Federal Nursing-Home Survey Record
PALOS VERDES HEALTH CARE CENTER
Does PALOS VERDES HEALTH CARE CENTER have a federal violation or abuse history?
According to the public federal record on file with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), PALOS VERDES HEALTH CARE CENTER (CCN 555028), in LOMITA, CA, has federal inspection findings on its record. In its current inspection cycle, CMS cited the facility for 20 deficiencies; the most serious carries scope/severity F. Citations from earlier inspection cycles appear in the dated timeline below as historical findings, not current ones. CMS has $97,006 in civil money penalties on file against the facility. This page restates the federal record and draws no conclusion of its own. Strict time limits can apply to claims like these — consider consulting a qualified attorney promptly. Federal nursing-home surveys are conducted on a recurring cycle by state survey agencies acting on CMS's behalf, and the figures on this page are compiled from CMS's published provider data, as on file with federal regulators; the federal record may understate what actually occurred, and inspection findings are point-in-time survey results, not a determination that any specific resident was harmed.
The Federal Record
CMS has $97,006 in civil money penalties on file against this facility.
Below is this facility's federal survey record as on file with federal regulators (CMS). Strict time limits can apply to claims like these — consider consulting a qualified attorney promptly.
Scope & Severity — current cycle
Civil money penalties on file
$97,006
CMS has $97,006 in civil money penalties on file against this facility. CMS also records 70 day(s) of payment denial.
Overall CMS star rating: this facility vs the CMS-published state average
This facility: 2 · CMS state average: 3.2
Deficiency timeline — full federal history
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
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.
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
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.
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
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.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Notify the appropriate authorities when residents with MD or ID services has a significant change in condition.
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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.
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
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 safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Follow rules about disclosure of ownership requirements and tell the state agency about changes in ownership and/or administrative personnel.
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