SOUTH PASADENA CARE CENTER
Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 2018-03-13, SOUTH PASADENA CARE CENTER is a 156-bed nursing home in SOUTH PASADENA, California, averaging 148.5 residents a day.
Has SOUTH PASADENA CARE CENTER been cited for violations?
CMS lists 74 health-inspection deficiencies for SOUTH PASADENA CARE CENTER since 2021-07-23, 59 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is E; the most recent health inspection was 2026-06-18.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | F0656, F0677 | 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. | D |
| 2026-03-10 | F0842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
| 2026-02-25 | F0580, F0686 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | D |
| 2026-01-14 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | E |
| 2025-11-25 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| 2025-09-02 | F0583 | Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. | E |
| 2025-09-02 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| 2025-08-27 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D |
| 2025-08-04 | F0755, F0760 | 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. | D |
| 2025-07-24 | F0558, F0694, F0812, F0814, F0849, F0880, F0921 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. / 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. / 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. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | E |
| 2025-07-24 | F0550, F0584, F0605, F0656, F0686, F0693, F0698, F0755, F0759, F0761, F0842 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Honor 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. / Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / 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, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / 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. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
| 2025-07-24 | F0732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | B |
| 2025-04-23 | F0550, F0607 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | D |
| 2025-04-01 | F0693 | 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. | D |
| 2025-02-05 | F0550 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D |
| 2024-07-19 | F0578, F0677, F0689, F0690, F0695, F0812 | 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. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / 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. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E |
| 2024-07-19 | F0558, F0584, F0656, F0676, F0686, F0688, F0692, F0755, F0842, F0849, F0880, F0919, F0921 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Honor 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. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / 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 enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / 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. / 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. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | D |
| 2023-09-01 | F0584, F0925 | Honor 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. / Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. | E |
| 2023-09-01 | F0558, F0919 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. | D |
| 2023-08-28 | F0578 | 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. | D |
| 2021-07-23 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2021-07-23 | F0583, F0584, F0656, F0658, F0676, F0686, F0689, F0691, F0757, F0761, F0812, F0867, F0919, F0921 | Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. / Honor 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. / 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. / Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. / 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 appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / 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. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. / Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | D |
How is SOUTH PASADENA CARE CENTER staffed relative to the CA average?
| Measure | This facility | CA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 4.28265 | 4.51570 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 38.4 | 36.7 |
| Average number of residents per day | 148.5 | 87.9 |
Who owns SOUTH PASADENA CARE CENTER?
SOUTH PASADENA CARE CENTER is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name SOUTH PASADENA CARE CENTER, LLC.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | SOUTH PASADENA CARE CENTER, LLC | since 07/20/2015 |
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | SCHMUKLER, YEHUDA, ZEMEL, ELLIOT | since 12/04/2024 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | ABONZA, CARLOS, SCHMUKLER, YEHUDA, SHTORCH, EYAL, ZEMEL, ELLIOT | since 01/05/2025 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | ABONZA, CARLOS, SCHMUKLER, YEHUDA, SHTORCH, EYAL, ZEMEL, ELLIOT | since 01/05/2025 |
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