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Bellflower Convalescent Hospital

Health Inspections

Health Inspections 3
Health Deficiencies
This Nursing Home: 10
CA State Average: 9
U.S. Average: 6
CA Deficiencies Range: 1–35
Complaints & Incidents: 0
Updated April 18, 2013.

Our health inspections rating describes how well this home met health and safety standards for food preparation and other nursing-home activities in the latest three state inspections. Such inspections are conducted about every 15 months.

November 16, 2012 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.	Low	Some	11/30/2012
Keep each resident free from physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.	Low	Some	11/30/2012
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Some	11/30/2012
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Few	11/30/2012
Keep all essential equipment working safely.	Low	Few	11/30/2012
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.	Low	Few	11/30/2012
Give proper treatment to residents with feeding tubes to prevent problems (such as aspiration pneumonia, diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration, metabolic abnormalities, nasal-pharyngeal ulcers) and help restore eating skills, if possible.	Low	Few	11/30/2012
Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.	Low	Few	11/30/2012
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.	Low	Few	11/30/2012
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.	Very Low	Some	11/30/2012

August 29, 2011 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Provide activities to meet the interests and needs of each resident.	Low	Some	9/19/2011
Ensure that each resident's 1) entire drug/medication regimen is free from unnecessary drugs; and 2) is managed and monitored to achieve highest level of well-being.	Low	Some	9/19/2011
Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses.	Low	Few	9/19/2011
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Low	Few	9/19/2011
Ensure residents maintain acceptable nutritional status.	Low	Few	9/19/2011
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	Low	Few	9/19/2011
Give the right treatment and services to residents who display physical or psychosocial problems adapting to changes in circumstances.	Low	Few	9/19/2011
Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident.	Low	Few	9/19/2011
Provide routine and emergency drugs through a licensed pharmacist and only under the general supervision of a licensed nurse.	Low	Few	9/19/2011
Provide housekeeping and maintenance services.	Very Low	Some	9/19/2011
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.	Very Low	Some	9/19/2011

June 06, 2010 Health Inspection

Nursing Home Failed To:	Possible or Actual Harm	Residents Affected	Date Fixed
Keep the rate of medication errors (wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong time) to less than 5%.	Low	Few	6/28/2010
Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	Low	Few	6/28/2010
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	Low	Few	6/28/2010
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined safe.	Low	Few	6/28/2010
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.	Very Low	Some	6/28/2010
Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.	Very Low	Some	6/28/2010
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.	Very Low	Some	6/28/2010
Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity.	Very Low	Some	6/28/2010
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.	Very Low	Some	6/28/2010
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.	Very Low	Some	6/28/2010
Provide housekeeping and maintenance services.	Very Low	Some	6/28/2010

This nursing home has not been cited for any Deficiencies from Incidents Reported by the Nursing Home or Complaints in the last 3 years.

Note: Because of differences in calculation, all data may not match those shown on Nursing Home Compare, a website run by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. CMS has approved the U.S. News methodology.

Last updated April 18, 2013.