Griffith Park Healthcare Center
GRIFFITH PARK HEALTHCARE CENTER in GLENDALE, CA — inspection on November 25, 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
During a concurrent observation and interview on 11/25/2025 at 9:25 AM in Resident 1's room, Resident 1 was observed sitting up in bed. Resident 1 stated he was only able to eat pureed food and required all medications to be crushed, as he could not swallow whole pills.
During an interview on 11/25/2025 at 9:56 AM with Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) 1, LVN 1 stated Resident 1 required his medications to be crushed. LVN 1 added that Resident 1 is on a pureed consistency diet because of his difficulty in swallowing.
During a concurrent interview and record review on 11/25/2025 at 12:41 PM with Registered Nurse (RN) 1, Resident 1's care plans were reviewed. RN 1 stated Resident 1's care plans did not indicate any care plan to address Resident 1's dysphagia. RN 1 stated Resident 1's dysphagia should have a care plan since care plans were used to monitor the resident's response to the interventions that were implemented by the facility staff.
During a follow up interview on 11/25/2025 at 1:28 PM with RN 1, RN 1 stated Resident 1's care plan for swallowing difficulties must include interventions for licensed nurses (LN) to crush Resident 1's medication and must indicate a pureed consistency diet. RN 1 stated it was important to indicate Resident 1's specific needs on the care plan since the facility used the care plan to monitor and assess whether interventions were effective or not.
During a review of the facility's policy and procedures (P&P) titled, Care Plans, Comprehensive Person-Centered, revised 12/2016, the P&P indicated that a care plan is developed and implemented for each resident.
The P&P indicated that comprehensive, person-centered care plan will include measurable objectives and timeframes.
The P&P also indicated that the care plan will describe services that are to be furnished to attain or maintain the resident's highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being.
The P&P further indicated that care plans are revised as information about the residents and the residents' conditions change.
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