THE SPRINGS POST-ACUTE Inspection Report, Violations & Safety Grade (NORWALK, California)

10625 LEFFINGWELL ROAD, NORWALK, California 90650

Phone: 5628642541

CMS Overall:2/5

Overview & Bed Count

Certified Beds

Avg Residents/Day

Ownership

For profit - Limited Liability company

Provider Type

Medicare and Medicaid

County

Los Angeles

Sprinkler Systems

Yes

Special Focus

None

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall2/5

Health1/5

Staffing3/5

Quality5/5

Nurse Staffing Check

Metric	This Facility	California Avg	Difference
RN Hours per Resident per Day	0.61	0.68	-0.07
Total Nurse Hours per Resident per Day	5.04	4.54	+0.49
CMS Staffing Rating	3/5	3.3/5	-
Nursing Staff Turnover	29.6%	36.6%	-

Health Citation History

68 health citations on record

Date	Category	Description	Severity
2026-04-23	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-04-23	Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies	Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-04-23	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-04-23	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.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-04-23	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
2026-04-23	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.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-04-23	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-04-23	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-04-23	Infection Control Deficiencies	Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-04-23	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-04-23	Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies	Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-04-23	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
2026-04-23	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-04-23	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-04-23	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-04-23	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-04-23	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-04-23	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-04-23	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.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-04-23	Administration Deficiencies	Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-04-23	Infection Control Deficiencies	Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-01-07	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-12-01	Infection Control Deficiencies	Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-11-19	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-11-19	Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies	Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-08-05	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-06-12	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-02-21	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
2025-02-07	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.	G – Actual Harm
2025-02-07	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-02-07	Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies	Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-02-07	Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies	Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-02-07	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
2025-02-07	Administration Deficiencies	Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-02-07	Infection Control Deficiencies	Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-02-07	Environmental Deficiencies	Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-02-07	Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies	Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-02-07	Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies	PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-02-07	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.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-02-07	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
2025-02-07	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide appropriate foot care.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-02-07	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-02-07	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-02-07	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-02-07	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide specialized rehabilitative services by qualified personnel, when ordered for a resident by a doctor.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-02-07	Infection Control Deficiencies	Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-02-06	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.	J – Immediate Jeopardy
2025-02-06	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.	J – Immediate Jeopardy
2025-01-21	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-01-02	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

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Fire Safety Citation History

12 fire safety citations on record

Date	Category	Description	Severity
2026-04-23	Smoke Deficiencies	Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-04-23	Smoke Deficiencies	Have a complete alarm system manually initiated and initiated by fire sprinkler system connection.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-04-23	Smoke Deficiencies	Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-04-23	Smoke Deficiencies	Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-04-23	Miscellaneous Deficiencies	Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-04-23	Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies	Conduct testing and exercise requirements.	C – Minimal Harm Potential
2025-02-07	Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies	Conduct testing and exercise requirements.	F – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-02-07	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
2024-02-23	Smoke Deficiencies	Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.	F – Moderate Harm Potential
2024-02-23	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
2024-02-23	Smoke Deficiencies	Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2024-02-23	Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies	Provide emergency officials' contact information.	C – Minimal Harm Potential

Total Penalties & Fines

$66,866

Total Fine Amount (CMS)

Number of Fines

Total Penalties

Date	Type	Fine Amount	Payment Denial
2025-01-02	Fine	$66,866	-
2025-01-02	Payment Denial	-	5 days starting 2025-03-08

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