THE REHABILITATION CENTER OF LOS ANGELES Inspection Report, Violations & Safety Grade (LOS ANGELES, California)

340 SOUTH ALVARADO STREET, LOS ANGELES, California 90057

Phone: 2134849730

CMS Overall:1/5

Overview & Bed Count

Certified Beds

180

Avg Residents/Day

161.2

Ownership

For profit - Partnership

Provider Type

Medicare and Medicaid

County

Los Angeles

Sprinkler Systems

Yes

Special Focus

None

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall1/5

Health1/5

Staffing3/5

Quality4/5

Nurse Staffing Check

Metric	This Facility	California Avg	Difference
RN Hours per Resident per Day	0.58	0.68	-0.10
Total Nurse Hours per Resident per Day	4.79	4.54	+0.25
CMS Staffing Rating	3/5	3.3/5	-
Nursing Staff Turnover	37.9%	36.6%	-

Health Citation History

85 health citations on record

Date	Category	Description	Severity
2026-07-28	Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies	Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies	Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies	Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Infection Control Deficiencies	Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies	Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies	Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies	Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies	Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Administration Deficiencies	Help the resident with transportation to and from laboratory services outside of the facility.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Environmental Deficiencies	Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-07-24	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-05-29	Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies	Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-04-08	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-03-27	Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies	Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-03-27	Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies	Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-03-27	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-03-27	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-03-27	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-03-27	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-03-27	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-03-27	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-03-27	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-03-27	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-03-27	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-03-27	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-03-27	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-02-05	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.	G – Actual Harm
2025-01-31	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-01-23	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.	D – Moderate Harm Potential

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Fire Safety Citation History

20 fire safety citations on record

Date	Category	Description	Severity
2026-05-14	Egress Deficiencies	Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.	F – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Egress Deficiencies	Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Egress Deficiencies	Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Egress Deficiencies	Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Smoke Deficiencies	Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Smoke Deficiencies	Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Services Deficiencies	Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Smoke Deficiencies	Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.	C – Minimal Harm Potential
2026-05-14	Miscellaneous Deficiencies	Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.	C – Minimal Harm Potential
2025-03-27	Smoke Deficiencies	Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-03-27	Services Deficiencies	Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-03-27	Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies	Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2024-03-15	Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies	Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.	F – Moderate Harm Potential
2024-03-15	Smoke Deficiencies	Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2024-03-15	Smoke Deficiencies	Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2024-03-15	Services Deficiencies	Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2024-03-15	Miscellaneous Deficiencies	Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2024-03-15	Egress Deficiencies	Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2024-03-15	Smoke Deficiencies	Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2024-03-15	Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies	Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.	D – Moderate Harm Potential

Total Penalties & Fines

$61,435

Total Fine Amount (CMS)

Number of Fines

Total Penalties

Date	Type	Fine Amount	Payment Denial
2025-01-23	Fine	$15,929	-
2024-03-15	Fine	$45,506	-

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