Lompoc Valley Medical Center Comprehensive Care Ce

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Lompoc Valley Medical Center Comprehensive Care Ce, in the surveyor’s own words.

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Mar 26, 2026

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to prepare food in accordance with professional standards on food safety when the cook (Cook 1) was observed using his apron to wipe his face with a gloved hand during food tray preparation.This failure had the potential for contamination that may cause Foodborne illness (food poisoning - results from consuming food or drinks contaminated by bacteria, viruses, or parasites).During an observation on 3/23/26 at 12 p.m., in the kitchen during food tray preparation, [NAME] 1 was observed grabbing his apron and wiping his face with his left gloved hand.During an interview on 3/23/26 at 3:30 p.m., with the Food Service Director (FSD), FSD stated that [NAME] 1 should have removed his gloves, washed hands, and then donned on… […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF880Nov 29, 2022

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to maintain infection control practices when: 1. Glucometers (machine used to measure blood sugar) were not cleaned and disinfected per manufacturer's instructions for use. 2. Staff did not change gloves after cleaning dirty surfaces in the resident's room before getting supplies from the clean supply cart. 3. N95 respirators were not disposed after use per infection control guidelines. 4. Dirty personal protective equipment (PPE) was reused by staff while collecting laundry. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812May 5, 2022

  Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to store, prepare, distribute, and serve food and ice in accordance with professional standards when: 1. ambient room temperature foods were not monitored for cooling, and 2. two of three ice machines had a pink substance on the ice machine chute and had not been cleaned and sanitized routinely. These failures had the potential to result in the growth of microorganisms for 79 residents at the facility. Findings: 1. During an observation in the initial kitchen tour on 5/2/22 starting at 10:10 a.m., there was chicken salad dated 4/30/22 and tuna salad dated 4/27/22 located in the sandwich refrigerator. During an interview on 05/3/22 at 10:03 a.m., with Cook 2, Cook 2 verbalized that she makes the tuna and chicken salad. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF761Mar 26, 2026

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure medications were stored and labeled according to the manufacturer's specifications and facility process/practice.This failure could potentially expose residents to expired supplies with questionable efficacy and the facility could not ensure medications were safely stored to ensure their integrity. During an observation on [DATE], at 7 a.m., in the middle station, a medication cart was observed with the following medications not labeled with the dates of opening:Metamucil 15 oz (425 gram) (a laxative to relieve constipation)Docusate Sodium 100 mg (milligram) (stool softener)Docusate Sodium 50 mg (stool softener)Glucosamine Chondroitin 250 mg (supplement to help ease pain and improve function in osteoarthritis… […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF851Mar 26, 2026

  Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to submit required staffing and payroll data to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) through the Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) system (the federally mandated mechanism used by long term care facilities to report staffing information regularly to ensure completeness and accuracy of data submitted to CMS).This facility failure has the potential to result in not having accurate and timely staffing information necessary to evaluate the facility's compliance with federal staffing requirements. […]