Tarzana Health and Rehabilitation Center

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Tarzana Health and Rehabilitation Center, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Immediate jeopardy, widespreadF812Jun 7, 2021

  Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to maintain the kitchen in a clean, safe, and sanitary condition in which food was stored, prepared, and served in accordance with professional standards of food service safety. The facility did not: 1. Eradicate (destroy/kill) cockroach (small insects that carry and spread infectious diseases) infestation (presence of an unusually large number of cockroach population) in the kitchen and the employee lounge room. 2. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, widespreadF880Jun 7, 2021

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure an effective infection prevention and control program, led by the Infection Preventionist [IP] Nurse, to provide a safe and sanitary environment by having: 1. Cockroach (small insects that carry and spread infectious diseases) infestation (presence of an unusually large number of cockroach population) in the kitchen and the employee lounge room affecting 99 of 103 residents who receive food from the kitchen. 2. […]

• Immediate jeopardy, widespreadF925Jun 7, 2021

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to remain free of pests by not ensuring an effective pest control. The facility did not: 1. Eradicate (destroy/kill) cockroach (small insects that carry and spread infectious diseases) infestation (presence of an unusually large number of cockroach population) in the kitchen and the employee lounge room affecting 99 of 103 residents who received food from the kitchen. 2. Eliminate harborage conditions (locations and conditions where pests can live, thrive [grow strong], reproduce, and feed) such as holes, gaps, cracks, crevices (narrow openings) in the walls and floors, trash on the floor, debris on the meat slicer and grease and grime (layer of dirt) on different surfaces throughout the kitchen affecting 99 of 103… […]

• Immediate jeopardy, patternF689Jun 29, 2024

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure that one of 23 sampled residents (Resident 139) was kept free from accident and failed to provide a safe environment free from accident hazards (elements of the resident environment that have the potential to cause injury or illness) for the residents, staff, and visitors, as indicated in the facility's policies and procedures by: 1. Failing to identify that one of 23 sampled residents (Resident 139) had a torch lighter (a device that creates a flame that is hotter [reaching 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit { F- a unit of measure}] and more intense than a soft flame lighter (a device that procedures a small, soft, yellow flame reaching temperatures of 1400 F, that is not as powerful as a torch flame) in possession… […]

• Actual harm, isolatedF600May 5, 2026

  Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to protect the resident's right to remain free from physical abuse (deliberately aggressive or violent behavior with the intention to cause harm) for one of three sampled residents (Resident 1), when on 4/16/2026, Resident 2 punched Resident 1 in the face several times with a closed fist (a person's hand when the fingers are bent in toward the palm and held there tightly). This deficient practice resulted in Resident 1 being subjected to physical abuse by Resident 2 while under the care and supervision of the facility. […]