CELEBRITY CARE HOME

233 W. 234TH STREET, Carson CA 90745

Facility 197606934 · RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY (740)

6 bedsLatest official report Mar 23, 2026Licensed

Additional info
Licensee
DIRECT BUSINESS CONSULTANT, LLC
Administrator
CARMELITA M. BAUTISTA
Contact
CARMELITA M. BAUTISTA
License first date
Mar 26, 2007
License effective date
Mar 26, 2007
District office
EL SEGUNDO ASC · (424) 544-1075
Regional office
11
Clients served
935 - ELDERLY

Summary

The available records show 1 Type A and 6 Type B deficiencies for this facility.

Most recent inspection
Mar 23, 2026
Most recent deficiency
May 1, 2023

3 later reports, from Mar 14, 2024 through Mar 23, 2026, recorded no deficiencies, though the records do not say whether they were follow-ups.

What Type A and Type B mean
Type A
Violations of licensing requirements that, if not corrected, have a direct and immediate risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of persons in care.
Type B
Violations of licensing requirements that, without correction, could become a risk to the health, safety, or personal rights of persons in care.

Both classifications are published by California CDSS and are shown as published. SeniorLivingFacts does not rename them or add a severity level of its own.

At a glance

Counts cover the five-year public record. Typical figures are the median for the 1,564 Los Angeles County facilities licensed for 6 or fewer beds.

In the available public five-year record, CCLD published 5 reports for this facility: 5 inspections, 0 complaint investigations, and 0 licensing or administrative records.

Those records contain 1 Type A and 6 Type B deficiencies.

0 deficiencies have explicit official correction or clearance evidence in the loaded records.

Official inspections
5

More than the typical 4

1 in the last 12 months

Recorded deficiencies
7

Well above the typical 1

0 in the last 12 months

Type A deficiencies
1

Most this size have none

0 in the last 12 months

Type B deficiencies
6

Most this size have none

0 in the last 12 months

Substantiated complaints
0

Most this size also have none

0 in the last 12 months

Repeated topics
0

Last 36 months

Repeated topics

Topics cited in more than one report during the last 36 months. A repeat may show a pattern worth asking about. Each date opens its report below.

No topic repeats in the last 36 months

No deficiency topic appears in more than one report during that window. This does not establish that nothing repeated earlier in the five-year record, and it is not a statement about current conditions.

Official report history

All preserved reports from the most recent to the oldest, sortable by report type.

Inspection
Dementia careType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87705(f)(1)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(f) The following shall be stored inaccessible to residents with dementia: (1) Knives, matches, firearms, tools and other items that could constitute a danger to the resident(s). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation) (interview) (record review), the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed a knife and a pair of scissors in a drying dish rack in the kitchen readily accessible to residents with dementia. LPA observed a kitchen drawer for sharp items is open and readily accessible.This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 05/02/2023 Plan of Correction Administrator shall put away the knife and pair of scissors in a locked storage inaccessible to residents with dementia. Administrator shall ensure the drawer for sharp items is inaccessible. Administrator corrected the deficiency during the visit.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Facility condition and maintenanceType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87303(a)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

The facility shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times. Maintenance shall include provision of maintenance services and procedures for the safety and well-being of residents, employees and visitors. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA Montoya observed cooking oil stains in the kitchen on cabinets, walls, ceiling and appliances; LPA observed dark spots on the kitchen counter top and floor; dishwasher is not in good repair; and the eastside retaining wall is leaning towards the walkway.This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 05/19/2023 Plan of Correction Administrator shall clean the kitchen walls, ceiling, floor, counter tops and appliances, fix the diswashwer and the retaining wall. POC shall be submitted to CCLD via email to lourdes.montoya@dss.ca.gov by the POC due date.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Facility condition and maintenanceType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87303(f)(2)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(f) Solid waste shall be stored and disposed of as follows: (2) Syringes and needles are disposed of in accordance with the California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Section 5193 concerning bloodborne pathogens. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA Montoya observed sharp objects in sharp container. Administrator stated one resident uses syringes/needles. Administrator understands that used sharps are supposed to be disposed once a week but during today's visit, administrator admitted it has been two weeks since facility disposed used sharps. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 05/05/2023 Plan of Correction Administrator shall dispose all used sharps by the POC due date. Deficiency was corrected during the visit.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Staffing, personnel, and trainingType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87412(a)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(a) The licensee shall ensure that personnel records are maintained on the licensee, administrator and each employee. Each personnel record shall contain the following information: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. Per LPA Montoya's review of personnel records, S1 and S4 have incomplete records. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 05/19/2023 Plan of Correction Administrator shall complete the personnel records of two staff (S1 and S4). POC shall be submitted to CCLD via email to lourdes.montoya@dss.ca.gov.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Admission, assessment, and evictionType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87456(a)(2)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(a) Prior to accepting a resident for care and in order to evaluate his/her suitability, the facility shall, as specified in this article 8: (2) Perform a pre-admission appraisal. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA did not observe a pre-admission appraisal conducted for all five residents. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 05/19/2023 Plan of Correction Administrator shall complete a pre-admission appraisal to the newly admitted resident (R1) and shall maintain a preplacement appraisal record for each resident. POC shall be submitted to CCLD via email to lourdes.montoya@dss.ca.gov.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Dementia careType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87705(j)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(j) The licensee shall have an auditory device or other staff alert feature to monitor exits, if exiting presents a hazard to any resident. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed auditory devices on the main door, sliding door by the kitchen and R4's bedroom are inoperable. Administrator stated the devices need new batteries. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 05/12/2023 Plan of Correction Administrator shall install new batteries to all auditory devices and ensure they are all operable. POC shall be submitted to CCLD via email to lourdes.montoya@dss.ca.gov by the POC due date.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Admission, assessment, and evictionType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87458(a)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

Prior to a person's acceptance as a resident, the licensee shall obtain and keep on file, documentation of a medical assessment, signed by a physician, made within the last year. The licensee shall be permitted to ue the form LIC 602 (rev. 9/89), Physician's Report, to obtain the medical assessment. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA did not observe a documentation of medical assessment for R1 prior to admission. R1 was admitted on 4/19/2023. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 05/19/2023 Plan of Correction Administrator shall obtain a medical assessment for R1 by the POC due date. POC shall be submitted o CCLD via email to Lourdes.montoya@dss.ca.gov/.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Source and limits

California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division. Public facility history is described by the source as a five-year window. Older records and previous-licensee history may require a regional-office request. Type 741 RCFE-CCRCs, nursing homes, and other care settings are excluded from this page.

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