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La Paz Geropsychiatric Center
8835 Vans Street, Paramount, CA 90723
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La Paz Geropsychiatric Center Description
La Paz Geropsychiatric Center is a community that offers nursing care and is located in Paramount, California. Residents who live at the facility are able to choose from a range of studio room layouts.
The community has an average rating of 9.5 out of 10. You can explore reviews in depth here.
The Nursing Home at this community has a 3 star rating out of 5 stars from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. To see more information from CMS you can check out the report here.
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Information from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Nursing Home Ratings
Overall rating: 3
Health inspection rating: 2
Staffing rating: 4
Quality measure rating: 5
Long-term quality measure rating:
5
Nursing Home Overview
Participation
date: May 17, 1984
Ownership type: For Profit
Provider
type: Medicaid
Nursing home capacity: 173
Total current residents: 145
Facility is located in a hospital: No
Automatic sprinkler system: Yes
Resident and family council: Resident
Facility Incident, Complaints and Fines
Number of
facility
incidents: 3
Number of
substantiated complaints: 9
Number of payment denials: 0
Number of fines: 1
Total cost of fines: $650
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services give each Nursing Home a Star Rating from 1-5 with 5 being the highest.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services gather information about the number of hours of care provided on average to each resident each day by staff as well as the turnover of staff.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around emergency department and hospital visits for residents of Nursing Homes.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around quality measures for residents of Nursing Homes.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tracks information around COVID-19 vaccination rates of Nursing Home residents and staff members.
The graph below shows information from this Nursing Home as well as State and National averages over time.
Use the dropdown below to view each data pointHealth and Fire Safety Deficiencies
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid report health and fire safety deficiencies. Some of these deficiencies are more severe than others. The following table shows different levels of severity.
| Scope | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Severity of Deficiency | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
| Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety | J | K | L |
| Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy | G | H | I |
| No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy | D | E | F |
| No actual harm with potential for minimal harm | A | B | C |
Fire Safety Deficiencies
| Survey Date | Correction Date | Letter | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-04 | 2022-10-17 | F | Miscellaneous Deficiencies | Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed. |
| 2018-08-31 | 2018-10-01 | C | Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies | Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP). |
| 2018-08-31 | 2018-10-01 | D | Smoke Deficiencies | Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours. |
| 2018-08-31 | 2018-10-01 | F | Services Deficiencies | Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment. |
| 2018-08-31 | 2018-10-01 | D | Miscellaneous Deficiencies | Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. |
Health Safety Deficiencies
| Survey Date | Correction Date | Letter | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-06 | 2023-06-09 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives. |
| 2023-05-22 | 2023-06-01 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide appropriate foot care. |
| 2023-03-29 | 2023-05-19 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. |
| 2023-03-29 | 2023-05-19 | E | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide appropriate foot care. |
| 2023-03-29 | 2023-05-19 | E | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. |
| 2023-02-10 | 2023-03-03 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods. |
| 2023-02-05 | 2023-02-05 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy. |
| 2022-10-31 | 2022-11-09 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. |
| 2022-08-25 | 2022-09-06 | E | Infection Control Deficiencies | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. |
| 2022-10-04 | 2022-10-30 | E | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. |
| 2022-10-04 | 2022-10-30 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. |
| 2022-10-04 | 2022-10-30 | E | Resident Rights Deficiencies | 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. |
| 2022-10-04 | 2022-10-30 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. |
| 2022-10-04 | 2022-10-30 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential. |
| 2022-10-04 | 2022-10-30 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. |
| 2022-10-04 | 2022-10-30 | E | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. |
| 2022-10-04 | 2022-10-30 | E | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. |
| 2022-10-04 | 2022-10-30 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. |
| 2022-10-04 | 2022-10-30 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. |
| 2022-10-04 | 2022-10-30 | E | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. |
| 2022-10-04 | 2022-10-30 | E | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | 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. |
| 2022-10-04 | 2022-10-30 | F | Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. |
| 2022-10-04 | 2022-10-30 | E | Infection Control Deficiencies | Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. |
| 2022-10-04 | 2022-10-30 | B | Environmental Deficiencies | Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents. |
| 2022-10-04 | 2022-10-30 | E | Environmental Deficiencies | Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. |
