CAMINO HEALTHCARE

CCN 056267 · PINE FOREST HEALTHCARE INC · For profit - Limited Liability company · THE ENSIGN GROUP chain · 99 certified beds · Los Angeles · CA


CAMINO HEALTHCARE is a 99-bed nursing home in HAWTHORNE, California. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1971-02-22. It averages 88.4 residents a day.

What harm was found in the violations cited at CAMINO HEALTHCARE?

CMS lists 65 health-inspection deficiencies for CAMINO HEALTHCARE, 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 2026-05-05.

Survey dateTagDeficiencySeverity
2026-05-05F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.D
2026-04-03F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.D
2026-03-13F0552, F0656, F0657, F0690, F0695, F0711, F0761, F0812, F0814, F0880Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / 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. / 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 and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit. / 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. / Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D
2026-02-17F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D
2025-12-01F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D
2025-09-10F0656, F0658, F0684, F0842Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.D
2025-08-07F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.G
2025-08-07F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.D
2025-05-22F0658, F0755, F0880Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D
2025-04-30F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.D
2025-04-14F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.D
2025-04-01F0580, F0770Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.D
2024-12-20F0584, F0689Honor 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. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.E
2024-12-20F0641, F0645, F0656, F0677, F0692, F0694, F0695, F0698, F0740, F0745, F0755, F0760, F0761, F0770, F0849Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / 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. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. / Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / 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. / Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. / 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.D
2024-12-05F0686, F0880Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D
2024-11-21F0658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.D
2024-10-23F0695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.D
2024-10-09F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.D
2024-07-09F0658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.D
2024-02-13F0660Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.D
2023-12-15F0558, F0755, F0880Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.E
2023-12-15F0559, F0578, F0645, F0656, F0695Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made. / 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. / 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. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.D
2023-12-06F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.E
2023-11-17F0698Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.D
2023-11-14F0656, F0657, F0758Develop 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. / 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.D
2023-08-24F0580Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.G

Why was CAMINO HEALTHCARE fined?

DateTypeAmount
2025-08-07Fine$9,110

How is CAMINO HEALTHCARE staffed relative to the CA average?

MeasureThis facilityCA average
Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day4.079934.51570
Total nursing staff turnover (%)51.336.7
Average number of residents per day88.487.9

Who owns CAMINO HEALTHCARE, and what chain is it in?

CAMINO HEALTHCARE is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name PINE FOREST HEALTHCARE INC and belongs to the THE ENSIGN GROUP chain.

RoleOwnerAssociation date
MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODYFORSGREN, MICHAEL, PATEL, PARYUSsince 01/01/2021
CORPORATE DIRECTORWILLITS, ADAMsince 10/31/2018
CORPORATE OFFICERBURNAM, SOON, KEETCH, CHAD, KIM, JESSE, SATO, AMIsince 03/01/2011
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLFORSGREN, MICHAEL, PATEL, PARYUSsince 01/01/2021
INDIVIDUAL IS AN OWNER, PARTNER OR TRUSTEE OF ANY ADP OF THE SNFPORT, BARRYsince 06/21/2025
ADP OF THE SNF13922 CERISE AVENUE, LLC, ENSIGN SERVICES INC, FORSGREN, MICHAEL, PATEL, PARYUSsince 01/01/2021

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