The home failed to provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. Cited May 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 697 — 42 CFR §483.25(k) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
LOS PALOS POST-ACUTE CARE CENTER
SAN PEDRO, CA · Medicare-certified · 99 beds
In good standing
For-profit
2 of 5 overall
LOS PALOS POST-ACUTE CARE CENTER in San Pedro, CA has an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars. Its staffing is above the federal benchmark at 4.32 hours per resident per day versus 4.1, but health inspections are also 2 stars and recent inspection citations included pain management, infection prevention leadership, and quality assurance issues; there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.3198 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: January 16, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.3198.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.38
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.13
- Nurse aides
- 2.81
- Weekend nursing
- 4.01
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 46%
Registered nurse turnover: 40%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
9.5%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0.6%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
8%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.3%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
2.7%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
7.6%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
10%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
10.5%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
1.1%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
3.1%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
15.2%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0.4%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
99%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98.9%Improving
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to ensure a qualified person was assigned to oversee infection prevention and control. Cited February 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 882 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: F
The home failed to have an ongoing quality review group that finds problems and makes corrective plans. Cited July 2021 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 867 — 42 CFR §483.75 — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited September 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited May 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- PENALTY
A federal payment denial was recorded.
Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $6,351 in total fines · 1 payment denial.
- 1 days
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
May 9, 2025
- $6,351
Federal fine
Dec 11, 2023
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 91.6 residents on an average day (93% of 99 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 59 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.