North Long Beach Post Acute
North Long Beach Post Acute in LONG BEACH, CA — inspection on September 10, 2025.
Found 2 citations. 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 an interview on 9/10/2025 at 11:49 a.m., with Resident 1's RP, Resident 1's RP stated he had discussed during an Interdisciplinary Team meeting ([IDT] a group of professionals from different fields who work together to achieve a common goal), he did not want the assigned podiatrist to see Resident 1.
The RP stated a few weeks ago, he came to see Resident 1 and he found the podiatrist removing her socks and he immediately told him (the podiatrist) that he would prefer Resident 1 not be seen.
The RP stated he informed the Social Services Director (SSD) and the Director of Nursing (DON) to have Resident 1 removed from the list and the SSD stated she would.
During an interview on 9/10/2025 at 1:37 p.m., with the SSD, the SSD stated last month (8/2025), Resident 1's RP informed her that he did not want the podiatrist to see Resident 1.
The SSD stated she was not aware of any previous requests from Resident 1's RP to remove Resident 1 from the podiatrist list.During an interview on 9/10/2025 at 2:10 p.m., with the DON, the DON stated the social services department should be coordinating with the podiatrist office regarding which residents are to be seen.
The DON stated that the request made by Resident 1's RP to remove the resident from the podiatry list was overlooked.
The DON stated that this coordination should have occurred when the RP initially made the request in 1/2025.During a review of the facility's policy and procedure (P/P) titled Resident Rights, dated 12/2021, the P/P indicated federal and state laws guarantee certain basic rights to all residents of the facility, these rights include the resident's right to be informed of and participate in, his or her care planning and treatment.
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LABORATORY DIRECTOR'S OR PROVIDER/SUPPLIER REPRESENTATIVE'S SIGNATURE
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North Long Beach Post Acute
260 E Market St Long Beach, CA 90805
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
During an interview on 9/10/2025 at 2:10 p.m., the Director of Nursing (DON) stated she received a phone call from Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) 1 after Resident 1 was found on the floor.
The DON stated LVN 1 was scared to report Resident 1's fall to the RP.
The DON stated she had to guide LVN 1 to ensure everything was completed for Resident 1 post fall.
The DON stated Resident 1's RP should have been notified at the time of the incident.During a review of the facility's policy and procedure (P/P) titled Change in Condition: Notification of, dated 8/25/2021, the P/P indicated the facility must inform the resident representative as soon as possible where there is an accident involving the resident.
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