BELL CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL

Los Angeles · CA · For profit - Corporation · 99 certified beds · CCN 056218 · P & J HOSPITAL, INC.


BELL CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL operates 99 certified beds in BELL, California. Its Medicare and Medicaid certification dates to 1970-02-25. It averages 92.4 residents a day.

What harm was found in the violations cited at BELL CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL?

CMS lists 81 health-inspection deficiencies for BELL CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2026-06-16.

Survey dateTagDeficiencySeverity
2026-06-16F0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.D
2026-01-23F0812, F0814Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.F
2026-01-23F0656, F0726, F0755, F0761, F0803, F0805Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / 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. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / 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. / 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. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.E
2026-01-23F0557, F0605, F0641, F0658, F0675, F0677, F0684, F0688, F0690, F0697, F0698, F0712, F0842, F0880, F0882Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. / Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / 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. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.D
2025-12-29F0692Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.D
2024-12-05F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.G
2024-12-05F0756, F0812, F0814, F0880, F0925Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.F
2024-12-05F0552, F0558, F0578, F0609, F0645, F0656, F0657, F0658, F0686, F0695, F0698, F0758, F0813, F0825Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / 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. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / 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. / Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors. / Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.D
2024-09-27F0656, F0880Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.E
2024-07-11F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.F
2024-07-11F0658, F0695, F0697Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.D
2024-05-07F0676Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.D
2024-02-02F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.G
2024-02-02F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.D
2023-12-12F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.E
2023-11-16F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.G
2023-11-16F0550, F0558, F0656, F0725, F0755, F0759, F0761, F0812, F0847, F0880Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / 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. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.E
2023-11-16F0574, F0577, F0685, F0689, F0692, F0693, F0695, F0730, F0757, F0760, F0790, F0805The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands. / Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. / Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / 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. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.D
2023-10-06F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.E
2023-08-24F0693, F0880Ensure 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. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D

Why was BELL CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL fined 3 times?

DateTypeAmount
2024-12-05Fine$65,637
2024-02-02Fine$13,455
2023-11-16Fine$14,888

Has BELL CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL had payment denied by Medicare?

Payment denial startLength in days
2025-01-0334

How is BELL CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL staffed relative to the CA average?

MeasureThis facilityCA average
Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day3.886374.51570
Total nursing staff turnover (%)33.736.7
Average number of residents per day92.487.9

Who owns BELL CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL?

BELL CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name P & J HOSPITAL, INC.

RoleOwnerAssociation date
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTPARK, JINsince 08/15/2005
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEEPARK, TIMOTHYsince 04/01/2010
CORPORATE DIRECTORPARK, JINsince 04/25/2006

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