WESTERN CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL
Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1977-05-02, WESTERN CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL is a 129-bed nursing home in LOS ANGELES, California, averaging 113.4 residents a day.
Has WESTERN CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL been cited for violations?
CMS lists 75 health-inspection deficiencies for WESTERN CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL, 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 2026-05-22.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-22 | F0686, F0755, F0812, F0880 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / 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. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2026-05-22 | F0552, F0553, F0558, F0584, F0604, F0628, F0641, F0656, F0658, F0684, F0689, F0692, F0695, F0711, F0745, F0761, F0777, F0842 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care. / 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. / Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. / Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / 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 appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / 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. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit. / Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. / 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 or obtain x-rays/tests when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
| 2026-05-22 | F0814 | Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. | B |
| 2026-04-29 | F0658 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D |
| 2025-12-10 | F0677 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | E |
| 2025-09-18 | F0688 | 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. | E |
| 2025-09-18 | F0609, F0694, F0695, F0842 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
| 2025-08-27 | F0578, F0628, F0656, F0686 | 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 the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / 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. | D |
| 2025-04-08 | F0656, F0689 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2025-03-21 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F |
| 2025-03-21 | F0552, F0584, F0658, F0686, F0688, F0725, F0726, F0757, F0758, F0759, F0770, F0803, F0812, F0813 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / 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. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / 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 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. / 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 medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. / 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. / Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors. | E |
| 2025-03-21 | F0604, F0641, F0689, F0760 | Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D |
| 2025-01-29 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2025-01-29 | F0584 | 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. | D |
| 2024-12-11 | F0584 | 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. | D |
| 2024-10-29 | F0609, F0677, F0880 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2024-10-25 | F0580, F0726 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / 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. | D |
| 2024-08-22 | F0658 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D |
| 2024-03-22 | F0578, F0583, F0693, F0761, 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. / Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. / 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 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. | E |
| 2024-03-22 | F0656, F0686, F0689, F0880, F0883 | 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 a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | D |
| 2023-08-23 | F0658 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D |
How is WESTERN CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL staffed?
| Measure | This facility | CA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 5.33536 | 4.51570 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 26.1 | 36.7 |
| Average number of residents per day | 113.4 | 87.9 |
Who owns WESTERN CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL, and what chain is it in?
WESTERN CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name TZIPPY CARE LLC and belongs to the LONGWOOD MANAGEMENT CORPORATION chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | THE IRA DAVID FRIEDMAN GROUP A BUSINESS ASSETS TRUST | since 06/30/2023 |
| DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | DEVORAH DANZIGER GROUP A BUSINESS ASSETS TRUST, ELKA KAPLAN GROUP A BUSINESS ASSETS TRUST, ESTHER HOFF GROUP A BUSINESS ASSETS TRUST, MORDECHAI NOTIS GROUP A BUSINESS ASSETS TRUST, RACHEL NOTIS GROUP A BUSINESS ASSETS TRUST, SARAH DUNNER GROUP A BUSINESS ASSETS TRUST, YEHOSHUA NOTIS GROUP A BUSINESS ASSETS TRUST, YISROEL NOTIS GROUP A BUSINESS ASSETS TRUST | since 06/30/2023 |
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | FRIEDMAN, IRA | since 06/30/2023 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | CAMANAG, EMMA, EXCONDE, SUSIE, FRIEDMAN, IRA, KLAVAN, JOSHUA, PALANA, CESAR | since 02/06/1990 |
| INDIVIDUAL IS AN OWNER, PARTNER OR TRUSTEE OF ANY ADP OF THE SNF | FRIEDMAN, AARON, KLAVAN, RACHEL, LEHMANN, LIBBY, NOTIS, SHMUEL | since 04/01/2026 |
| TRUSTEE OF THE SNF | FRIEDMAN, AARON, FRIEDMAN, IRA, PERVAIZ, ZAID | since 06/30/2023 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | AARON FRIEDMAN GROUP A BUSINESS ASSETS TRUST, FRIEDMAN FAMILY TRUST, HANSEN HUNTER LLC, IRA D FRIEDMAN 1991 TRUST, LEHMANN FAMILY 1991 TRUST, LIBBY FRIEDMAN LEHMANN GROUP A BUSINESS ASSETS TRUST, MAGNOLIA WESTERN INVESTMENTS LTD, RUCHEL FRIEDMAN KLAVAN GROUP A BUSINESS ASSETS TRUST, THE IRA DAVID FRIEDMAN GROUP A BUSINESS ASSETS TRUST, THE KLAVAN FAMILY TRUST, THE TZIPPY FRIEDMAN NOTIS 1990 TRUST, CAMANAG, EMMA, EXCONDE, SUSIE, FRIEDMAN, AARON, FRIEDMAN, IRA, KLAVAN, JOSHUA, PALANA, CESAR, PERVAIZ, ZAID | since 01/01/2013 |
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