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
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 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