOR,JOSEPHINE
- Contact
- BLANCAFLOR,JOSEPHINE
- License first date
- Feb 28, 2017
- License effective date
- Feb 28, 2017
- District office
- SANTA ROSA RO · (707) 588-5026
- Regional office
- 21
- Clients served
- 983 - RCFE / DEMENTIA
Summary
The available records show 5 Type B deficiencies for this facility.
- Most recent inspection
- Feb 12, 2026
- Most recent deficiency
- Feb 12, 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 111 Sonoma 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 0 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
- 5
- Type A deficiencies
- 0
- Type B deficiencies
- 5
- Substantiated complaints
- 0
- Repeated topics
- 1
About the same as most this size
1 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 4
3 in the last 12 months
Fewer than the typical 1
0 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 2
3 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
Facility condition and maintenanceType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87307(a)(3)(C)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(C) Clean linen, including blankets, bedspreads, top bed sheets, bottom bed sheets, pillow cases, mattress pads, bath towels, hand towels and wash cloths. The quantity shall be sufficient to permit changing at least once per week or more often when indicated to ensure that clean linen is in use by residents at all times. The linen shall be in good repair. The use of common wash cloths and towels shall be prohibited. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement LPA observed that washcloths were hanging on the bathroom towel bars for resident use in two resident bathrooms that are shared; LPA observed that the bathrooms didn’t have paper towels for resident use to help ensure sanitary hygiene care for all residents. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 02/27/2026 Plan of Correction Licensee agrees to put paper towels in the bathrooms, and will submit LIC9098 self-certification form ensuring compliance with regulation by POC due date to clear the citation.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Staffing, personnel, and trainingType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87411(f)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(f) All personnel, including the licensee and administrator, shall be in good health, and physically and mentally capable of performing assigned tasks. Good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a chest x-ray or an intradermal test, performed by a physician not more than six (6) months prior to or seven (7) days after employment or licensure. A report shall be made of each screening, signed by the examining physician. The report shall indicate whether the person is physically qualified to perform the duties to be assigned, and whether he/she has any health condition that would create a hazard to him/herself, other staff members or residents. A signed statement shall be obtained from each volunteer affirming that he/she is in good health.Personnel with evidence of physical illness or emotional instability that poses a significant threat to the well-being of residents shall be relieved of their duties. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on LPA's review of records, Staff S1 did not have TB test and results included in their Heatch Screening form, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above, which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 02/27/2026 Plan of Correction Licensee has agreed to submit staff S1 health screening, including a TB test results by POC due 2/27/26 to clear the citation.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Admission, assessment, and evictionType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87458(c)(5)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(c) The medical assessment shall include, but not be limited to: (5) The determination whether the person is ambulatory or nonambulatory as defined in Section 87101, Definitions, or bedridden as defined in Health and Safety Code section 1569.72. The assessment shall indicate whether nonambulatory status is based upon the resident's physical condition, mental condition, or both. 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 one out of five residents (R2) needs an updated medical assessment determining ambulatory status after a change of condition which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 02/27/2026 Plan of Correction Licensee to submit an LIC 9098 self certification that medical ssessment were updated reflecting ambulatory status by POC date of 2/27/2026 in order to clear this citation.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Inspection
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 the hot water being checked at 134.9 degrees Fahrenheit, which is not in compliance with regulation, 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: 02/28/2025 Plan of Correction Licensee/Administrator to ensure the hot water is monitored and under 120.degrees Fahrenheit, and not to be under 105. degrees Fahrenheit. Monitor the hot water for a period of one week (7 days). Submit a copy of the hot water log, and a plan on how the facility will ensure the hot water is maintained in compliance with regulation. Submit plan of correction and follow up with copy of hot water log and maintenance plan by 2/28/25.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Medical and dental careType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87465(a)(6)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(6) When requested by the prescribing physician or the Department, a record of dosages of medications which are centrally stored shall be maintained by the facility. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on medication review, centrally stored medication log was not accurate in 2 of 5 residents which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 02/28/2025 Plan of Correction Licensee to submit self certification that medication training will be conducted for all staff that administer medications by POC due date of 02/28/2025. Training to include the following: Trainer, Date of Training, Topics, Job Role, Staff Names and Signatures. Proof of Training to be submitted to CCL by POC due date of 02/28/2025.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Complaint
Allegations0 substantiated · 1 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportInspection
No deficiencies recorded in this report
Inspection
No deficiencies recorded in this report
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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