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Community Care Licensing


COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT

Facility Number: 496803924
Report Date: 10/01/2026
Date Signed: 10/01/2026 01:58:32 PM

Unsubstantiated


STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 1450 NEOTOMAS AVENUE, STE. 100
SANTA ROSA, CA 95405
This is an official report of an unannounced visit/investigation of a complaint received in our office on
09/03/2026 and conducted by Evaluator Marisol Cuadra
PUBLIC
COMPLAINT CONTROL NUMBER: 21-AS-20260903133738
FACILITY NAME:SONOMA GROVEFACILITY NUMBER:
496803924
ADMINISTRATOR:ALEXANDER VARSHAVSKYFACILITY TYPE:
740
ADDRESS:765 DONALD STREETTELEPHONE:
(707) 996-2161
CITY:SONOMASTATE: CAZIP CODE:
95476
CAPACITY:32CENSUS: 27DATE:
10/01/2026
UNANNOUNCEDTIME BEGAN:
09:20 AM
MET WITH:Julia Latifi (Licensee)TIME COMPLETED:
02:13 PM
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Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Cuadra arrived unannounced to conduct a complaint investigation and delivered findings regarding the allegation listed above and met with Julia Latifi, Licensee.

The Department received an allegation of personal rights. Per reporting party, resident (R1) disclosed on 9/2/26 to an outside agency that facility staff (unknown names) “manhandle” and “fondle” them, hit them while assisting them with incontinence care (unknown dates). Based on interviews conducted with resident (R1) stated that night staff (unknown names) have been inappropriate when they were assisting them with incontinence care (no dates given), when LPA inquired about more details, R1 stated that they speak Spanish between them making them feel uncomforted because R1 can’t understand if they are making fun of them or not and nobody cares about it. According to interviews conducted with other residents (R2, R3 & R4), staff are described as hard to communicate with due to language barriers and they are usually busy assisting others but willing to help them, but they denied any inappropriate touching when assisting them with incontinence care. Continued on LIC9099C...
Unsubstantiated
Estimated Days of Completion:
SUPERVISORS NAME: Bethany Moellers
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Marisol Cuadra
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 10/01/2026
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 10/01/2026
This report must be available at Child Care and Group Home facilities for public review for 3 years.
LIC9099 (FAS) - (06/04)
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Control Number 21-AS-20260903133738
STATE OF CALIFORNIA - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION REPORT (Cont)
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING DIVISION
CCLD Regional Office, 1450 NEOTOMAS AVENUE, STE. 100
SANTA ROSA, CA 95405
FACILITY NAME: SONOMA GROVE
FACILITY NUMBER: 496803924
VISIT DATE: 10/01/2026
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Also, residents mentioned unrelated issues including better communication with management about ongoing construction, incompatibility of personalities between residents resulting in frequent yelling, but no concerns were raised regarding staff behavior been inappropriate while assisting residents with incontinence care. LPA conducted interviews with staff (S1, S2, S3, S4, S5 & S6) who indicated which residents tend to exhibit aggressive behaviors, but R1 was only mentioned by three staff describing their protocols to handle these types of behaviors when residents become aggressive which include attempts to calm them down, leave them alone for some time and returning later to assist them with their care needs. However, staff interviewed did not have knowledge about any incidents where someone could assist residents in an inappropriate form when assisting them with incontinence care. Based on records review, LIC500 Personnel report indicates that there are four staff who work night shift, but usually there are two staff assigned to assist R1 with incontinence care. R1’s physician report dated 7/21/26 indicates that R1 has a cognitive condition, behavioral expressions including elopement attempts, history of skin breakdown where preventive skin care including routine application of barrier cream to the sacral area and ongoing skin monitoring is prescribed. Additionally, licensee provided written communication with R1’s responsible party discussing the possibility to adjust R1’s medications due to attempts to elope the facility and refusal of medications, which it was confirmed by R1’s responsible party who stated that R1 has been exhibiting cognitive decline including verbalizing incidents, persons or places that never occurred by mentioning to them that staff has been torturing them because they wake them up in the morning to take showers and they don't like to take showers in the morning because its cold. Based on interviews with pertinent parties and records reviews did not reveal any supporting evidence that could indicate that R1’s personal rights have been violated at any given time. A finding that the complaint allegation of personal rights is unsubstantiated means that although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation(s) did or did not occur, therefore the allegation is UNSUBSTANTIATED.
SUPERVISORS NAME: Bethany Moellers
LICENSING EVALUATOR NAME: Marisol Cuadra
LICENSING EVALUATOR SIGNATURE:

DATE: 10/01/2026
I acknowledge receipt of this form and understand my licensing appeal rights as explained and received.
FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE:

DATE: 10/01/2026
LIC9099 (FAS) - (06/04)
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