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Deficiency Records for Santa Cruz Post Acute
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Santa Cruz Post Acute. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Santa Cruz Post Acute. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
| Deficiency | Type of Deficiency | Deficiency Date | Date Corrected | Resulted from a Complaint? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options. | Health | 2026-03-11 | 2026-03-19 | 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 | 2026-02-26 | 2026-03-13 | Y |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2026-02-26 | 2026-03-11 | Y |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2026-02-26 | 2026-03-11 | Y |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2025-11-26 | 2025-12-01 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2025-11-06 | 2025-11-25 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2025-11-14 | 2025-11-24 | Y |
| Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. | Health | 2025-07-08 | 2025-07-18 | Y |
| Meet other general requirements that are deficient. | Fire Safety | 2025-05-05 | 2025-05-13 | Y |
| Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes. | Fire Safety | 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-28 | N |
| Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. | Fire Safety | 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-28 | N |
| Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. | Fire Safety | 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-28 | N |
| Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment. | Fire Safety | 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-28 | N |
| Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords. | Fire Safety | 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-28 | N |
| Conduct testing and exercise requirements. | Fire Safety | 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-28 | N |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-24 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-24 | N |
| Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-24 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-24 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-24 | N |
| Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. | Health | 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-24 | N |
| Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | Health | 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-24 | N |
| Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. | Health | 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-24 | N |
| Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. | Health | 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-24 | N |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-24 | N |
| 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 | 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-24 | 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 | 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-24 | 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 | 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-24 | 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 | 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-24 | N |
| Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Health | 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-24 | N |
| Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | Health | 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-24 | N |
| Ensure each resident?s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | Health | 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-24 | N |
| 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 | 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-24 | N |
| Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | Health | 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-24 | 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 | 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-24 | N |
| Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged. | Health | 2024-12-26 | 2025-01-12 | Y |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2024-12-26 | 2025-01-10 | Y |
| Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | Health | 2024-12-09 | 2024-12-27 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2024-10-23 | 2024-11-09 | Y |
| 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 | 2024-10-23 | 2024-11-09 | Y |
| Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. | Health | 2024-07-31 | 2024-08-11 | 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 | 2024-08-06 | 2024-08-11 | Y |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2024-08-06 | 2024-08-11 | Y |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2024-08-02 | 2024-08-11 | Y |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2024-08-02 | 2024-08-11 | Y |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2024-07-31 | 2024-08-11 | Y |
| 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 | 2024-07-31 | 2024-08-11 | Y |
| Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made. | Health | 2024-07-05 | 2024-07-19 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2024-06-25 | 2024-07-08 | Y |
| 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 | 2024-06-19 | 2024-07-08 | Y |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2024-06-18 | 2024-07-08 | Y |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2024-06-18 | 2024-07-08 | Y |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2024-03-07 | 2024-03-21 | Y |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2024-01-12 | 2024-02-08 | Y |
| Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home. | Health | 2024-01-12 | 2024-02-08 | Y |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2024-01-12 | 2024-02-08 | Y |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2023-11-30 | 2023-12-28 | Y |
| Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit. | Health | 2023-11-30 | 2023-12-28 | Y |
| Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | Health | 2023-11-30 | 2023-12-28 | Y |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2023-11-30 | 2023-12-28 | Y |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2023-11-30 | 2023-12-28 | Y |
| Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | Health | 2023-11-30 | 2023-12-28 | Y |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2023-10-13 | 2023-10-28 | Y |
| 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 | 2023-07-18 | 2023-08-11 | Y |
| Provide properly protected cooking facilities. | Fire Safety | 2023-05-12 | 2023-07-05 | N |
| Use approved construction type or materials. | Fire Safety | 2023-05-12 | 2023-07-05 | N |
| Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. | Fire Safety | 2023-05-12 | 2023-07-05 | N |
| Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. | Fire Safety | 2023-05-12 | 2023-07-05 | N |
| Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes. | Fire Safety | 2023-05-12 | 2023-07-05 | N |
| Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours. | Fire Safety | 2023-05-12 | 2023-07-05 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2023-05-12 | 2023-07-05 | N |
| Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors. | Fire Safety | 2023-05-12 | 2023-07-05 | N |
| Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. | Fire Safety | 2023-05-12 | 2023-07-05 | N |
| Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility. | Fire Safety | 2023-05-12 | 2023-07-05 | N |
| Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment. | Fire Safety | 2023-05-12 | 2023-07-05 | N |
| 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 | 2023-05-12 | 2023-06-12 | N |
| Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | Health | 2023-05-12 | 2023-06-12 | N |
| Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. | Health | 2023-05-12 | 2023-06-09 | N |
| Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. | Health | 2023-05-12 | 2023-06-09 | N |
| 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 | 2023-05-12 | 2023-06-08 | N |
| Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. | Health | 2023-05-12 | 2023-06-08 | N |
| Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Health | 2023-05-12 | 2023-06-08 | N |
| Provide appropriate foot care. | Health | 2023-05-12 | 2023-06-08 | N |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2023-05-12 | 2023-06-08 | N |
| Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. | Health | 2023-05-12 | 2023-06-08 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2023-05-12 | 2023-06-08 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2023-05-12 | 2023-06-07 | N |
| Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | Health | 2023-05-12 | 2023-06-07 | N |
| Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | Health | 2023-05-12 | 2023-06-07 | N |
| Ensure each resident?s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | Health | 2023-05-12 | 2023-06-07 | N |
| Ensure a qualified health professional conducts resident assessments. | Health | 2023-05-12 | 2023-06-07 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2023-05-12 | 2023-06-07 | N |
| Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. | Fire Safety | 2020-01-24 | 2020-03-03 | N |
| Use approved construction type or materials. | Fire Safety | 2020-01-24 | 2020-03-03 | N |
| Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours. | Fire Safety | 2020-01-24 | 2020-03-03 | N |
| Provide properly protected cooking facilities. | Fire Safety | 2020-01-24 | 2020-03-03 | N |
| Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors. | Fire Safety | 2020-01-24 | 2020-03-03 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2020-01-24 | 2020-03-03 | N |
| Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. | Fire Safety | 2020-01-24 | 2020-03-03 | N |
| Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. | Fire Safety | 2020-01-24 | 2020-03-03 | N |
| Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords. | Fire Safety | 2020-01-24 | 2020-03-03 | N |
| Conduct testing and exercise requirements. | Fire Safety | 2020-01-24 | 2020-03-03 | N |
| Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. | Health | 2020-01-24 | 2020-02-20 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2020-01-24 | 2020-02-20 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2020-01-24 | 2020-02-20 | 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 | 2020-01-24 | 2020-02-20 | N |
| Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | Health | 2020-01-24 | 2020-02-20 | N |
| 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 | 2020-01-24 | 2020-02-20 | N |
| Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Health | 2020-01-24 | 2020-02-20 | N |
| Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | Health | 2020-01-24 | 2020-02-20 | N |
| Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. | Health | 2020-01-24 | 2020-02-20 | N |