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Beachside Post Acute

Torrance, California · CCN 055531

59 surveys since 2011, 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
220
Surveys
59
Harm or worse
7
Immediate jeopardy
2
The record, 2011–2026
’11’15’20’25’26
No harm recordedHarm or worseNot surveyed
Immediate jeopardy2

Findings at the most serious level CMS records.

Beyond CMS’s monthly file51/59

Older surveys no longer in CMS’s monthly file or on Care Compare. They are shown here.

The facility

Certified beds
110
Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Chain
ABRAHAM BAK & MENACHEM GASTWIRTH
County
Los Angeles
Medicare-certified since
1979

CMS ratings

Overall
5
Health inspection
4
Staffing
4
Quality measures
5

CMS’s own Five-Star ratings.

Compared with similar facilities

Since 2021, this facility recorded somewhat more weighted findings than its peer group.

Weighted by harm level, against 110 for-profit facilities of 100–127 beds in California.

Last survey on record

Dec 19, 2025

325 days ago.

Counts surveys with at least one finding. A clean survey leaves no record here, so the real gap may be shorter.

Staffing

MeasureThis facilityPeer median
Nurse hours per resident day4.194.16
Registered-nurse hours per resident day0.66—
Annual nurse turnover31.8%37.6%

As reported by the facility to CMS, beside the peer-group median.

Enforcement

No fines, payment denials or special-focus designation on the current CMS record.

Severity of recent findings

Citations by CMS scope and severity. Rows are harm level, columns are how widespread the finding was.
SeverityIsolatedPatternWidespread
Immediate jeopardyJ—K—L—
Actual harmG—H—I—
No harm, potential for more than minimalD2374.2%E412.9%F412.9%
No harm, potential for minimalA—B—C—
CMS’s current file: 31 of the 220 citations on record.

Most frequently cited here

In CMS’s current monthly file.

  • F8123×

    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  • F8803×

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • F5802×

    Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

  • F6092×

    Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

  • F6562×

    Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Beachside Post Acute, in the surveyor’s own words.

  • Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF689Mar 26, 2023

    Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to provide supervision, one to one monitoring (1:1 monitoring- when an individual staff member is assigned to directly supervise no more than one resident and the staff shall stay within very close proximity to ensure constant supervision and immediate intervention if needed for safety reasons) for one of one sampled resident (Resident 1) by failing to: 1. Ensure Resident 1 who had history of delusional disorder (characterized by one or more firmly held false beliefs that persist for at least one month), received 1:1 monitoring when the Psychiatric (mental illness) Emergency Teams ([PET] mobile team operated by psychiatric hospital to perform evaluations for involuntary detention of individuals determined to be at risk of harming… […]

  • Actual harm, isolatedF689Apr 25, 2023

    Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA 1) provided a resident, who was asleep and who had impaired cognitive (thinking, reasoning, remembering, imagining, learning words, and using language) skills for daily decision-making, assistance with breakfast set up, thus failing to identify the hot water, left on Resident 2 ' s overbed table, as a potentially hazardous element, for one of three sampled residents (Resident 2). The facility failed to: 1. Ensure CNA 1 did not leave an unattended cup of hot water, used to make Resident 2 ' s tea, on Resident 2 ' s overbed table when the resident was not fully awake, without warning Resident 2 of the potential danger of the hot water. 2. […]

  • Actual harm, isolatedF550Apr 7, 2023

    Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to honor resident's preferences, maintain resident's dignity, and clarify end of life wishes for three of four sampled residents (Residents 1, 2 and 3). The facility failed to: 1. Ensure Resident 1's Physician's Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) indicating Do Not Resuscitate ([DNR] when the heart stops beating, or a person stops breathing, there are no rescue measures taken, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation [CPR] an emergency lifesaving procedure that is done when someone's breathing or heartbeat has stopped) was honored and carried out when the resident became unresponsive and went into cardiac arrest (when the heart suddenly stops beating). 2. […]

