Seacrest Post-acute Care Center
SEACREST POST-ACUTE CARE CENTER in SAN PEDRO, CA — inspection on February 28, 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 a review of Resident 54's Admission Record, the Admission Record indicated, Resident 54 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses including type 2 Diabetes Mellitus ([DM] - a disorder characterized by difficulty in blood sugar control and poor wound healing) with hyperglycemia (high blood sugar), type 2 DM with foot ulcer (open wound that does not heal), type 2 DM with diabetic polyneuropathy (damage affecting peripheral nerves) and long term (current) use of insulin.
During a review of Resident 54's Minimum Data Set (MDS -resident assessment tool), dated [DATE], the MDS indicated, Resident 54's cognition (ability to think, understand, learn, and remember) was intact.
The MDS indicated, Resident 54 needed clean-up assistance from facility staff for Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) such as eating, oral hygiene, upper body dressing and personal hygiene, supervision level assistance for toileting, showering and lower body dressing, and moderate assistance from facility staff for putting on/taking off footwear.
055070
Form Approved OMB
STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES (X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA (X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION (X3) DATE SURVEY AND PLAN OF CORRECTION IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: COMPLETED A.
Building 055070 B.
Wing 02/28/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Seacrest Post-Acute Care Center 1416 West 6th Street San Pedro, CA 90732
During a review of Resident 29's Care Plan, titled Oral/Dental Care, dated 3/8/2023, the Care Plan indicated goal of adequate oral/dental hygiene will be maintained.
The Care Plan indicated Resident 29 will be provided good mouth care.
During a review of Resident 29's Minimum Data Set (MDS-a resident assessment tool), dated 2/2/2025, the MDS indicated, Resident 29 had the ability to express ideas and wants.
The MDS indicated Resident 29 had the ability to make self-understood.
The MDS indicated Resident 29 usually had the ability to understand others.
The MDS indicated Resident 29 needed partial to moderate assistance from nursing staff with inserting and removing dentures into and from the mouth and managing dentures soaking and rinsing with use of equipment.
The MDS indicated Resident 29 was dependent on nursing staff for putting on and taking off footwear.
The MDS indicated Resident 29 needed substantial to maximal assistance from nursing staff with toileting, showering, dressing, lying, sitting, standing, walking, and transferring to the toilet chair and bed.
During a review of the facility's in-service, titled Dentures and Oral Care, dated 2/13/2024, the in-service indicated a summary lecture on denture cup with water storage, denture tablets provided by the families and the facility, providing daily oral care after meals, and as needed, oral care process and preventing bad breath and decaying gum issues.
During an interview on 2/26/2025 at 10:46 a.m., with Resident 29's family member (FM), Resident 29's FM stated she had an issue with oral care and dentures not being cleaned and placed in denture cups.
During a concurrent observation and interview with Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) 4, in Resident 29's room observed Resident 29 had a sign on his wall that indicated Please remove lower dentures and disinfect with tablets at night. CNA 4 stated Resident 29 has lower dentures placed on the wall of his bed. CNA 4 stated dentures are cleaned in the sink before and after eating. CNA 4 stated Resident 29 does not have a denture cup, or the tablets used for cleaning the dentures at the bedside.
055070
Form Approved OMB
STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES (X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA (X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION (X3) DATE SURVEY AND PLAN OF CORRECTION IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: COMPLETED A.
Building 055070 B.
Wing 02/28/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Seacrest Post-Acute Care Center 1416 West 6th Street San Pedro, CA 90732