Vasona Creek Healthcare Center
VASONA CREEK HEALTHCARE CENTER in LOS GATOS, CA — inspection on March 26, 2026.
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
limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
alarmed emergency door during non-emergencies.
This failure had the potential to compromise the
observation on 3/6/26, at 12:32 p.m., there was a door located next to a resident room that led to the outside of the facility.
There was a sign on this door that indicated, EMERGENCY EXIT ONLY ALARM WILL SOUND.
There was another sign on this door that indicated, DO NOT OPEN ALARM IS ON PLEASE USE [another] EXIT.
During an interview with the maintenance director (MD) on 3/11/26, at 1:48 p.m., the MD confirmed the door mentioned above was only supposed to be used during emergencies.
The MD also confirmed an alarm would sound if this door was opened.
The MD stated staff were aware that this door was only to be used during emergencies.
During an interview with the director of nursing (DON) on 3/26/26, at 2:31 p.m., the DON confirmed the door mentioned above was only supposed to be used during emergencies, but stated that some staff did use this door to enter and exit the facility during non-emergencies.
The DON confirmed this door made a loud alarm sound when opened.
Review of the facility's policy titled Homelike Environment, revised 2/2021, indicated the facility maximizes, to the extent possible, the characteristics of the facility that reflect a personalized, homelike setting.
These characteristics include comfortable sound levels.
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LABORATORY DIRECTOR'S OR PROVIDER/SUPPLIER TITLE (X6) DATE REPRESENTATIVE'S SIGNATURE
055798 03/26/2026
Vasona Creek Healthcare Center 16412 Los Gatos Boulevard Los Gatos, CA 95032
During an observation and concurrent interview with the director of nursing (DON) on 3/26/26, at 2:31 p.m., the alarm for the above emergency door was tested.
The DON opened the emergency door, but there was no alarm sound.
The DON stated she would find out why the alarm was off.
During an interview with the MD on 3/26/26, at 2:43 p.m., the MD explained that social services staff turned off the emergency door alarm so they could have a conference outside.
The MD confirmed staff were not supposed to turn off the alarm to the emergency door, and stated the alarm should be on at all times.
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Source: This inspection report was downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases nursing home inspection reports in bulk. The findings reflect what state surveyors documented in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies on the date of the inspection.
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