Garden Park Care Center
GARDEN PARK CARE CENTER in GARDEN GROVE, CA — inspection on September 22, 2025.
Found 1 citation. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
Review of the facility's investigation was then conducted with the Administrator.
The facility's investigation failed to show documentation Resident 1's roommate (Resident 2) was interviewed, or an attempt was made to interview Resident 2, specific to Resident 1's allegations.
The Administrator verified the findings and stated an interview with Resident 2 should have been included as a component of the facility's investigation.
The Administrator stated he had not realized (when reviewing the facility's investigation) Resident 2's interview was not included.
The Administrator stated Resident 2 was a potential witness and in accordance with the facility's Abuse P&P, needed to be interviewed.
The Administrator stated interviewing potential witnesses would help the facility determine whether abuse may have occurred. On 9/18/25 at 1121 hours, an interview, medical record review, and concurrent facility document review was conducted with the SSD.
The SSD stated her assistant, the SSA, conducted the interviews of the Vietnamese speaking residents, specific to the facility's investigation of Resident 1's allegations.
The SSD was asked if Resident 2 (Vietnamese speaking) was interviewed during the course of the facility's investigation of Resident 1's allegations.
The SSD stated the SSA had interviewed Resident 2, however, the SSD did not provide Resident 2's interview to the Administrator (Abuse Coordinator).
The SSD stated she had asked the MDS Coordinator if Resident 2 had the capacity to be interviewed.
The SSD stated the MDS Coordinator told her Resident 2 had no capacity.
The SSD stated she then placed the SSA's documentation of the interview the SSA conducted with Resident 2 in the facility's shred box.
The SSD stated she did not provide Resident 2's interview to the Administrator (Abuse Coordinator).
The SSD then reviewed Resident 2's MDS assessment dated [DATE], and verified Resident 2 was assessed as having moderately impaired cognition.
The SSD stated the residents with moderately impaired cognition might have the capacity to provide information, specific to whether they have been the victim of an abuse or have witnessed another resident being abused.
The SSD stated she should have included Resident 2's interview as a component of the facility's' investigation into Resident 1's allegation.
The SSD stated all the potential witness interviews should have been provided to the facility's Abuse Coordinator, to ensure the Abuse Coordinator had all the information necessary to determine whether resident abuse occurred. On 9/18/25 at 1148 hours, an interview was conducted with the SSA.
The SSA stated in accordance with the facility's investigation of Resident 1's allegation she was physically abused, the SSA conducted an interview with Resident 1's roommate (Resident 2).
The SSA stated Resident 2 could verbalize her needs and had a general conversation specific to her needs.
The SSA stated Resident 2 had the ability to articulate if someone were to abuse her.
The SSA stated Resident 2 had impaired vision, however, if Resident 2 were to hear someone abuse her roommate (Resident 1) she could also articulate this information.
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