LIGHTHOUSE HEALTHCARE CENTER

Los Angeles · CA · For profit - Limited Liability company · PACIFIC HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS chain · 149 certified beds · CCN 056478 · LIGHTHOUSE HEALTHCARE CENTER, LLC


LIGHTHOUSE HEALTHCARE CENTER operates 149 certified beds in LOS ANGELES, California. Its Medicare and Medicaid certification dates to 1975-05-01. It averages 120.2 residents a day.

What harm was found in the violations cited at LIGHTHOUSE HEALTHCARE CENTER?

CMS lists 75 health-inspection deficiencies for LIGHTHOUSE HEALTHCARE CENTER since 2022-04-29, 56 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 2026-06-26.

Survey dateTagDeficiencySeverity
2026-06-26F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.G
2026-06-26F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.D
2026-04-07F0658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.D
2026-04-02F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.D
2025-06-05F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.F
2025-06-05F0677, F0690, F0759, F0760Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / 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 medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.E
2025-06-05F0550, F0551, F0552, F0558, F0641, F0656, F0657, F0689, F0695, F0726, F0755, F0810, F0880, F0919Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights. / Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / 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 that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / 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. / Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.D
2025-05-02F0677, F0684, F0842Provide 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. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.D
2024-11-28F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.D
2024-10-22F0600, F0689Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.D
2024-08-28F0579Provide information about how to apply for and use Medicare and Medicaid benefits.D
2024-07-25F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.D
2024-06-13F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.G
2024-06-13F0882Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.F
2024-06-13F0552, F0604, F0656, F0677, F0700, F0803, F0812Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. / 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. / Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail. / 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. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.E
2024-06-13F0641, F0645, F0686, F0689, F0692, F0758, F0761, F0806Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / 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. / 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 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 each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.D
2024-05-03F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.G
2024-05-03F0658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.E
2024-05-03F0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.D
2024-04-09F0580, F0609Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.D
2024-03-13F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.D
2024-01-19F0550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.D
2023-12-12F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.E
2022-04-29F0761, F0802, F0812Ensure 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 sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.F
2022-04-29F0550, F0578, F0604, F0641, F0656, F0684, F0697, F0803, F0880Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / 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 that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / 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. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. / 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. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.E
2022-04-29F0552, F0583, F0644, F0688, F0689, F0758, F0842Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. / Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / 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. / 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. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.D

Why was LIGHTHOUSE HEALTHCARE CENTER fined 2 times?

DateTypeAmount
2024-11-28Fine$57,125
2024-04-09Fine$42,834

Has LIGHTHOUSE HEALTHCARE CENTER had payment denied by Medicare?

Payment denial startLength in days
2024-06-0179

How is LIGHTHOUSE HEALTHCARE CENTER staffed?

MeasureThis facilityCA average
Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day5.456554.51570
Total nursing staff turnover (%)34.136.7
Average number of residents per day120.287.9

Who owns LIGHTHOUSE HEALTHCARE CENTER, and what chain is it in?

LIGHTHOUSE HEALTHCARE CENTER is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name LIGHTHOUSE HEALTHCARE CENTER, LLC and belongs to the PACIFIC HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS chain.

RoleOwnerAssociation date
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTPACIFIC HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS, INC., GREENSPOON, ARYENsince 03/01/2007
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTRECHNITZ, SHLOMO, RECHNITZ, TAMARsince 03/01/2007
CORPORATE OFFICERRECHNITZ, SHLOMOsince 03/01/2007
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLPACIFIC HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS, INC., GREENSPOON, ARYENsince 03/01/2007

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