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Deficiency Records for Whittier Pacific Care Center
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Whittier Pacific Care Center. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Whittier Pacific Care Center. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
| Deficiency | Type of Deficiency | Deficiency Date | Date Corrected | Resulted from a Complaint? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. | Fire Safety | 2026-03-13 | 2026-12-15 | N |
| Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed. | Fire Safety | 2026-03-13 | 2026-04-02 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2026-03-13 | 2026-04-02 | N |
| Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | Health | 2026-03-13 | 2026-04-02 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2026-03-13 | 2026-04-02 | N |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2026-03-13 | 2026-04-02 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2026-03-13 | 2026-04-02 | N |
| Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. | Health | 2026-03-13 | 2026-04-02 | N |
| Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | Health | 2026-03-13 | 2026-04-02 | N |
| Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Health | 2026-03-13 | 2026-04-02 | N |
| Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | Health | 2026-03-13 | 2026-04-02 | N |
| Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. | Health | 2026-03-13 | 2026-04-02 | N |
| Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. | Health | 2026-03-13 | 2026-04-02 | N |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2026-03-13 | 2026-04-02 | N |
| Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. | Health | 2026-03-13 | 2026-04-02 | N |
| Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Health | 2026-03-13 | 2026-04-02 | N |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2026-03-13 | 2026-04-02 | N |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2026-02-20 | 2026-03-13 | Y |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2026-02-17 | 2026-03-06 | Y |
| Post nurse staffing information every day. | Health | 2025-11-21 | 2025-12-10 | Y |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2025-08-08 | 2025-08-28 | Y |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2025-05-30 | 2025-06-30 | Y |
| Post nurse staffing information every day. | Health | 2025-05-30 | 2025-06-30 | Y |
| Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. | Health | 2025-01-31 | 2025-02-28 | N |
| Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail. | Health | 2025-01-31 | 2025-02-28 | N |
| Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. | Health | 2025-01-31 | 2025-02-28 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2025-01-31 | 2025-02-28 | N |
| Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. | Health | 2025-01-31 | 2025-02-28 | N |
| Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | Health | 2025-01-31 | 2025-02-28 | N |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2025-01-31 | 2025-02-28 | N |
| Ensure a qualified health professional conducts resident assessments. | Health | 2025-01-31 | 2025-02-28 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. | Health | 2025-01-31 | 2025-02-28 | N |
| Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | Health | 2025-01-31 | 2025-02-28 | N |
| Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. | Health | 2025-01-31 | 2025-02-28 | N |
| Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. | Health | 2025-01-31 | 2025-02-28 | N |
| Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident. | Health | 2025-01-31 | 2025-02-28 | N |
| Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse. | Health | 2025-01-31 | 2025-02-28 | N |
| Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | Health | 2025-01-31 | 2025-02-28 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2025-01-31 | 2025-02-28 | N |
| Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency. | Fire Safety | 2025-01-31 | 2025-02-28 | N |
| Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector. | Fire Safety | 2025-01-31 | 2025-02-28 | N |
| To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals. | Fire Safety | 2025-01-31 | 2025-02-28 | N |
| Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. | Health | 2025-01-31 | 2025-02-28 | N |
| Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | Health | 2025-01-31 | 2025-02-28 | N |
| Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status. | Health | 2025-01-08 | 2025-01-26 | Y |
| Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | Health | 2025-01-08 | 2025-01-26 | Y |
| Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | Health | 2025-01-08 | 2025-01-26 | Y |
| Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | Health | 2024-10-30 | 2024-11-19 | Y |
| Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. | Health | 2024-08-29 | 2024-09-23 | Y |
| Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. | Health | 2024-08-29 | 2024-09-23 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2024-08-16 | 2024-09-06 | Y |
| Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Health | 2024-08-16 | 2024-09-06 | Y |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2024-08-16 | 2024-09-06 | Y |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2024-08-16 | 2024-09-06 | Y |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2024-08-16 | 2024-09-06 | Y |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2024-08-01 | 2024-08-30 | Y |
| Post nurse staffing information every day. | Health | 2024-08-01 | 2024-08-30 | Y |
| Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. | Health | 2024-08-01 | 2024-08-30 | Y |
| Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. | Health | 2024-08-01 | 2024-08-30 | Y |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2024-08-01 | 2024-08-30 | Y |
| Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Health | 2024-08-01 | 2024-08-30 | Y |
| Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. | Health | 2024-07-15 | 2024-08-13 | Y |
| Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. | Health | 2024-04-17 | 2024-04-23 | Y |
| Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | Health | 2024-04-17 | 2024-04-23 | Y |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2024-02-27 | 2024-04-16 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2024-02-27 | 2024-03-21 | Y |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2024-02-23 | 2024-03-21 | Y |
| Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident. | Health | 2024-02-27 | 2024-03-21 | Y |
| Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Health | 2024-02-27 | 2024-03-21 | Y |
| Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | Health | 2024-01-26 | 2024-02-23 | N |
| Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame. | Health | 2024-01-26 | 2024-02-23 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2024-01-26 | 2024-02-23 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2024-01-26 | 2024-02-23 | N |
| Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Health | 2024-01-26 | 2024-02-23 | N |
| Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training. | Health | 2024-01-26 | 2024-02-23 | N |
| Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | Health | 2024-01-26 | 2024-02-23 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2024-01-26 | 2024-02-23 | N |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2024-01-26 | 2024-02-23 | N |
| Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. | Health | 2024-01-26 | 2024-02-23 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | Health | 2024-01-26 | 2024-02-23 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. | Health | 2024-01-26 | 2024-02-23 | N |
| Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | Health | 2024-01-26 | 2024-02-23 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2024-01-26 | 2024-02-23 | N |
| Install an approved automatic sprinkler system. | Fire Safety | 2024-01-26 | 2024-02-23 | N |
| Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. | Fire Safety | 2024-01-26 | 2024-02-23 | N |
| Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Health | 2023-12-06 | 2023-12-29 | Y |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2023-09-28 | 2023-10-27 | Y |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2023-08-02 | 2023-09-02 | Y |