Sunnyside Nursing Center
SUNNYSIDE NURSING CENTER in TORRANCE, CA — inspection on February 15, 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 medication pass observation on [DATE] at 12:35 p.m., with Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) 2, LVN 2 after preparing medications for Resident 169, LVN 2 left Med Cart 2 in the hallway unlocked and entered Resident 169's room and closed the resident's privacy curtain.
Med Cart 2 was observed in the hallway unattended, unlocked and out of the view of LVN 2.
During a concurrent observation and interview on [DATE] at 12:37 p.m., Registered Nurse (RN) 1, noticed the unlocked medication cart while LVN 2 was behind Resident 169's privacy curtain and pushed the button to lock Med Cart 2. RN 2 stated, the medication cart should have been locked.
During an interview on [DATE] at 1:43 p.m., with LVN 2, LVN 2 stated the medication cart should have been completely closed, shut and locked to prevent someone from coming to take medications from the medication cart.
056488
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES (X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA (X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION (X3) DATE SURVEY AND PLAN OF CORRECTION IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: COMPLETED A.
Building 056488 B.
Wing 02/15/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Sunnyside Nursing Center 22617 So.
Vermont Ave Torrance, CA 90502
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