Pico Rivera Healthcare Center

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Pico Rivera Healthcare Center, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Actual harm, isolatedF580Jan 11, 2024

  Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to provide the necessary care and services for one of seven sampled residents (Resident 95) by failing to: a. Notify the physician of a change of condition (COC) when Resident 95's blood sugar level (measure of glucose [sugar] in the blood [normal range 70- 100 milligrams [mg, unit of measurement] per (/) deciliter [dl, unit of measurement] mg/dl) was elevated on [DATE]. b. Notify the physician when Resident 95 began to experience congestion (an abnormal or excessive accumulation of a body fluid), gurgling (a hollow bubbling sound), wheezing, and an episode of emesis (vomiting) on [DATE]. […]

• Actual harm, isolatedF689Apr 27, 2023

  Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to prevent an avoidable fall for one of one sampled resident (Resident 1), who was left alone during toilet use, by failing to: 1. Provide Resident 1 with assistance from staff during toileting. 2. Ensure Resident 1, who was on the superstar program for high risk for fall, was not left alone in the bathroom during toilet use. These deficient practices resulted in Resident 1 sustaining an avoidable fall on 9/25/2022, with a subsequent transfer to a general acute care hospital (GACH) for treatment. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Apr 9, 2026

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure food safety practices and sanitary food storage and food preparation practices when the facility failed to:1. Maintain cold food items at safe temperatures when broccoli salads measured 66 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit ( F, a scale of temperature).2. Ensure bowls of yogurt were properly immersed in an ice bath or stored to maintain acceptable temperatures of 40 F and below during tray line or pre-handling service.3. Ensure one box of beans and one box of lentils were adequately sealed and stored in the dry food storage area.4. Ensure one can of diced red peppers were labeled with the date received.5. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Jan 11, 2024

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the kitchen staff failed to wash their hands prior to becoming in contact with food, failed to check food temperatures, and failed to store food under sanitary conditions when the following occurred: 1. The Dietary Supervisor (DS) did not wash their hands before checking food temperatures. 2. The refrigerator stored food without a use by date. 3. The refrigerator stored food that was spoiled. 4. The freezer stored food without the date that it was placed in the freezer and did not have a use by date. 5. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Jun 4, 2021

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure safe and sanitary food storage and hand hygiene practice in the kitchen when: 1. Ice machine ice deflector (inner plastic cover in the ice storage bin) and internal compartment were dirty. 2. Not all foods were dated when received and opened, and not all foods were labeled to indicate content. 3. Resident food trays were not air dried completely before stacking. 4. Visible dust build up on the vent above the steam table and the dishwashing area. 5. Egg salad made on 6/2/2021 in the walk-in refrigerator was not monitored for safe cool down process (hot food cooled down within a certain time frame to prevent harmful bacterial growth). 6. […]