WEST GARDENA POST ACUTE
WEST GARDENA POST ACUTE is a 50-bed nursing home in GARDENA, California. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1989-10-01. It averages 44.9 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at WEST GARDENA POST ACUTE?
CMS lists 39 health-inspection deficiencies for WEST GARDENA POST ACUTE, 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 2025-11-20.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-20 | F0552, F0658, F0688, F0761, F0812, F0842, F0880, F0908 | 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 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 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. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Keep all essential equipment working safely. | E |
| 2025-11-20 | F0580, F0645, F0684, F0686, F0695, F0755, F0790, F0805, F0881, F0907 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. / Provide enough space and equipment to meet each resident's needs | D |
| 2025-11-20 | F0912 | Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | B |
| 2025-07-15 | F0925 | Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. | E |
| 2024-10-03 | F0679 | Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. | E |
| 2024-10-03 | F0578, F0689, F0697, F0755 | 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 a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management 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. | D |
| 2024-10-03 | F0912 | Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | B |
| 2024-07-29 | F0580 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | G |
| 2024-07-05 | F0584, F0656 | 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. | E |
| 2024-07-05 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2024-03-22 | F0656, F0684 | 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 |
| 2023-10-26 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2023-10-01 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E |
| 2023-10-01 | F0644, F0685, F0690, F0755 | Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. / 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 pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D |
| 2023-10-01 | F0912 | Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | B |
Why was WEST GARDENA POST ACUTE fined 2 times?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-05 | Fine | $34,660 |
| 2023-10-01 | Fine | $8,344 |
How is WEST GARDENA POST ACUTE staffed?
| Measure | This facility | CA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 4.60273 | 4.51570 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 43.5 | 36.7 |
| Average number of residents per day | 44.9 | 87.9 |
Who owns WEST GARDENA POST ACUTE, and what chain is it in?
WEST GARDENA POST ACUTE is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name WEST GARDENA CARE CENTER LLC and belongs to the ABRAHAM BAK & MENACHEM GASTWIRTH chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | LEHMANN, KENNETH | since 11/01/2019 |
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | BAK, ABRAHAM, GASTWIRTH, MENACHEM, LEHMANN, KENNETH | since 08/19/2020 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | BAK, ABRAHAM, GASTWIRTH, MENACHEM, OFOEGBU, KINGSLEY, PANGILINAN, VIOLETA | since 06/13/2022 |
| TRUSTEE OF THE SNF | BAK, ABRAHAM, BAK, RACHEL | since 01/13/2016 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | 16530 SOUTH BROADWAY STREET,LLC, ABAK CONSULTING LLC, ABE AND RACHEL BAK FAMILY TRUST, BAGZ HOLDINGS, LLC, MGAZ CONSULTING LLC, BAK, ABRAHAM, BAK, JUDA, BAK, RACHEL, GASTWIRTH, HENRY, GASTWIRTH, MENACHEM, GEWIRTZ, CHONOCH, LEHMANN, KENNETH, OFOEGBU, KINGSLEY, PANGILINAN, VIOLETA | since 06/13/2022 |
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