Southern California Nursing Home Citation Watch :: Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Blog

This list contains the issuance of citations to Southern California nursing facilities by the California Department of Public Health over the last six months. All the citations listed are issued for reasons related to patient care. For verification of the citation, please contact the local department office or Walton Barber LLP.

Facility	Date	Citation
Los Angeles County
Ayer-Lar Health Care Center	09/21/07	Class B
Bellflower Convalescent	01/29/08	Class B
Brierwood Terrace Convalescent	12/28/07	Class B
Calif. Healthcare and Rehabilitation	11/14/07	Class B
Casitas Care Center	12/19/07	Class B
Chandler Convalescent	10/3/07	Class B
Country Villa Los Feliz	11/29/07	Class B
Country Villa Wilshire	01/4/08	Class A
North Walk Villa Convalescent	12/10/07	Class A

Orange County
Coastal Community Hospital	10/11/07	Class A

San Bernardino County
Citrus Nursing Center	10/11/07	Class AA
Ontario Health Center	03/19/07	Class A
Sky Harbor Care Center	10/24/07	Class AA

San Diego County
La Mesa Healthcare Center	02/06/08	Class B
Lemon Grove Care and Rehabilitation	01/10/08	Class B
Life Care Center Escondido	01/24/08	Class B
Palomar Continuing Care	11/15/07	Class A
Palomar Heights Care Center	01/31/08	Class AA
Pleasant Care Convalescent	10/19/07	Class B
Villa Las Palmas Healthcare	12/14/07	Class B
Vista Knoll Specialized Care	12/4/07	Class B

Ventura County
Maywood Acres Healthcare	11/5/2007	Class A
Victoria Care Center	11/20/07	Class A

Class AA: The most serious violation, AA citations are issued when a resident death has occurred in such a way that it has been directly and officially attributed to the responsibility of the facility, and carry fines of $25,000 to $100,000.

Class A: Class A citations are issued when violations present imminent danger to patients or the substantial probability of death or serious harm, and carry fines from $2,000 to $20,000.

Class B: Class B citations carry fines from $100 to $1000 and are issued for violations which have a direct or immediate relationship to health, safety, or security, but do not qualify as A or AA citations.