COTTAGE CREST POST ACUTE
COTTAGE CREST POST ACUTE is a 59-bed nursing home in NORWALK, California. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1985-10-01. It averages 54.4 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at COTTAGE CREST POST ACUTE?
CMS lists 59 health-inspection deficiencies for COTTAGE CREST POST ACUTE, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is K; the most recent health inspection was 2026-05-05.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | F0656, F0880 | Develop 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 |
| 2026-05-05 | F0578, F0580, F0676, F0688, F0689, F0690, F0693, F0757, F0803 | 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. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. / 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. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / 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. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary 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. | D |
| 2026-03-16 | F0552 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. | D |
| 2026-02-24 | F0657, F0679, F0842 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
| 2025-05-30 | F0656, F0690, F0812, F0880, F0881 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | E |
| 2025-05-30 | F0552, F0658, F0755, F0761 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Ensure 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. / 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. | D |
| 2025-05-30 | F0912 | Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | B |
| 2025-02-10 | F0558 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | D |
| 2024-12-10 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D |
| 2024-10-11 | F0600, F0656, F0684 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| 2024-06-11 | F0759 | Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | K |
| 2024-06-11 | F0725, F0726, F0755, F0812, F0814, F0867 | Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. / 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. / 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. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | F |
| 2024-06-11 | F0578, F0641, F0758, F0760, F0880 | 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. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / 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. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2024-06-11 | F0637, F0644, F0655, F0689, F0883 | Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition / Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | D |
| 2024-06-11 | F0912 | Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | B |
| 2024-01-19 | F0580, F0698 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | G |
| 2024-01-09 | F0725 | Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. | E |
| 2023-12-15 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2023-11-06 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2023-10-19 | F0656, F0657 | 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. | D |
| 2023-10-09 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | J |
| 2023-08-17 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2023-08-15 | F0657, F0689 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
Why was COTTAGE CREST POST ACUTE fined 3 times?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-11 | Fine | $42,354 |
| 2024-01-09 | Fine | $16,445 |
| 2023-10-09 | Fine | $7,446 |
How is COTTAGE CREST POST ACUTE staffed?
| Measure | This facility | CA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 4.53473 | 4.51570 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 40.0 | 36.7 |
| Average number of residents per day | 54.4 | 87.9 |
Who owns COTTAGE CREST POST ACUTE, and what chain is it in?
COTTAGE CREST POST ACUTE is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name NORWALK POST ACUTE LLC and belongs to the DAVID JOHNSON chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | NORWALK POST ACUTE LLC, JOHNSON, FRANK | since 08/16/2022 |
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | URBINA, CHRISTIAN | since 08/16/2022 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | DEHGHANMANESH, ADRIAN | since 08/16/2022 |
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