Long Beach Post Acute

In the surveyor’s words

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

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Oct 3, 2024

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure the storage, preparation and distribution of food was done under sanitary conditions for 63 of 63 residents by not: 1. Labeling perishable food items (two open pasta bags) with open date. 2.Thawing diced beef according to facility policy. These deficient practices had the potential to cause food-borne illnesses. Findings: During a concurrent observation and interview on 9/30/2024 at 8:45 a.m., with the Dietary Supervisor (DS) in the dry storage room, two bags of dried pasta (one macaroni and one farfalle) were previously opened without an open date. The DS stated the bags did not have an open date. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Oct 6, 2023

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to store food in a sanitary manner to prevent growth of microorganisms (an organism that can be seen only through a specialized tool due to its small size) that could cause food borne illness (food poisoning: illness due to consuming spoiled food) for residents in the facility by not: a. ensuring Strawberry ready care shakes (nutritional shake that gets delivered frozen) were dated, when placed in the refrigerator to thaw (once thawed, shelf life is less than 14 days) b. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF880Oct 6, 2023

  Based on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to observe infection control measures by failing to ensure the dryer was running at the proper temperature. This deficient practice had the potential to place residents at risk for infection. Findings: During observations on 10/3/2023, at 3:50 pm, on 10/5/2023, at 8:16 am and at 9:00 am, the dryer temperature was reading between 124 to 128 degrees Fahrenheit ([F] scale of measuring temperature), loud and rattling noise was heard at the back of one of the dryers during the drying cycle. During an interview on 10/3/2023, at 8:16 a.m. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF867Oct 14, 2022

  Based on interview and record review, the facility's Quality Assessment and Assurance ([QAA] develop and implement appropriate plans of action to correct identified quality deficiencies) and Quality Assurance Performance Improvement ([QAPI] takes a systemic, interdisciplinary, comprehensive, and data driven approach to maintaining and improving safety and quality in nursing homes while involving residents and families, and all nursing home caregivers in practical and creative problem solving) committee failed to identify facility and resident care issues, develop and implement appropriate plans of action: 1. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF880Oct 14, 2022

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to implement infection control practices and their mitigation plan policies and procedures by failing to: 1) Use adequate visible signage to indicate a yellow zone (separate area for residents who are symptomatic but unconfirmed or may have been exposed to Covid-19 [a highly contagious virus] break area, bathroom and hallway. 2) Clean and disinfect a shared shower room of yellow and green zone (area for residents that have not been exposed to and do not have Covid-19) residents after yellow zone residents showered in the shared shower rooms for several days. […]