A list of the most recent deficiencies for Del Amo Gardens Care Center. The list is based on the information provided by CMS from both standard inspections and from complaints filed by residents.
| Deficiency | Type of Deficiency | Deficiency Date | Date Corrected | Resulted from a Complaint? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2023-11-03 | 2023-12-03 | N |
| Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. | Health | 2023-11-03 | 2023-12-03 | N |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2023-11-03 | 2023-12-03 | N |
| Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | Health | 2023-11-03 | 2023-12-03 | 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 | 2023-11-03 | 2023-12-03 | N |
| Ensure each resident?s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | Health | 2023-11-03 | 2023-12-03 | N |
| Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | Health | 2023-11-03 | 2023-12-03 | N |
| Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. | Health | 2023-11-03 | 2023-12-03 | N |
| Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service. | Health | 2023-11-03 | 2023-12-03 | 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 | 2023-11-03 | 2023-12-03 | N |
| Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. | Health | 2023-11-03 | 2023-12-03 | N |
| Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident?s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times. | Health | 2023-11-03 | 2023-12-03 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2023-11-03 | 2023-12-03 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2023-11-03 | 2023-12-03 | N |
| Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | Health | 2023-11-03 | 2023-12-03 | N |
| Keep all essential equipment working safely. | Health | 2023-11-03 | 2023-12-03 | N |
| Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | Health | 2023-11-03 | 2023-12-03 | N |
| Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways. | Health | 2023-11-03 | 2023-12-03 | N |
| Have a fire alarm with audible and visual signals that transmits the alarm automatically to notify emergency forces in event of fire. | Fire Safety | 2023-11-06 | 2023-12-03 | N |
| Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | Health | 2022-11-04 | 2022-12-02 | N |
| 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 | 2022-11-04 | 2022-12-02 | N |
| Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Health | 2022-11-04 | 2022-12-02 | N |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2022-11-04 | 2022-12-02 | N |
| Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | Health | 2022-11-04 | 2022-12-02 | 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 | 2022-11-04 | 2022-12-02 | N |
| Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law. | Health | 2022-11-04 | 2022-12-02 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2022-11-04 | 2022-12-02 | N |
| Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Health | 2022-11-04 | 2022-12-02 | N |
| Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. | Fire Safety | 2022-11-03 | 2022-11-26 | N |
| Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Health | 2022-07-26 | 2022-08-25 | Y |
| 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 | 2019-10-23 | 2019-11-18 | N |
| Assure that each resident?s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. | Health | 2019-10-23 | 2019-11-18 | N |
| Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | Health | 2019-10-23 | 2019-11-18 | N |
| Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Health | 2019-10-23 | 2019-11-18 | 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 | 2019-10-23 | 2019-11-18 | N |
| Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Health | 2019-10-23 | 2019-11-18 | 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 | 2019-10-23 | 2019-11-18 | 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 | 2019-10-23 | 2019-11-18 | N |
| Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs. | Health | 2019-10-23 | 2019-11-18 | N |
| Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Health | 2019-10-23 | 2019-11-18 | N |
| Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Health | 2019-10-23 | 2019-11-18 | N |
