Greater El Monte Community Hos

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Greater El Monte Community Hos, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF584Nov 21, 2025

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure three of three sampled residents (Resident 9, Resident 11, and Resident 10) were provided with a safe and comfortable homelike environment by failing to ensure Resident 9, Resident 11, and Resident 10's rooms had comfortable and safe temperature levels.This deficient practice had the potential to result in Resident 9, Resident 11, and Resident 10 feeling uncomfortable and placed Residents 9, 11, and 10 at risk to develop hypothermia (a dangerous drop in body temperature) which could lead to health complications and physical declines to Residents 9, 11, and 10. Findings: a. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF812Nov 21, 2025

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure food was stored, prepared, and distributed under sanitary conditions for all the residents in the facility by failing to:A. Ensure two damaged canned goods were removed from the usable food-inventory shelf, resulting in unsafe food items stored with products intended for resident consumption.B. Ensure two (2) of four (4) sanitation buckets located in the main kitchen had adequate amount of quaternary sanitizing solution (an ammonium solution used for sanitizing surfaces) for the disinfection of key areas in the kitchen utilized to prepare residents food.These failures had the potential to expose residents to foodborne illnesses (illness caused by food contaminated with bacteria) and contamination due to… […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF584Oct 2, 2024

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to maintain a clean, sanitary, and homelike environment for six of six sampled residents' (Resident 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9) rooms. This deficient practice had the potential for residents to be exposed to dirt, mold, and drywall dust, which can lead to a decline in the resident's health and result in irritation of the eyes, skin, nose, throat, and lungs. Additionally, prolonged exposure can cause serious problems such as acute (sudden) respiratory illness, persistent coughing, and asthma (narrowed airways in the lungs that make it difficult to breath). Findings: During an observation on 10/2/2024 at 8:41 a.m. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF880Oct 2, 2024

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to implement infection control protocols for 8 of eleven sampled residents (Resident 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, and 11) by failing to: a. Ensure that Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP, gown and glove use during high-contact resident care activities for residents known to be colonized or infected with a MDRO [a germ resistant to many antibiotics] as well as those at increased risk of MDRO acquisition, e.g., residents with wounds or indwelling [inside your body] medical devices) were implemented and applied for Residents (2, 3, 5, 7, and 11) who had indwelling medical devices (a medical device that remains inside the body and provides a direct path for pathogens [any organism that causes disease] to enter the body and cause… […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF578Oct 1, 2023

  Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure four of five sampled resident's (Residents 1, 5, 8, and 9) responsible parties were provided with information regarding formulating advanced directives (legal documents that allow you to spell out your decisions about end-of-life care ahead of time). This failure had the potential to result in violation of Residents 1, 5, 8, and 9's rights to make informed decisions regarding advance directives. Findings: a. During a review of Resident 1's Admission Record (AR), the AR indicated Resident 1 was admitted to facility on 6/7/23 and readmitted to the facility on [DATE]. […]