WHITTIER HILLS HEALTH CARE CTR Inspection Report, Violations & Safety Grade (WHITTIER, California)

10426 BOGARDUS AVE, WHITTIER, California 90603

Phone: 5629477817

CMS Overall:2/5

Overview & Bed Count

Certified Beds

160

Avg Residents/Day

150.5

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

Health2/5

Staffing3/5

Quality3/5

Nurse Staffing Check

Metric	This Facility	California Avg	Difference
RN Hours per Resident per Day	0.37	0.68	-0.31
Total Nurse Hours per Resident per Day	4.48	4.54	-0.06
CMS Staffing Rating	3/5	3.3/5	-
Nursing Staff Turnover	39.2%	36.6%	-

Health Citation History

72 health citations on record

Date	Category	Description	Severity
2026-06-09	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
2026-04-16	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
2026-03-26	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-02-26	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-02-26	Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies	Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-02-26	Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies	Post nurse staffing information every day.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-02-26	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
2026-02-26	Administration Deficiencies	Hire a qualified full-time social worker in a facility with more than 120 beds.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-02-26	Infection Control Deficiencies	Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-02-26	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
2026-02-26	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-02-26	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-02-26	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
2026-02-26	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
2026-02-26	Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies	Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-02-26	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-02-26	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.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-02-26	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-02-26	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-02-26	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-02-26	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
2026-02-26	Environmental Deficiencies	Keep all essential equipment working safely.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-02-26	Environmental Deficiencies	Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-01-08	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-01-08	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
2025-12-16	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
2025-11-25	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-11-13	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-11-13	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
2025-04-18	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
2025-01-10	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-01-10	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-01-10	Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies	Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-01-10	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
2025-01-10	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
2025-01-10	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-01-10	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
2025-01-10	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
2025-01-10	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
2025-01-10	Infection Control Deficiencies	Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-01-10	Environmental Deficiencies	Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-01-10	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-01-10	Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies	Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-01-10	Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies	Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-01-10	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-01-10	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.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-01-10	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-01-10	Environmental Deficiencies	Have policies on smoking.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-01-10	Resident Rights Deficiencies	The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands.	B – Minimal Harm Potential
2025-01-10	Resident Rights Deficiencies	Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.	B – Minimal Harm Potential

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Fire Safety Citation History

11 fire safety citations on record

Date	Category	Description	Severity
2026-02-26	Smoke Deficiencies	Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-02-26	Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies	Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-02-26	Smoke Deficiencies	Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2026-02-26	Egress Deficiencies	Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.	C – Minimal Harm Potential
2026-02-26	Smoke Deficiencies	Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.	C – Minimal Harm Potential
2026-02-26	Smoke Deficiencies	Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.	C – Minimal Harm Potential
2026-02-26	Miscellaneous Deficiencies	Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.	C – Minimal Harm Potential
2025-01-10	Smoke Deficiencies	Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2025-01-10	Services Deficiencies	Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.	D – Moderate Harm Potential
2024-01-11	Smoke Deficiencies	Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.	E – Moderate Harm Potential
2024-01-11	Miscellaneous Deficiencies	To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.	E – Moderate Harm Potential

Total Penalties & Fines

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