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Deficiency Records for Alamitos West Health and Rehabilitation
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Alamitos West Health and Rehabilitation. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Alamitos West Health and Rehabilitation. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
| Deficiency | Type of Deficiency | Deficiency Date | Date Corrected | Resulted from a Complaint? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. | Health | 2026-03-20 | 2026-04-10 | Y |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2026-02-03 | 2026-02-13 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2026-02-03 | 2026-02-13 | Y |
| Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. | Health | 2025-11-19 | 2025-12-10 | N |
| Ensure each resident?s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | Health | 2025-11-19 | 2025-12-10 | N |
| Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Health | 2025-11-19 | 2025-12-10 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. | Health | 2025-11-19 | 2025-12-10 | N |
| Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | Health | 2025-11-19 | 2025-12-10 | 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 | 2025-11-19 | 2025-12-10 | 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 | 2025-11-19 | 2025-12-10 | N |
| Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | Health | 2025-11-19 | 2025-12-10 | N |
| PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities | Health | 2025-11-19 | 2025-12-10 | N |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2025-11-19 | 2025-12-10 | N |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2025-11-19 | 2025-12-10 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2025-11-19 | 2025-12-10 | N |
| Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | Health | 2025-11-19 | 2025-12-10 | N |
| Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | Health | 2025-11-19 | 2025-12-10 | N |
| Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | Health | 2025-11-19 | 2025-12-10 | N |
| Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. | Health | 2025-11-19 | 2025-12-10 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2025-11-19 | 2025-12-10 | N |
| Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors. | Health | 2025-11-19 | 2025-12-10 | N |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2025-11-19 | 2025-12-10 | N |
| Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse. | Health | 2025-11-19 | 2025-12-10 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2025-11-19 | 2025-12-10 | N |
| Use approved construction type or materials. | Fire Safety | 2025-11-19 | 2025-11-19 | N |
| Meet other general requirements that are deficient. | Fire Safety | 2025-11-19 | 2025-11-19 | N |
| Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes. | Fire Safety | 2025-11-19 | 2025-11-19 | N |
| Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. | Fire Safety | 2025-11-19 | 2025-11-19 | N |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2025-07-09 | 2025-07-31 | Y |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2025-07-09 | 2025-07-31 | Y |
| Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. | Health | 2025-04-03 | 2025-04-16 | Y |
| Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. | Health | 2025-04-03 | 2025-04-16 | Y |
| 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 | 2025-04-03 | 2025-04-16 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2025-01-24 | 2025-02-19 | Y |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2025-01-24 | 2025-02-19 | Y |
| Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | Health | 2025-01-24 | 2025-02-19 | Y |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2024-12-12 | 2025-01-08 | Y |
| Ensure each resident?s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | Health | 2024-12-12 | 2025-01-08 | Y |
| Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Health | 2024-12-12 | 2025-01-08 | 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 | 2024-12-12 | 2025-01-08 | Y |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2024-12-12 | 2025-01-08 | Y |
| Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | Health | 2024-12-12 | 2025-01-08 | Y |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2024-11-06 | 2024-11-29 | Y |
| Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | Health | 2024-11-06 | 2024-11-29 | Y |
| Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Health | 2024-09-27 | 2024-10-27 | N |
| Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | Health | 2024-09-27 | 2024-10-27 | Y |
| Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | Health | 2024-09-27 | 2024-10-27 | N |
| Ensure each resident?s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | Health | 2024-09-27 | 2024-10-27 | 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 | 2024-09-27 | 2024-10-27 | N |
| Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | Health | 2024-09-27 | 2024-10-27 | 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 | 2024-09-27 | 2024-10-27 | N |
| Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. | Health | 2024-09-27 | 2024-10-27 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2024-09-27 | 2024-10-27 | N |
| Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors. | Health | 2024-09-27 | 2024-10-27 | N |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2024-09-27 | 2024-10-27 | N |
| Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services. | Health | 2024-09-27 | 2024-10-27 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2024-09-27 | 2024-10-27 | N |
| Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | Health | 2024-09-27 | 2024-10-27 | N |
| Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | Health | 2024-09-27 | 2024-10-27 | N |
| Keep all essential equipment working safely. | Health | 2024-09-27 | 2024-10-27 | N |
| Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | Health | 2024-09-27 | 2024-10-27 | N |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2024-09-27 | 2024-10-27 | 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 | 2024-09-27 | 2024-10-27 | N |
| Conduct testing and exercise requirements. | Fire Safety | 2024-09-27 | 2024-10-27 | N |
| Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords. | Fire Safety | 2024-09-27 | 2024-10-27 | N |
| Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas. | Fire Safety | 2024-09-27 | 2024-10-27 | N |
| Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. | Health | 2024-09-27 | 2024-10-27 | Y |
| Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | Health | 2024-09-27 | 2024-10-27 | N |
| Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options. | Health | 2024-09-27 | 2024-10-27 | Y |
| Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency. | Fire Safety | 2022-02-22 | 2022-03-18 | N |
| Meet other general requirements that are deficient. | Fire Safety | 2022-02-22 | 2022-03-18 | N |
| Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. | Fire Safety | 2022-02-22 | 2022-03-18 | N |
| Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system. | Fire Safety | 2022-02-22 | 2022-03-18 | N |
| Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach. | Fire Safety | 2022-02-22 | 2022-03-18 | 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 | 2022-02-22 | 2022-03-17 | N |
| Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | Health | 2022-02-22 | 2022-03-17 | 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 | 2022-02-22 | 2022-03-17 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2022-02-22 | 2022-03-17 | N |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2022-02-22 | 2022-03-17 | N |
| Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services. | Health | 2022-02-22 | 2022-03-17 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2022-02-22 | 2022-03-17 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2022-02-22 | 2022-03-17 | N |
| Provide appropriate foot care. | Health | 2022-02-22 | 2022-03-17 | 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 | 2022-02-22 | 2022-03-17 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2026-04-30 | Not Fixed | Y |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2025-08-22 | Not Fixed | Y |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2025-08-22 | Not Fixed | Y |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2025-08-22 | Not Fixed | Y |
| Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | Health | 2025-08-22 | Not Fixed | Y |