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Deficiency Records for Palos Verdes Health Care Center
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Palos Verdes Health Care Center. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
View the most recent health deficiencies and inspection results for Palos Verdes Health Care Center. Stay informed about quality of care issues.
| Deficiency | Type of Deficiency | Deficiency Date | Date Corrected | Resulted from a Complaint? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | Health | 2026-04-01 | 2026-04-30 | Y |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2026-04-01 | 2026-04-30 | Y |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2026-03-27 | 2026-04-20 | Y |
| Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. | Health | 2026-02-12 | 2026-03-09 | N |
| Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. | Health | 2026-02-12 | 2026-03-09 | 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 | 2026-02-12 | 2026-03-09 | 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 | 2026-02-12 | 2026-03-09 | N |
| Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. | Health | 2026-02-12 | 2026-03-09 | 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 | 2026-02-12 | 2026-03-09 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2026-02-12 | 2026-03-09 | N |
| Have restrictions on the use of flammable curtains. | Fire Safety | 2026-02-12 | 2026-03-09 | N |
| Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities. | Health | 2026-02-12 | 2026-03-09 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2026-02-12 | 2026-03-09 | N |
| Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | Health | 2026-02-12 | 2026-03-09 | 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 | 2026-02-12 | 2026-03-09 | N |
| Keep all essential equipment working safely. | Health | 2026-02-12 | 2026-03-09 | N |
| Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | Health | 2026-02-12 | 2026-03-09 | N |
| Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | Health | 2026-02-12 | 2026-03-09 | 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 | 2026-02-12 | 2026-03-09 | 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 | 2026-02-12 | 2026-03-09 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. | Health | 2026-02-12 | 2026-03-09 | N |
| Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. | Health | 2026-02-12 | 2026-03-09 | N |
| Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death. | Health | 2026-01-26 | 2026-02-17 | Y |
| Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home. | Health | 2026-01-26 | 2026-02-17 | Y |
| Implement emergency and standby power systems. | Fire Safety | 2025-05-18 | 2025-06-18 | 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 | 2025-05-18 | 2025-06-18 | N |
| Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes. | Fire Safety | 2025-05-18 | 2025-06-18 | N |
| Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | Health | 2025-05-18 | 2025-06-17 | N |
| Notify the appropriate authorities when residents with MD or ID services has a significant change in condition. | Health | 2025-05-18 | 2025-06-17 | N |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2025-05-18 | 2025-06-17 | N |
| Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. | Health | 2025-05-18 | 2025-06-17 | N |
| Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | Health | 2025-05-18 | 2025-06-17 | N |
| Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | Health | 2025-05-18 | 2025-06-17 | N |
| Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | Health | 2025-05-18 | 2025-06-17 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2025-05-18 | 2025-06-17 | N |
| Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | Health | 2025-05-18 | 2025-06-17 | N |
| Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | Health | 2025-05-18 | 2025-06-17 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2024-11-22 | 2024-12-22 | 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 | 2024-10-11 | 2024-11-10 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2024-10-11 | 2024-11-10 | Y |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2024-06-28 | 2024-08-24 | 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 | 2024-05-17 | 2024-08-14 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2024-05-17 | 2024-08-14 | N |
| Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | Health | 2024-05-17 | 2024-08-14 | N |
| Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. | Fire Safety | 2024-05-17 | 2024-06-22 | N |
| Implement emergency and standby power systems. | Fire Safety | 2024-05-17 | 2024-06-22 | N |
| Conduct testing and exercise requirements. | Fire Safety | 2024-05-17 | 2024-06-22 | N |
| Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours. | Fire Safety | 2024-05-17 | 2024-06-22 | N |
| Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours. | Fire Safety | 2024-05-17 | 2024-06-22 | N |
| Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. | Fire Safety | 2024-05-17 | 2024-06-22 | N |
| Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | Health | 2024-05-17 | 2024-06-16 | N |
| Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | Health | 2024-05-17 | 2024-06-16 | N |
| Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | Health | 2024-05-17 | 2024-06-16 | N |
| Post nurse staffing information every day. | Health | 2024-05-17 | 2024-06-16 | N |
| Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | Health | 2024-05-17 | 2024-06-16 | N |
| Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. | Health | 2024-05-17 | 2024-06-16 | 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 | 2024-05-17 | 2024-06-16 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2024-05-17 | 2024-06-16 | N |
| Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | Health | 2024-05-17 | 2024-06-16 | N |
| Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | Health | 2024-05-17 | 2024-06-16 | N |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2023-10-11 | 2023-11-11 | 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 | 2023-09-08 | 2023-11-07 | Y |
| Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Health | 2023-09-08 | 2023-10-08 | Y |
| Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Health | 2023-07-31 | 2023-08-23 | Y |
| Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly | Health | 2023-06-06 | 2023-07-06 | Y |
| Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home. | Health | 2023-06-06 | 2023-07-06 | Y |
| Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation. | Health | 2023-06-06 | 2023-07-06 | Y |
| Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities. | Health | 2023-06-06 | 2023-07-06 | Y |
| Follow rules about disclosure of ownership requirements and tell the state agency about changes in ownership and/or administrative personnel. | Health | 2023-06-06 | 2023-07-06 | Y |
| Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies. | Health | 2023-06-06 | 2023-07-06 | Y |
| Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility. | Health | 2023-06-06 | 2023-07-06 | Y |
| Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | Health | 2023-06-06 | 2023-07-06 | 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 | 2023-06-06 | 2023-07-06 | Y |
| Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. | Health | 2023-06-06 | 2023-07-06 | 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 | 2023-06-06 | 2023-07-06 | Y |
| Encode each resident?s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. | Health | 2023-06-06 | 2023-07-06 | Y |