THE REHABILITATION CENTER OF LOS ANGELES in LOS ANGELES, CA was fined $61,435 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 71 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

THE REHABILITATION CENTER OF LOS ANGELES (LOS ANGELES, CA) — $61,435 in CMS Fines

Outcome: THE REHABILITATION CENTER OF LOS ANGELES in LOS ANGELES, CA was fined $61,435 by CMS across 2 separate penalties following 71 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.

Deficiency areas cited:

• Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs.


• Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.


• Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.


• Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.


• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.


• Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.


• Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.


• Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.