Artesia Christian Home Inc.
Artesia, California · CCN 055539
22 surveys since 2010, 7 of them producing a finding at harm level or worse.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
- Citations on record
- 128
- Surveys
- 22
- Harm or worse
- 7
- Immediate jeopardy
- 3
Findings at the most serious level CMS records.
Older surveys no longer in CMS’s monthly file or on Care Compare. They are shown here.
The facility
- Certified beds
- 66
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Independent
- County
- Los Angeles
- Medicare-certified since
- 1967
CMS ratings
- Overall
- 1
- Health inspection
- 1
- Staffing
- 4
- Quality measures
- 4
CMS’s own Five-Star ratings.
Compared with similar facilities
Since 2021, this facility recorded more weighted findings than most of its peer group.
Weighted by harm level, against 21 not-for-profit facilities of 66–99 beds in California.
Last survey on record
Jan 23, 2026
290 days ago.
Counts surveys with at least one finding. A clean survey leaves no record here, so the real gap may be shorter.
Staffing
| Measure | This facility | Peer median |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident day | 5.37 | 4.82 |
| Registered-nurse hours per resident day | 0.38 | — |
| Annual nurse turnover | 35.6% | 28.3% |
As reported by the facility to CMS, beside the peer-group median.
Enforcement
- Fines
- $98,079 across 1 penalty
- Payment denials
- 1
Federal civil money penalties and remedies as CMS currently publishes them. Amounts may still be under appeal.
Severity of recent findings
| Severity | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy | J— | K24.3% | L12.1% |
| Actual harm | G24.3% | H— | I— |
| No harm, potential for more than minimal | D2348.9% | E1225.5% | F48.5% |
| No harm, potential for minimal | A— | B36.4% | C— |
Most frequently cited here
In CMS’s current monthly file.
- F8804×
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F6883×
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.
- F9123×
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
- F5502×
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- F5802×
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
In the surveyor’s words
From the most serious findings on record at Artesia Christian Home Inc., in the surveyor’s own words.
- Immediate jeopardy, widespreadF758Nov 15, 2024
Based on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure the facility's consulting pharmacist (PH) conducted monthly and as needed Drug Regiment Reviews ([DRR]thorough evaluation of the medication regimen of a resident, with the goal of promoting positive outcomes and minimizing adverse consequences associated with medication) of psychotropic medications (a drug or other substance that affects how the brain works and causes changes in mood, awareness, thoughts, feelings, or behavior) and made recommendations for gradual dose reduction ([GDR] - tapering mediation dose to determine if symptoms, conditions, or risks can be managed by a lower dose or if the medication can be discontinued altogether) or medication dosage adjustments to control behavioral symptoms for two of two… […]
- Immediate jeopardy, patternF741Nov 15, 2024
44055 Based on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to ensure the psychiatrist's (medical practitioner specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness) services were provided to residents who were receiving psychotropic (a drug or other substance that affects how the brain works and causes changes in mood, awareness, thoughts, feelings, or behavior) medication for four out of six sampled residents (Residents 2, 17, 19, and 51). Resident 2 had a diagnosis of major depressive disorder (a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest) and Residents 17, 19, and 51 had diagnoses of dementia (a progressive state of decline in mental abilities), The facility failed to: 1. […]
- Immediate jeopardy, patternF880Nov 15, 2024
Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to implement its policy and procedures (P&P) titled, Scabies Identification, Treatment and Environmental Cleaning, and Infection Control Program, for five of 23 residents (Residents 5, 18, 19, 21, and 31) who had a suspicious skin rashes ( the skin that has changes in texture or color and may be inflamed or irritated) by failing to: 1.Ensure Residents 5, 18, 19, 21 and 21, who had red scattered inflamed red spots with bumps and itching, were placed on isolation (separation of residents with an infection from residents without an infection). […]
- Actual harm, isolatedF686Nov 15, 2024
Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to prevent the development of a pressure injury (skin breakdown from prolonged pressure on the skin and tissue underneath) on the inferior (lower) fold of the left buttock area for one of five sampled residents (Resident 50) by failing to: a.Ensure Resident 50 was repositioned every two hours, as indicated in the care plan titled Skin Condition, to relieve the pressure off the left buttocks area. b.Ensure the Registered Dietician (RD) assessed Resident 50's nutritional status on 6/5/2024, when Resident 50 developed a Stage 1 pressure injury (intact skin with a localized area of redness and/or changes in sensation, temperature, or firmness), on 6/10/2024 when the pressure injury progressed to a Stage 3, (full-thickness… […]
- Actual harm, isolatedF692Nov 15, 2024
Based on interview and record review the facility failed to: 1.Inform the physician (MD) of the abnormally low urine output (a measurement of how much urine a person produces) for one of one sampled resident (Resident 58), when Resident 58's urine output was 50 Cubic Centimeter (cc- a unit of measure of volume), (Reference Range of 280-560 cc for 8 hour) on 8/26/2024 during 7:00 a.m.- 3p.m. shift. 2. Initiate a change of condition (COC-tool used by health care professionals when a patient's condition suddenly changes) when Resident 58's urine output was observed to be 50 Cubic Centimeter on 8/26/2024 during 7:00 a.m.- 3p.m. shift. 2. […]
Read 27 findings in full →The most serious and the most recent: 27 of 128 on record.
Every survey on record
FindingsAt actual harm or above
- Jan 23, 2026Standard15 findings
- Dec 18, 2025Complaint1 finding
- Nov 26, 2025Complaint2 findings
- Jul 9, 2025Complaint1 finding
- Dec 31, 2024Complaint1 finding
- Nov 15, 2024Standard and complaint21 findings · 5 harm
- Oct 25, 2024Complaint1 finding
- Nov 17, 2023Standard7 findings
Show the 14 earlier surveys
- Apr 14, 2023Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- Jan 13, 2023Standard8 findings
- Oct 5, 2021Complaint1 finding
- Nov 18, 2020Infection control1 finding
- Mar 8, 2020Standard7 findings
- Mar 11, 2019Standard7 findings
- Mar 3, 2018Standard9 findings
- Feb 13, 2018Complaint1 finding
- Mar 4, 2017Standard9 findings
- Feb 28, 2016Standard12 findings
- Feb 27, 2015Standard3 findings
- Jul 16, 2012—12 findings
- Jan 21, 2012—7 findings
- Oct 18, 2010—1 finding · 1 harm
Surveys that found no deficiencies are not in CMS’s files and do not appear here.
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