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Nursing Home Inspect > California > Los Angeles County Data as of March 2024

    Presbyterian Intercomm Hosp Dp/Snf

    Non profit - Corporation  ·  12401 Washington Blvd., Whittier, CA 90602  ·  See home’s Medicare page

    10.95
    Nurse hours/resident/day
    Reported total nurse staffing hours per resident per day.
    State Average: 4.4
    34.2%
    Nurse turnover
    The percentage of nursing staff who stopped working at the home over a 12-month period.
    State Average: 45.7%
    35
    Certified beds
    Qualifying beds in the certified provider or supplier facility.
    23
    Average residents/day
    Average number of residents based on daily census.
    Direct owners are the layer of ownership closest to the nursing home while indirect owners have a stake in the nursing home but are further removed, like a company that owns the direct owner of a home. All owners listed below are people or companies who have at least a 5% stake in the nursing home. Entities with “managerial control” are those who conduct the day-to-day operations of the nursing home.
    Direct owners
    Pih Health Inc
    Pih Health Whittier Hospital
    Indirect owners
    No indirect owner information
    Managerial control
    Noel Coppinger since Oct, 2019
    Vidhyashankaran Mahalingamshivaraman since May, 2021
    Managing employee(s)
    Peggy Chulack since Oct, 2014
    Noel Coppinger since Oct, 2019
    Vidhyashankaran Mahalingamshivaraman since May, 2021
    Susanne Ponce since Jan, 1997
    James West since Oct, 2004

    Inspection Reports

    23

    total deficiencies

    1

    infection-related deficiency

    This home violated federal standards protecting residents from the spread of infections.

    Inspection reports document deficiencies, which are nursing homes’ failures to meet care requirements. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services releases the last three standard inspection reports, as well as the last 36 months of complaint and infection-control reports.
    Jul 9, 2023
    Standard report
    10 deficiencies
    (1 infection)

    This report includes a citation for violating federal standards protecting residents from the spread of infections.
    D

     to E
    E
    Full report
    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0658
    Failure to: Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Some people affected
    Seriousness
    E
    Administration Deficiency — F0838
    Failure to: Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations and emergencies.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Some people affected
    Seriousness
    E
    Environmental Deficiency — F0925
    Failure to: Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Some people affected
    Seriousness
    E
    Resident Rights Deficiency — F0550
    Failure to: Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Resident Rights Deficiency — F0625
    Failure to: Notify the resident or the resident's representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident's bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0656
    Failure to: Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0689
    Failure to: Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0698
    Failure to: Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Infection Control Deficiency — F0880
    Failure to: Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiency — F0943
    Failure to: Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Feb 12, 2020
    Standard report
    5 deficiencies
    D

     to E
    E
    Full report
    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiency — F0812
    Failure to: Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Some people affected
    Seriousness
    E
    Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiency — F0943
    Failure to: Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Some people affected
    Seriousness
    E
    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0656
    Failure to: Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0658
    Failure to: Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Pharmacy Service Deficiency — F0759
    Failure to: Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Feb 19, 2019
    Standard report
    8 deficiencies
    D

     to E
    E
    Full report
    Resident Rights Deficiency — F0550
    Failure to: Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Some people affected
    Seriousness
    E
    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiency — F0655
    Failure to: Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Some people affected
    Seriousness
    E
    Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0697
    Failure to: Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Some people affected
    Seriousness
    E
    Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0700
    Failure to: Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Some people affected
    Seriousness
    E
    Pharmacy Service Deficiency — F0758
    Failure to: 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.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Some people affected
    Seriousness
    E
    Resident Rights Deficiency — F0625
    Failure to: Notify the resident or the resident's representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident's bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Quality of Life and Care Deficiency — F0684
    Failure to: Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident's preferences and goals.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D
    Environmental Deficiency — F0921
    Failure to: Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
    Severity
    No actual harm, with a potential for more than minimal harm
    Scope
    Few people affected
    Seriousness
    D

    Penalties

    This home has no record of fines or payment suspensions for the past three years.