Hawthorne Healthcare: Staff Training Failures Found - CA
The inspection took place on March 27, 2026. What inspectors found was narrow in scope but direct in implication: both CNAs they randomly selected for review had no evidence of effective communication training in their personnel files. Not one. The Director of Staff Development acknowledged it on the spot.
CNA 1 was hired on July 7, 2025. CNA 2 started on March 5, 2026, just three weeks before inspectors walked in. Neither had documentation of the training. The Director of Staff Development told inspectors she was personally responsible for providing that training to all direct care staff.
She also told them why it mattered. Effective communication training, she said, was important so that staff could adequately interact with residents and with each other, to ensure a good working environment and residents' safety. That explanation came from the same person whose job it was to make sure the training happened.
The Director of Staff Development's own job description spelled out the obligation plainly. She was responsible for planning, implementation, direction, and evaluation of the facility's educational programs for all employees. She was to coordinate and conduct an ongoing in-service plan across the workforce.
What the records showed was something different.
CMS rated the violation at the lowest level of harm, noting minimal harm or potential for actual harm. Inspectors characterized it as having the potential to result in inadequate staff communication skills that may negatively impact residents' quality of care. A small number of residents were considered affected.
The gap between what the facility said it was doing and what the records showed was not subtle. Just four days before inspectors arrived, on March 23, 2026, the facility had updated its Facility Assessment Tool. That document stated the facility's current CNA training program sufficiently addresses their resident population. The two personnel files reviewed told a different story.
CNA 1 had been providing direct care to residents at Hawthorne Healthcare for more than eight months without any documented training in how to communicate effectively with them or with colleagues. That is not a paperwork problem. Communication failures between staff and residents in nursing homes show up in missed pain reports, misunderstood requests, and care needs that go unaddressed because no one understood what a resident was trying to say, or no one asked.
The facility is located at 11630 South Grevillea Avenue in Hawthorne, a city in Los Angeles County. The inspection was conducted by the California Department of Public Health on behalf of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Only two CNAs were reviewed. The inspection report does not say whether the problem extended further into the workforce, or whether any residents experienced harm they could trace to a staff member who never received the training. What it says is that the person responsible for running the training program confirmed the gap herself, in a concurrent interview, on the afternoon of March 26.
The facility's own assessment, updated days before the inspection, said the training program was sufficient. The Director of Staff Development said the training was important. The files said it had not been done.
For CNA 1, that was true for eight months and counting.
Full Inspection Report
The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for Hawthorne Healthcare & Wellness Centre, Lp from 2026-03-27 including all violations, facility responses, and corrective action plans.
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Last verified: June 18, 2026 · Our methodology
HAWTHORNE HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS CENTRE, LP in HAWTHORNE, CA was cited for violations during a health inspection on March 27, 2026.
The inspection took place on March 27, 2026.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns. Review the full report below for specific details and facility response.