| 2022-02-14 | 2022-02-23 | E | Infection Control Deficiencies | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. |
| 2022-01-07 | 2022-01-10 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Assure the security of all personal funds of residents deposited with the facility. |
| 2019-09-13 | 2019-10-16 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition |
| 2019-09-13 | 2019-10-16 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. |
| 2019-09-13 | 2019-10-16 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. |
| 2019-09-13 | 2019-10-16 | E | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. |
| 2019-09-13 | 2019-10-16 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. |
| 2019-09-13 | 2019-10-16 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. |
| 2019-09-13 | 2019-10-16 | E | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. |
| 2019-09-13 | 2019-10-16 | D | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | 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. |
| 2019-09-13 | 2019-10-16 | E | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | 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. |
| 2019-09-13 | 2019-10-16 | D | Administration Deficiencies | Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results. |
| 2019-09-13 | 2019-10-16 | E | Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. |
| 2019-09-13 | 2019-10-16 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. |
| 2019-09-13 | 2019-10-16 | E | Infection Control Deficiencies | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. |
| 2019-09-13 | 2019-10-16 | E | Infection Control Deficiencies | Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. |
| 2019-09-13 | 2019-10-16 | B | Environmental Deficiencies | Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents. |
| 2021-01-05 | 2021-01-15 | E | Infection Control Deficiencies | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. |
| 2020-10-21 | 2021-01-06 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. |
| 2020-08-07 | 2020-08-21 | D | Infection Control Deficiencies | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. |
| 2018-08-31 | 2018-09-28 | D | Resident Rights Deficiencies | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. |
| 2018-08-31 | 2018-09-28 | E | Resident Rights Deficiencies | 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. |
| 2018-08-31 | 2018-09-28 | E | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. |
| 2018-08-31 | 2018-09-28 | D | Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. |
| 2018-08-31 | 2018-09-28 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. |
| 2018-08-31 | 2018-09-28 | D | Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. |
| 2018-08-31 | 2018-09-28 | E | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. |
| 2018-08-31 | 2018-09-28 | D | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. |
| 2018-08-31 | 2018-09-28 | E | Pharmacy Service Deficiencies | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. |
| 2018-08-31 | 2018-09-28 | E | Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. |
| 2018-08-31 | 2018-09-28 | F | Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. |
| 2018-08-31 | 2018-09-28 | D | Infection Control Deficiencies | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. |
| 2018-08-31 | 2018-09-28 | E | Infection Control Deficiencies | Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. |
| 2018-08-31 | 2018-09-28 | D | Environmental Deficiencies | Keep all essential equipment working safely. |
| 2018-08-31 | 2018-09-28 | D | Environmental Deficiencies | Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. |
Fines
| Fine Date | Fine Amount |
|---|---|
| 2021-06-21 | $650 |
What is in the Neighborhood
- The closest city is Paramount which is 0.9 miles away and has a population of 55,412 (large town).
- The average income is $41,136, which is very low compared to other zip codes.
- Weather
- High Temperature: 82
- Low Temperature: 63
- Average Temperature: 72.4
- Day Breakdown: The area gets 46 days of rain and 318 days of sun
- Precipitation: 0.5 inches a year
- The average life expectancy in zip code is 80.56 years old, which is very high compared to other zip codes.
- Air Quality: Good Days 18.0, Moderate Days 131.0, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups Days 21.0, Unhealthy Days 12.0, Very Unhealthy Days 0.0, Hazardous Days 0.0
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Banks
Chase
0.8 miles awayBank of America
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2.4 miles awayFinancial Partners Credit Union
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2.6 miles awayHospitals
Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center
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2.0 miles awayLakewood Regional Medical Center
2.2 miles awayRancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center
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Pharmacy
1.0 miles awayMercy Medical Pharmacy
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2.1 miles awayWalmart Pharmacy
2.1 miles awayJohn's Pharmacy
2.2 miles awayDentists
Kaizen Dental
0.2 miles awayDentistry
1.0 miles awaySTAR Family Dental
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2.2 miles awayLakewood Dental Center
2.4 miles awayParks
Progress Park
0.2 miles awaySimms Park
0.8 miles awayParamount Park
0.9 miles awayGolden Park
1.0 miles awayPequeno Park
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First Congregational Church
8.9 miles awayLa Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles
12.6 miles awayThien Hau Temple
13.0 miles awayWilshire Boulevard Temple
14.9 miles awayShopping
Lakewood Center Mall
2.9 miles awayLakewood Square
2.9 miles awayStonewood Shopping Center
3.2 miles awayLos Cerritos Center
3.4 miles awayGateway Towne Center
4.5 miles awayCulture
Burnight Center/Theatre
2.7 miles awayMulti-Purpose Room
3.1 miles awayDowney Civic Theatre
3.3 miles awayStay Gallery
3.4 miles awayCerritos Center for the Performing Arts
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Stinkin Crawfish
0.9 miles awayThe Pizza Press
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