Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center
SANTA MONICA REHABILITATION CENTER in SANTA MONICA, CA — inspection on September 11, 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 an observation on 9/11/2025 at 1:39pm inside Resident 1 and 2's room there was no portable AC unit.
During an observation on 9/11/2025 at 1:48 p.m. inside Resident 3's room there was no portable AC unit. A review of the facility's policy and procedures titled, Maintenance of Building Temperatures/Provisions for Extreme Hot or Cold, revised 9/15/2025 indicated:1i.
Required Temperature Range- The building temperature in all resident areas at the facility will be maintained between seventy-one degrees Fahrenheit and eighty-one degrees Fahrenheit.2i.
Adjustment and Monitoring of Building Temperatures-Maintenance department staff are responsible for adjusting temperature thermostats and servicing heating and cooling units during the change of seasons.
Resident rooms contain separate heating and cooling systems.
Those residents who are capable of controlling them may maintain the temperature of their rooms at any level they desire.
However, in instances when a resident's desired temperature level adversely affects or has potential for adversely affecting the health and safety of the resident or the health, safety and comfort of any other resident sharing the resident room, the facility will take appropriate intervention.
Building temperatures and resident control levels will be monitored by:a.
Monitoring thermostats in resident rooms, especially during seasonal changes or periods of extreme outside temperatures.b.
Forwarding all complaints or concerns of resident discomfort from building temperatures to maintenance, nursing and administration.3i.
Evaluation of Building Temperatures-All reports of temperature problems must be reported to the Administrator or DON. In conjunction with maintenance staff, Administrator and nursing will assess and determine the extent and length of the problem and determine what types of action will need to be taken to ensure health and safety of residents is not jeopardized.
The range of possible steps are listed below.Building Systems Service and RepairsPreventive maintenance schedules are maintained on all facility air-conditioner units and the heating system.
The facility Maintenance Director and Administrator must be notified whenever there is a malfunction or failure with any of the building's electrical, heating, ventilation or air-conditioning units. 9 Documentation-Any incident or occurrence regarding building temperature that requires implementation of any part of this policy will be documented by the Maintenance Director and submitted to the Administrator within 24 hours after the completion of the occurrence.
This record shall be maintained at the facility with the Administrator for the current calendar year and the preceding calendar year
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