Inspection citations
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| Date | Severity | What inspectors found | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | D · potential | Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge. | Complaint |
| Jan 23, 2026 | D · potential | Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. | Routine |
| Jan 23, 2026 | D · potential | Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. | Routine |
| Jan 23, 2026 | E · potential | Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. | Routine |
| Jan 23, 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 |
| Jan 23, 2026 | D · potential | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | Routine |
| Jan 23, 2026 | D · potential | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | Routine |
| Jan 23, 2026 | D · potential | Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | Routine |
| Jan 23, 2026 | D · potential | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | Routine |
| Jan 23, 2026 | E · potential | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Routine |
| Jan 23, 2026 | D · potential | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Routine |
| Jan 23, 2026 | E · potential | Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | Routine |
| Dec 10, 2025 | D · potential | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | Complaint |
| Mar 19, 2025 | D · potential | Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. | Complaint |
| Mar 19, 2025 | E · potential | Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility. | Complaint |
| Mar 1, 2025 | D · potential | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Complaint |
| Feb 24, 2025 | D · potential | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Complaint |
| Jan 23, 2025 | E · potential | Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | Complaint |
| Dec 1, 2024 | D · potential | Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. | Routine |
| Dec 1, 2024 | E · potential | PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities | Routine |
| Dec 1, 2024 | E · potential | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | Routine |
| Dec 1, 2024 | D · potential | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Routine |
| Dec 1, 2024 | D · potential | Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. | Routine |
| Dec 1, 2024 | 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 |
| Dec 1, 2024 | E · potential | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | Routine |
| Dec 1, 2024 | E · potential | 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. | Routine |
| Dec 1, 2024 | D · potential | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Routine |
| Dec 1, 2024 | B · minimal | Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | Routine |
| Dec 1, 2024 | E · potential | Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | Routine |
| Dec 1, 2024 | D · potential | Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members. | Routine |
| Nov 25, 2024 | D · potential | Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged. | Complaint |
| Oct 9, 2024 | E · potential | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Complaint |
| Oct 9, 2024 | E · 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. | Complaint |
| Sep 12, 2024 | F · potential | Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility. | Complaint |
| Sep 2, 2024 | D · potential | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | Complaint |
| Sep 2, 2024 | D · potential | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | Complaint |
| Aug 16, 2024 | D · potential | Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged. | Complaint |
| Aug 15, 2024 | D · potential | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Complaint |
| Aug 15, 2024 | D · potential | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | Complaint |
| Aug 7, 2024 | D · potential | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | Complaint |
| May 6, 2024 | D · potential | Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs. | Complaint |
| Dec 15, 2023 | D · potential | Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | Complaint |
| Dec 15, 2023 | D · potential | 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. | Complaint |
| Nov 9, 2023 | D · potential | Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made. | Routine |
| Nov 9, 2023 | 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 |
| Nov 9, 2023 | 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 |
| Nov 9, 2023 | D · potential | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | Routine |
| Nov 9, 2023 | D · potential | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | Routine |
| Nov 9, 2023 | D · potential | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Routine |
| Nov 9, 2023 | D · potential | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Routine |
| Nov 9, 2023 | 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 |
| Nov 9, 2023 | E · potential | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Routine |
| Nov 9, 2023 | E · potential | Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors. | Routine |
| Nov 9, 2023 | D · potential | 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. | Routine |
| Nov 9, 2023 | E · potential | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Routine |
| Nov 9, 2023 | B · minimal | Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. | 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.
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Fireside Health Care Center
947 3rd Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 · (310) 393-7117
Visit date: ____________ Spoke with: ______________________
Record on file
- Certification
- Medicare and Medi-Cal certified skilled nursing facility
- Medicare number (CCN)
- 555039
- Certified beds
- 66
- Legal owner
- F.c.h., INC.
- Part of
- Nahs
Full profile on Medicare's Care Compare. Source: CMS, processed October 1, 2026.
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