LOMITA POST-ACUTE CARE CENTER
Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1971-09-01, LOMITA POST-ACUTE CARE CENTER is a 71-bed nursing home in LOMITA, California, averaging 62.3 residents a day.
Has LOMITA POST-ACUTE CARE CENTER been cited for violations?
CMS lists 51 health-inspection deficiencies for LOMITA POST-ACUTE CARE CENTER, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is F; the most recent health inspection was 2026-02-10.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-10 | F0677 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D |
| 2025-12-11 | F0605, F0688, F0759, F0760, F0812, F0880 | Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. / 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 medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / 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. | E |
| 2025-12-11 | F0552, F0578, F0641, F0656, F0658, F0695, F0726, F0730, F0742, F0755, F0761, F0802, F0806, F0842, F0883 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / 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. / Develop 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 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. / Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. / Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder. / 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. / Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | D |
| 2025-12-11 | F0912 | Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | B |
| 2025-07-22 | F0585 | 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. | D |
| 2025-04-22 | F0697 | Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | D |
| 2025-03-29 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2025-03-11 | F0925 | Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. | F |
| 2024-11-01 | F0644 | Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. | E |
| 2024-11-01 | F0641, F0656, F0677, F0684, F0685, F0689, F0726, F0757, F0758, F0761, F0880, F0882 | 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 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. / 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. / 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. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / 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. / 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 |
| 2024-11-01 | F0912 | Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | B |
| 2023-10-19 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2023-10-19 | F0550, F0558, F0688, F0759, F0760, F0761, F0880, F0919 | Honor 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. / 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 medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / 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 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 |
| 2023-10-19 | F0912 | Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | B |
How is LOMITA POST-ACUTE CARE CENTER staffed relative to the CA average?
| Measure | This facility | CA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 4.11108 | 4.51570 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 35.3 | 36.7 |
| Average number of residents per day | 62.3 | 87.9 |
Who owns LOMITA POST-ACUTE CARE CENTER, and what chain is it in?
LOMITA POST-ACUTE CARE CENTER is registered with CMS as For profit - Individual, operates under the legal business name SUNGAZER HEALTHCARE INC and belongs to the THE ENSIGN GROUP chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | CRETZ, DERECK, TARNG, WILLIAM | since 02/01/2023 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | WILLITS, ADAM | since 02/01/2023 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | BURNAM, SOON, KEETCH, CHAD, KIM, JESSE, SATO, AMI | since 02/01/2023 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | TWOMAGNETS LLC, CRETZ, DERECK, TARNG, WILLIAM | since 02/01/2023 |
| INDIVIDUAL IS AN OWNER, PARTNER OR TRUSTEE OF ANY ADP OF THE SNF | PORT, BARRY | since 06/29/2025 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | ENSIGN SERVICES INC, CRETZ, DERECK, TARNG, WILLIAM | since 06/29/2025 |
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