Bell Convalescent Hospital

4900 E. Florence Ave, Bell, CA 90201 · (323) 560-2045
For profit - Corporation · 99 certified beds

Bell Convalescent Hospital has a 1-star overall rating from Medicare, out of 5. Its last standard inspection, in January 2026, found 23 citations (the California average is 15.6). It was fined 3 times in the last three years, $93,980 in all.

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Most recent health inspection

The standard health inspection on January 23, 2026 found 23 citations. What an inspection citation means

• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.January 23, 2026 · F0812 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
• Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.January 23, 2026 · F0814 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
• Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.January 23, 2026 · F0656 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• 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.January 23, 2026 · F0726 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.January 23, 2026 · F0755 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.January 23, 2026 · F0761 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.January 23, 2026 · F0803 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.January 23, 2026 · F0805 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.January 23, 2026 · F0557 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.January 23, 2026 · F0605 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.January 23, 2026 · F0641 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.January 23, 2026 · F0658 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs.January 23, 2026 · F0675 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.January 23, 2026 · F0677 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.January 23, 2026 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.January 23, 2026 · F0688 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.January 23, 2026 · F0690 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.January 23, 2026 · F0697 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.January 23, 2026 · F0698 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.January 23, 2026 · F0712 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.January 23, 2026 · F0842 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.January 23, 2026 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.January 23, 2026 · F0882 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few

Complaint inspections, last three years

Inspections after complaints found 12 citations.

• Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.June 16, 2026 · F0656 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.December 29, 2025 · F0692 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.September 27, 2024 · F0656 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.September 27, 2024 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.July 11, 2024 · F0658 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.July 11, 2024 · F0695 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.July 11, 2024 · F0697 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.July 11, 2024 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
• Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.May 7, 2024 · F0676 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.February 2, 2024 · F0609 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.February 2, 2024 · F0689 · Level of harm: Actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.December 12, 2023 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some

Fines and payment denials

• Fine of $65,637December 5, 2024
• Fine of $13,455February 2, 2024
• Fine of $14,888November 16, 2023
• Medicare payment denial for 34 daysStarting January 3, 2025

Nurse staffing

Hours of nursing care per resident per day, as the home reports them to Medicare through payroll records.

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