Complaint
Allegations0 substantiated · 1 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportBEST PLACE HOME CARE
23736 PRESIDENT AVENUE, Harbor City CA 90710
6 bedsLatest official report Mar 23, 2026Licensed
Additional info
- Telephone
- (310) 784-1986
- Licensee
- BEST PLACE HOME CARE INC
- Administrator
- NAMOC, MARYLOU
- Contact
- NAMOC, MARYLOU
- License first date
- Oct 12, 2018
- License effective date
- Oct 12, 2018
- District office
- EL SEGUNDO ASC · (424) 544-1075
- Regional office
- 11
- Clients served
- 983 - RCFE / DEMENTIA
Summary
The available records show 2 Type A and 1 Type B deficiencies for this facility.
- Most recent inspection
- Oct 10, 2025
- Most recent deficiency
- Oct 12, 2023
4 later reports, from Oct 17, 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 7 reports for this facility: 5 inspections, 2 complaint investigations, and 0 licensing or administrative records.
Those records contain 2 Type A and 1 Type B deficiencies.
0 deficiencies have explicit official correction or clearance evidence in the loaded records.
- Official inspections
- 5
- Recorded deficiencies
- 3
- Type A deficiencies
- 2
- Type B deficiencies
- 1
- Substantiated complaints
- 0
- Repeated topics
- 0
More than the typical 4
1 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 1
0 in the last 12 months
Most this size have none
0 in the last 12 months
Most this size have none
0 in the last 12 months
Most this size also have none
0 in the last 12 months
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
No deficiencies recorded in this report
Complaint
Allegations0 substantiated · 2 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportInspection
No deficiencies recorded in this report
Inspection
Food serviceType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87555(b)(8)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(b) The following food service requirements shall apply: (8) All food shall be of good quality. Commercial foods shall be approved by appropriate federal, state and local authorities. Food in damaged containers shall not be accepted, used or retained. 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. At around 10:08 AM, LPA Lourdes Montoya observed expired hamburger buns, Kroeger soft wheat bread, hotdog buns and guerrero tortillas inside the pantry. The hamburger buns expired on 9/21/23. The Kroeger soft wheat bread expired on October 6, 2023. The hotdog buns expired on 9/17/23. And the Guerrero tortillas expired on May 12, 2023. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 10/20/2023 Plan of Correction The administrator disposed all expired bread and tortillas. Administrator shall review the section cited above and shall conduct an in-service training to all staff. Administrator shall submit a proof of correction to CCLD via email to lourdes.montoya@dss.ca.gov.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Background checksType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87355(e)(2)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(e) All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1569.17(b) shall prior to working, residing, or volunteering in a licensed facility: (2) Request a transfer of a criminal record clearance as specified in Section 87355(c) 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 Lourdes Montoya observed a caregiver (S3) is not associated to the facility. The administrator verbally confirmed S3 is not associated to the facility. Per review of S3's timesheet, S3 worked at this facility on the following dates: 9/6, 9/7, 9/14, 9/21, 9/27, 9/28, 10/4, 10/5, 10/11, 10/12. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 10/13/2023 Plan of Correction Accoording to the facility Administrator, S3 is only a reliever and S3 is today's last day of work. S3 left the facility at around 11:30 AM. This citation was corrected during the visit.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA observed two (2) knives in dishwasher and a scissors in an unlocked drawer which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 10/04/2022 Plan of Correction LPAs witnessed Licesee immediately removing and locking knives and scissors making them inaccessible to residents during visit.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Inspection
No deficiencies recorded in this report
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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