Senior Living Lifestyle- Palos Verdes

87411 Personnel Requirements – General (d) All personnel shall be given on-the-job training or have related experience in the job assigned to them. This… following, as … evidenced by safe and effective job performance: (5) Knowledge necessary to recognize early signs of illness and the need for professional help. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record reviews, the licensee failed to ensure that staff recognize early signs of the need for professional help, R1 continued to experience multiple falls that resulted to a left hip fracture on 12/05/2021, which poses an immediate health and safety risk to persons in care.

87465 Incidental Medical and Dental Care (a) A plan for incidental medical and dental care shall be developed by each facility. The plan shall encourage routine medical and dental care and provide for assistance in obtaining such care, by compliance with the following:(2) The licensee shall provide assistance in meeting necessary medical and dental needs. This includes transportation which may be limited to the nearest available medical or dental facility which will meet the resident's need. In providing transportation the licensee shall do so directly or make arrangements for this service.This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record reviews, the licensee failed to arrange for R#1’s medical needs to be met or provide transportation. , which poses an immediate health and safety risk to persons in care.

87466 Observation of the Resident.The licensee shall ensure that residents are regularly observed for changes in physical, mental, emotional, and social functioning and that appropriate assistance is provided when such observation reveals unmet needs. When…any.This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Based on interview and record reviews, the licensee failed to provide R1 with more assistance and supervision following discharge from the hospital on 08/07/20021 due to being a high fall risk. R1 continued to experience multiple falls that resulted to a left hip fracture on 12/05/2021, which poses an immediate health and safety risk to persons in care.

Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in having clutter in the backyard, walkways around the home, living room, kitchen/dining and facility's back door leading to the trail is in disrepair room which poses a potential health and safety to persons in care.