Grand Oaks Care
GRAND OAKS CARE in TULARE, CA — inspection on September 2, 2025.
Found 1 citation. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
During a review of LVN 1's work schedule dated 6/29 through [DATE], the work schedule indicated LVN 1 worked on 6/30, 7/5, 7/14, 7/15, 7/16, 7/17, 7/18, 7/21, 7/22, 7/23, 7/24, 7/25,7/29, 7/30, 7/31, 8/1, 8/2, 8/5, 8/6, 8/7, 8/8, and 8/9. LVN 1 worked 22 days with an expired license.
During an interview on [DATE] at 11:53 a.m. with Director of Nurses (DON), DON stated LVN 1's license had expired on [DATE]. DON reviewed LVN 1's work schedule dated 6/29 through [DATE] and confirmed LVN 1 had worked 22 days with an expired license.
DON stated LVN 1 should not have been working without a current license.During a review of the facility's job description titled, Charge Nurse dated 2023, the job description signed by LVN 1 of acknowledgment on [DATE] indicated, Required Qualifications.
Current unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse [also known as LVN] in practicing state.
Any deficiency statement ending with an asterisk (*) denotes a deficiency which the institution may be excused from correcting providing it is determined that other safeguards provide sufficient protection to the patients. (See instructions.) Except for nursing homes, the findings stated above are disclosable 90 days following the date of survey whether or not a plan of correction is provided.
For nursing homes, the above findings and plans of correction are disclosable 14 days following the date these documents are made available to the facility. If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction is requisite to continued program participation.
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