PEPPER TREE ASSISTED LIVING

2353 251ST STREET, Lomita CA 90717

Facility 198320051 · RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY (740)

6 bedsLatest official report Dec 4, 2025Licensed

Additional info
Licensee
PEPPER TREE ASSISTED LIVING INC
Administrator
LUZVIMINDA BASA PARAISO
Contact
LUZVIMINDA BASA PARAISO
License first date
Dec 3, 2019
License effective date
Dec 3, 2019
District office
EL SEGUNDO ASC · (424) 544-1075
Regional office
11
Clients served
935 - ELDERLY

Summary

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

Most recent inspection
Dec 4, 2025
Most recent deficiency
Jan 13, 2024

2 later reports, from Dec 5, 2024 through Dec 4, 2025, 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 10 reports for this facility: 7 inspections, 3 complaint investigations, and 0 licensing or administrative records.

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

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

Official inspections
7

More than the typical 4

1 in the last 12 months

Recorded deficiencies
2

More than 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
1

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
Licensing and administrationType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
1569.319(a)
Regulation authority
HSC

What the official deficiency says

(a) A licensee of a facility that has internet service shall provide at least one internet access device, such as a computer, smart phone, tablet, or other device, that can support real-time interactive applications, is equipped with videoconferencing technology, including microphone and camera functions, and is dedicated for resident use. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in not having a videoconferencing device dedicated for resident use, which poses a potential personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 01/30/2024 Plan of Correction Licensee will provide a videoconferencing device dedicated for resident use and email proof of correction to Socorro.Leandro@dss.ca.gov.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Inspection
Background checksType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87355(e)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

87355 (e) Criminal Record ClearanceAll 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. (1) Obtain a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by the Department. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: During the visit conducted on 07/15/22, LPA observed and verified that (S1) Princess Diaz and staff (S2) Miguel Can was employed and worked at this facility prior to obtaining a California clearance or a criminal record exemption as required by the CCLD.

Official plan of correction

Licensee will adhere to Title 22 Section 87355. Staff (S1-S2) will not return to work until they have obtained a California clearance, or a criminal record exemption as required by the CCLD by POC 07/16/22. A civil penalty in the amount of $100.00 was issued for S1. A civil penalty in the amount of $500 was issued for S2. Citation was cleared during visit 07/15//22.

Deadline recorded: Jul 15, 2022. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Official record says corrected or clearedRecorded in report dated Jul 15, 2022
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Jul 15, 2022
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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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