  • Actual harm, isolatedF740Mar 26, 2023

    Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure one of three sampled residents (Resident 1) was provided necessary behavioral health care and services for treatment of the resident ' s emotional and mental condition by ensuring: 1. Resident 1 who verbalized feeling depressed (serious mood disorder) for approximately five (5) months was assessed, monitored, and provided intervention to addressed Resident 1 ' s symptoms of depression. 2. Physician, psychiatrist (a physician who specializes in psychiatry, the branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, study, and treatment of mental disorders), psychiatrist nurse practitioner, and interdisciplinary team ([IDT]-comprises professionals from various disciplines who work in collaboration to address a patient with… […]

  • No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Dec 19, 2025

    Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure the kitchen dishwasher temperature gauge was functioning properly. This failure had the potential to expose residents to dishes washed at unsafe temperatures, which could promote bacterial growth and increase the risk of foodborne illness (illness caused by food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites, or toxins )Findings:During a concurrent observation and interview on 12/16/2025 at 9:03 a.m. in the kitchen with Dietary Aide (DA 1), a low-temperature dishwasher was observed being used to wash dishes. DA 1 stated the wash temperature gauge displayed 120 degrees Fahrenheit ( F- unit of temperature). However, a photo taken of the gauge at that time showed the temperature reading was 95 F. […]

Read 27 findings in full →The most serious and the most recent: 27 of 220 on record.

Every survey on record

FindingsAt actual harm or above

  • Aug 14, 2026Complaint1 finding
  • Dec 19, 2025Standard7 findings
  • May 19, 2025Complaint1 finding
  • Nov 1, 2024Standard8 findings
  • Jun 7, 2024Complaint2 findings
  • Feb 1, 2024Complaint1 finding
  • Nov 30, 2023Standard10 findings
  • Nov 20, 2023Complaint1 finding
Show the 51 earlier surveys
  • Sep 14, 2023Complaint1 finding
  • Apr 25, 2023Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
  • Apr 7, 2023Complaint2 findings · 1 harm
  • Mar 29, 2023Complaint1 finding
  • Mar 26, 2023Complaint8 findings · 2 harm
  • Mar 7, 2023Complaint1 finding
  • Feb 15, 2023Complaint1 finding
  • Jan 31, 2023Complaint1 finding
  • Dec 12, 2022Complaint1 finding
  • Nov 10, 2022Standard8 findings
  • Oct 7, 2022Complaint1 finding
  • Sep 15, 2022Complaint1 finding
  • Sep 8, 2022Complaint1 finding
  • Jun 18, 2022Complaint2 findings
  • Apr 20, 2022Complaint1 finding
  • Mar 23, 2022Complaint1 finding
  • Dec 29, 2021Complaint1 finding
  • Dec 28, 2021Complaint1 finding
  • Dec 14, 2021Complaint1 finding
  • Dec 9, 2021Complaint1 finding
  • Dec 1, 2021Complaint1 finding
  • Sep 8, 2021Infection control1 finding
  • Feb 16, 2021Infection control1 finding
  • Nov 4, 2020Infection control1 finding
  • Oct 9, 2020Complaint1 finding
  • Sep 11, 2020Complaint2 findings
  • Jun 24, 2020Complaint2 findings
  • May 6, 2020Complaint1 finding
  • Mar 31, 2020Complaint2 findings
  • Sep 26, 2019Standard13 findings
  • May 17, 2019Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
  • Oct 11, 2018Standard17 findings
  • Apr 12, 2018Complaint1 finding
  • Apr 4, 2018Complaint2 findings
  • Mar 14, 2018Complaint1 finding
  • Jan 16, 2018Complaint1 finding
  • Nov 7, 2017Standard12 findings
  • Oct 12, 2017Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
  • Oct 2, 2017Complaint1 finding
  • Jul 20, 2017Complaint2 findings
  • Jun 22, 2017Complaint2 findings
  • Jun 21, 2017Complaint2 findings
  • Nov 3, 2016Standard17 findings
  • Jun 8, 2016Complaint1 finding
  • Apr 28, 2016Complaint3 findings
  • Feb 22, 2016Complaint1 finding
  • Sep 16, 2015Standard10 findings
  • Sep 8, 2014Standard1 finding
  • May 23, 2014Standard and complaint23 findings · 1 harm
  • Jan 26, 2013—14 findings
  • Oct 24, 2011—15 findings

Surveys that found no deficiencies are not in CMS’s files and do not appear here.

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