Studebaker Healthcare Center

13226 Studebaker Rd, Norwalk, CA 90650 · (562) 868-0591
For profit - Limited Liability company · 99 certified beds

Studebaker Healthcare Center has a 1-star overall rating from Medicare, out of 5. Its last standard inspection, in February 2026, found 29 citations (the California average is 15.6). It was fined 1 time in the last three years, $27,378 in all.

Medicare ratings

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Most recent health inspection

The standard health inspection on February 20, 2026 found 29 citations. What an inspection citation means

• 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.February 20, 2026 · F0726 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
• Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.February 20, 2026 · F0842 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
• Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.February 20, 2026 · F0865 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
• Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.February 20, 2026 · F0552 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.February 20, 2026 · F0558 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.February 20, 2026 · F0656 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.February 20, 2026 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• 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.February 20, 2026 · F0688 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.February 20, 2026 · F0692 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.February 20, 2026 · F0759 · 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.February 20, 2026 · F0761 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.February 20, 2026 · F0812 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.February 20, 2026 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.February 20, 2026 · F0881 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.February 20, 2026 · F0883 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.February 20, 2026 · F0887 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.February 20, 2026 · F0921 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.February 20, 2026 · F0559 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.February 20, 2026 · F0583 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.February 20, 2026 · F0604 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.February 20, 2026 · F0676 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.February 20, 2026 · F0693 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.February 20, 2026 · F0695 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.February 20, 2026 · F0730 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.February 20, 2026 · F0755 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.February 20, 2026 · F0756 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.February 20, 2026 · F0760 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.February 20, 2026 · F0773 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• 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.February 20, 2026 · F0803 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few

Complaint inspections, last three years

Inspections after complaints found 47 citations.

• Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.April 27, 2026 · F0656 · 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.April 2, 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.April 2, 2026 · F0842 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.February 5, 2026 · F0600 · 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 5, 2026 · F0609 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.February 5, 2026 · F0610 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.December 2, 2025 · F0773 · 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.December 2, 2025 · F0842 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.September 10, 2025 · F0580 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.September 10, 2025 · F0585 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide or arrange emergency care by a doctor 24 hours a day.September 10, 2025 · F0713 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.May 9, 2025 · F0550 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.May 9, 2025 · F0689 · 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.May 9, 2025 · F0690 · 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.May 9, 2025 · F0842 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• 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 31, 2025 · F0761 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.December 20, 2024 · F0600 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.December 12, 2024 · F0626 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.November 18, 2024 · F0600 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• 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.November 4, 2024 · F0758 · 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.October 23, 2024 · F0689 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.October 23, 2024 · F0710 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.October 23, 2024 · F0755 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.October 23, 2024 · F0842 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.September 9, 2024 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.August 20, 2024 · F0584 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.June 18, 2024 · F0553 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.May 13, 2024 · F0580 · 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.February 23, 2024 · F0656 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.February 23, 2024 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.February 20, 2024 · F0580 · 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.February 20, 2024 · F0656 · 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 20, 2024 · F0689 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Few
• Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.January 19, 2024 · F0580 · 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.December 4, 2023 · F0656 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.December 4, 2023 · F0689 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.December 4, 2023 · F0813 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.December 4, 2023 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.December 4, 2023 · F0943 · 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.December 3, 2023 · F0658 · 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.December 3, 2023 · F0842 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.December 3, 2023 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.December 3, 2023 · F0881 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.December 3, 2023 · F0883 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.December 3, 2023 · F0887 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.October 28, 2023 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
• Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.October 27, 2023 · F0583 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few

Fines and payment denials

• Fine of $27,378January 19, 2024
• Medicare payment denial for 3 daysStarting March 20, 2024

Nurse staffing

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

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