Inspection citations
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| Date | Severity | What inspectors found | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | D · potential | Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. | Complaint |
| Jul 30, 2026 | D · potential | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | Complaint |
| Jul 30, 2026 | D · potential | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | Complaint |
| Jun 1, 2026 | D · potential | Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards. | Complaint |
| Mar 11, 2026 | G · harm | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | Complaint |
| Feb 18, 2026 | E · potential | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2026 | D · potential | 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. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2026 | D · potential | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Complaint |
| Feb 18, 2026 | E · potential | Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2026 | B · minimal | PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2026 | D · potential | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2026 | B · minimal | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2026 | D · potential | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2026 | D · potential | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2026 | D · potential | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2026 | D · potential | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2026 | D · potential | Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2026 | B · minimal | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2026 | D · potential | Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2026 | D · potential | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2026 | D · potential | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2026 | D · potential | 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. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2026 | D · potential | Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2026 | D · potential | 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. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2026 | D · potential | Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2026 | E · potential | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2026 | D · potential | Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2026 | B · minimal | Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2026 | D · potential | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2026 | E · potential | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2026 | D · potential | Keep all essential equipment working safely. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2025 | B · minimal | 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. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2025 | B · minimal | 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. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2025 | D · potential | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2025 | D · potential | 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. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2025 | E · potential | Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2025 | D · potential | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2025 | D · potential | Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2025 | D · potential | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2025 | D · potential | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2025 | D · potential | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2025 | D · potential | 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. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2025 | D · potential | Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2025 | B · minimal | 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. | Complaint |
| Feb 18, 2025 | D · potential | Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2025 | E · potential | 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. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2025 | D · potential | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2025 | D · potential | Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2025 | B · minimal | Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. | Routine |
| Feb 18, 2025 | D · potential | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Routine |
| Jan 7, 2025 | B · minimal | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Complaint |
| Jun 5, 2024 | D · potential | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Complaint |
| Sep 20, 2022 | D · potential | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | Routine |
| Sep 20, 2022 | D · potential | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. | Routine |
| Sep 20, 2022 | D · potential | 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. | Routine |
| Sep 20, 2022 | D · potential | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | Routine |
| Sep 20, 2022 | D · potential | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Routine |
| Sep 20, 2022 | D · potential | 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. | Routine |
| Sep 20, 2022 | E · potential | 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. | Routine |
| Sep 20, 2022 | E · potential | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Routine |
| Sep 20, 2022 | D · potential | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Routine |
| Sep 20, 2022 | D · potential | Keep all essential equipment working safely. | Routine |
Medicare's severity letters: A–C minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–L actual harm or immediate danger. Source: CMS health deficiencies file, processed October 1, 2026.
Questions to ask on a visit
Alta Gardens Care Center
13075 Blackbird Street, Garden Grove, CA 92843 · (714) 530-6322
Visit date: ____________ Spoke with: ______________________
Record on file
- Certification
- Medicare and Medi-Cal certified skilled nursing facility
- Medicare number (CCN)
- 555473
- Certified beds
- 129
- Legal owner
- Alta Care Center, LLC
- Part of
- Windsor
Full profile on Medicare's Care Compare. Source: CMS, processed October 1, 2026.
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