Inspection citations
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| Date | Severity | What inspectors found | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2026 | D · potential | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. | Complaint |
| Jul 9, 2026 | 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 |
| Jul 9, 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. | Complaint |
| Nov 25, 2025 | D · potential | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. | Complaint |
| Nov 25, 2025 | D · potential | Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge. | Complaint |
| Aug 8, 2025 | D · potential | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | Routine |
| Aug 8, 2025 | 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 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | D · potential | Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. | Routine |
| Aug 8, 2025 | D · potential | Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. | Routine |
| Aug 8, 2025 | 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 |
| Aug 8, 2025 | D · potential | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | Routine |
| Aug 8, 2025 | D · potential | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | Routine |
| Aug 8, 2025 | 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. | Routine |
| Aug 8, 2025 | E · potential | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Routine |
| Aug 8, 2025 | E · potential | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Routine |
| Aug 8, 2025 | F · potential | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Routine |
| Jul 7, 2025 | D · potential | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | Complaint |
| Jun 11, 2025 | D · potential | Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. | Complaint |
| Jun 11, 2025 | D · potential | Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge. | Complaint |
| Apr 30, 2025 | D · potential | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | Complaint |
| Apr 30, 2025 | D · potential | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | Complaint |
| Mar 20, 2025 | D · potential | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | Complaint |
| Mar 20, 2025 | D · potential | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | Complaint |
| Mar 6, 2025 | D · potential | Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs. | Complaint |
| Mar 6, 2025 | D · potential | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Complaint |
| Dec 9, 2024 | D · potential | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Complaint |
| Nov 15, 2024 | 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. | Complaint |
| Oct 11, 2024 | D · potential | Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records. | Complaint |
| Oct 11, 2024 | E · potential | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | Complaint |
| Oct 11, 2024 | D · potential | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | Complaint |
| Sep 26, 2024 | D · potential | Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy. | Complaint |
| Aug 19, 2024 | D · potential | 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 |
| Aug 19, 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 |
| Aug 19, 2024 | E · potential | Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. | Complaint |
| Aug 19, 2024 | E · potential | Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service. | Routine |
| Aug 19, 2024 | K · harm | Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. | Complaint |
| Aug 19, 2024 | F · potential | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Routine |
| Aug 19, 2024 | F · 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. | Routine |
| Aug 19, 2024 | D · potential | Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse. | Routine |
| Aug 19, 2024 | F · potential | Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | Routine |
| May 8, 2024 | D · potential | Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care. | Complaint |
| May 8, 2024 | D · potential | Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. | Complaint |
| Mar 26, 2024 | D · potential | Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records. | Complaint |
| Mar 8, 2024 | D · potential | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Complaint |
| Dec 6, 2021 | D · potential | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | Routine |
| Dec 6, 2021 | D · potential | Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. | Routine |
| Dec 6, 2021 | D · potential | Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. | Routine |
| Dec 6, 2021 | 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. | Routine |
| Dec 6, 2021 | 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 |
| Dec 6, 2021 | D · potential | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | Routine |
| Dec 6, 2021 | D · potential | Provide appropriate foot care. | Routine |
| Dec 6, 2021 | D · potential | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | Routine |
| Dec 6, 2021 | D · potential | Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. | Routine |
| Dec 6, 2021 | D · potential | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | Routine |
| Dec 6, 2021 | D · potential | Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | Routine |
| Dec 6, 2021 | D · potential | Post nurse staffing information every day. | Routine |
| Dec 6, 2021 | D · potential | Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | Routine |
| Dec 6, 2021 | D · potential | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | Routine |
| Dec 6, 2021 | 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 |
| Dec 6, 2021 | D · potential | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | Routine |
| Dec 6, 2021 | E · potential | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | Routine |
| Dec 6, 2021 | D · potential | Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | Routine |
| Dec 6, 2021 | D · potential | Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff. | Routine |
| Dec 6, 2021 | 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
Driftwood Healthcare Center
4109 Emerald St, Torrance, CA 90503 · (310) 371-4628
Visit date: ____________ Spoke with: ______________________
Record on file
- Certification
- Medicare and Medi-Cal certified skilled nursing facility
- Medicare number (CCN)
- 555114
- Certified beds
- 99
- Legal owner
- Driftwood Healthcare & Wellness Center, LLC
- Part of
- Citrus Wellness Centre
Full profile on Medicare's Care Compare. Source: CMS, processed October 1, 2026.
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