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Inspection visit

Health inspection

LAKESIDE SPECIAL CARE CENTERCMS #5558872 citations on this visit
2 citations recorded

Inspector’s narrative

What the inspector wrote

This survey cited 2 deficiencies. The full statement and the facility’s plan of correction follow, verbatim from the federal record.

F 0812 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure that a beard restraint was worn by an employee during food preparation. This failure had the potential to cause foodborne illness in the facility. Finding: An observation of the kitchen's tray line (a task for staff to prepare food for serving to residents) was conducted on 5/18/22 at 12:59 P.M. The dietary aide (DA)1, who had a full beard, was adding food to the trays and was not wearing a beard restraint (covers facial hair). An interview was conducted with the Dietary Services Supervisor (DSS) on 5/18/22 at 1:04 P.M. The DSS stated, We are out of them (beard restraints); not wearing one can cause hair to fall in the food. An interview was conducted with the Director of Nursing (DON) on 5/19/22 at 10 A.M. The DON stated, It is an Infection Control issue. A review of the facility's policy titled, Employee Sanitary Practices, dated 2017, indicated, Policy: All nutrition and food service employees will practice good personal hygiene and safe food handling practices .Procedure: All employees will: 1. wear hair restraints (hair net,hat and/or beard restraint to prevent hair from contacting exposed food . Any deficiency statement ending with an asterisk (*) denotes a deficiency which the institution may be excused from correcting providing it is determined that other safeguards provide sufficient protection to the patients. (See instructions.) Except for nursing homes, the findings stated above are disclosable 90 days following the date of survey whether or not a plan of correction is provided. For nursing homes, the above findings and plans of correction are disclosable 14 days following the date these documents are made available to the facility. If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction is requisite to continued program participation. LABORATORY DIRECTOR'S OR PROVIDER/SUPPLIER REPRESENTATIVE'S SIGNATURE TITLE (X6) DATE FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Facility ID: If continuation sheet Page 1 of 3 Event ID: 555887 Printed: 05/15/2026 Form Approved OMB No. 0938-0391 Department of Health & Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES AND PLAN OF CORRECTION (X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: (X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION 555887 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 05/19/2022 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Lakeside Special Care Center 11962 Woodside Avenue Lakeside, CA 92040 For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency. (X4) ID PREFIX TAG SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES (Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0912 Level of Harm - Potential for minimal harm Residents Affected - Some Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to meet the minimum requirement of 80 square feet (sq. ft.) per resident, for 26 of 27 resident rooms. This failure had the potential to affect resident's health, safety, quality of care, or quality of life. Findings: During 5/16/22 through 5/19/22, 27 resident rooms were observed. All rooms were neat and clutter free. Throughout the survey, residents were interviewed, both individually and during a group interview, and residents' voiced no complaints related to privacy, the environment, or their shared rooms. A review of the facility's Client Accommodation Analysis indicated there were 27 resident rooms and 26 rooms did not meet the minimum room size requirement. There were 7 rooms in Cottage 1: room [ROOM NUMBER], had 3 resident occupancy, 72 sq. ft. per resident, totaling 216 sq. ft. room [ROOM NUMBER], had 3 resident occupancy, 72 sq. ft. per resident, totaling 216 sq. ft. room [ROOM NUMBER], had 3 resident occupancy, 72 sq. ft. per resident, totaling 216 sq. ft. room [ROOM NUMBER], had 3 resident occupancy, 74 sq. ft. per resident, totaling 222 sq. ft. room [ROOM NUMBER], had 3 resident occupancy, 74 sq. ft. per resident, totaling 222 sq. ft. room [ROOM NUMBER], had 3 resident occupancy, 72 sq. ft. per resident, totaling 216 sq. ft. room [ROOM NUMBER], had 3 resident occupancy, 72 sq. ft. per resident, totaling 216 sq. ft. There were 12 rooms (201-212) in Cottage 2. All the rooms had 4 resident occupancy, 70.4 sq. ft. per resident, totaling 281.75 sq. ft. There were 7 rooms in Cottage 3: room [ROOM NUMBER], had 3 resident occupancy, 72 sq. ft. per resident, totaling 216 sq. ft. room [ROOM NUMBER], had 3 resident occupancy, 72 sq. ft. per resident, totaling 216 sq. ft. room [ROOM NUMBER], had 3 resident occupancy, 72 sq. ft. per resident, totaling 216 sq. ft. room [ROOM NUMBER], had 3 resident occupancy, 73 sq. ft. per resident, totaling 219 sq. ft. room [ROOM NUMBER], had 3 resident occupancy, 73 sq. ft. per resident, totaling 219 sq. ft. (continued on next page) FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 555887 If continuation sheet Page 2 of 3 Printed: 05/15/2026 Form Approved OMB No. 0938-0391 Department of Health & Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES AND PLAN OF CORRECTION (X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: (X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION 555887 B. Wing A. Building (X3) DATE SURVEY COMPLETED 05/19/2022 NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE Lakeside Special Care Center 11962 Woodside Avenue Lakeside, CA 92040 For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency. (X4) ID PREFIX TAG SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES (Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0912 room [ROOM NUMBER], had 4 resident occupancy, 74.5 sq. ft. per resident, totaling 298 sq. ft. Level of Harm - Potential for minimal harm room [ROOM NUMBER], had 4 resident occupancy, 74.5 sq. ft. per resident, totaling 298 sq. ft. room [ROOM NUMBER], had 2 resident occupancy, 98 sq. ft. per resident, totaling 219 sq. ft. Residents Affected - Some The variations in room size requirement did not adversely affect the resident's health, safety, quality of care, or quality of life during the survey. Continuance of the room size waiver for all affected rooms was recommended. FORM CMS-2567 (02/99) Previous Versions Obsolete Event ID: Facility ID: 555887 If continuation sheet Page 3 of 3

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Citations

2 citations recorded*CMS

What do CMS severity letters mean?

Serious (G-L). Actual harm to a resident, or immediate jeopardy. Codes G through I indicate actual harm; J through L indicate immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.

General (A-F). No actual harm found, or harm that is minimal. The facility must still submit a Plan of Correction. Most CMS citations land here.

Each letter combines severity with scope: how many residents the deficiency affected.

  • 0812GeneralS&S Dpotential for harm

    F812 - Food safety requirements

    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  • 0912GeneralS&S Bno actual harm

    F912 - Measure at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple resident

    Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.

FAQ · About this visit

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What happened during the May 19, 2022 survey of LAKESIDE SPECIAL CARE CENTER?

This was a inspection survey of LAKESIDE SPECIAL CARE CENTER on May 19, 2022. The surveyor cited 2 deficiencies, recorded on the federal Form 2567 statement of deficiencies.

Were any deficiencies cited at LAKESIDE SPECIAL CARE CENTER on May 19, 2022?

Yes, 2 deficiencies were cited, each with a CMS Scope and Severity grade. The first was: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordanc..."

What type of survey was this?

This was a inspection survey conducted by state surveyors under federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) oversight. Findings are published on CMS Care Compare.

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