A room-by-room self-audit to run before your CDSS pre-licensing inspector arrives. Covers all 11 inspection areas including physical plant, fire safety, required postings, and documentation.
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The pre-licensing inspection typically covers: physical plant compliance (room sizes, bathroom ratios, fire egress), fire safety equipment, kitchen sanitation, required facility postings, medication storage security, preliminary documentation review, and a walkthrough of all resident and common areas.
Ideally, complete the checklist 2-4 weeks before your expected inspection date. That gives you time to address any items you find without rushing. For existing facilities, doing this quarterly keeps you inspection-ready at all times.
Required postings include: the RCFE license, the administrator's certificate, CDSS complaint hotline number, resident rights, CDSS inspection reports (available upon request notice), and specific Department of Labor and Cal/OSHA required postings. The checklist covers all required items.
Medications must be stored in a locked location inaccessible to residents. Controlled substances require a separately locked, double-lock container. Refrigerated medications must be stored in a designated, labeled refrigerator. The checklist covers all storage requirement items.
If CDSS identifies deficiencies during the pre-licensing inspection, they issue a deficiency notice. You typically have 30 days to correct each deficiency and submit documentation of correction. CDSS then schedules a re-inspection before the license is issued.