ANGELS HOME CARE

28030 ACANA RD, Rancho Palos Verdes CA 90275

Facility 198202004 · RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY (740)

6 bedsLatest official report Jul 8, 2026Licensed

Additional info
Licensee
MENDOZA, VICENTA
Administrator
ANA GUTIEREZ LECHUGA
Contact
ANA GUTIEREZ LECHUGA
License first date
Aug 20, 1998
License effective date
Aug 20, 1998
District office
EL SEGUNDO ASC · (424) 544-1075
Regional office
11
Clients served
983 - RCFE / DEMENTIA

Summary

The available records show 1 Type A and 8 Type B deficiencies for this facility.

Most recent inspection
Jul 8, 2026
Most recent deficiency
Sep 11, 2025

1 later report, on Jul 8, 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 10 reports for this facility: 6 inspections, 4 complaint investigations, and 0 licensing or administrative records.

Those records contain 1 Type A and 8 Type B deficiencies.

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

Official inspections
6

More than the typical 4

2 in the last 12 months

Recorded deficiencies
9

Well above the typical 1

2 in the last 12 months

Type A deficiencies
1

Most this size have none

0 in the last 12 months

Type B deficiencies
8

Most this size have none

2 in the last 12 months

Substantiated complaints
1

Most this size have none

0 in the last 12 months

Repeated topics
2

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.

Official report history

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

Inspection
Facility condition and maintenanceType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87303(a)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(a) 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 LPA observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in one (1) out of six (5) which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 09/19/2025 Plan of Correction LPA and Administrator, Oscar Lechuga (S1), have agreed that the facility will maintain the top-left burner in order to clear this deficiency. S1 will email footage of either this burner lighting via knob or have replaced this appliance, via email at MARIO.LEON@DSS.CA.GOV, on or prior to 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(c)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(c) All window screens shall be clean and maintained in good repair. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on LPA observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in two (2) out of two (2) window screens along with kitchen screen in disrepair which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 09/19/2025 Plan of Correction LPA and Administrator, Oscar Lechuga (S1), have agreed that the facility will maintain three (3) out of three (3) window screens as observed in disrepair. S1 will forward, via email at MARIO.LEON@DSS.CA.GOV, of pictures having been replaced on or prior to the POC due date.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Inspection
Staffing, personnel, and trainingType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
1569.625(b)(2)
Regulation authority
HSC

What the official deficiency says

(2) In addition to paragraph (1), training requirements shall also include an additional 20 hours annually, eight hours of which shall be dementia care training, as required by subdivision (a) of Section 1569.626, and four hours of which shall be specific to postural supports, restricted health conditions, and hospice care, as required by subdivision (a) of Section 1569.696. This training shall be administered on the job, or in a classroom setting, or both, and may include online training. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for four out of five staff members which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. LPA did not observe 20 hours of annual training for Staff #1, #3, #4, and #5.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 08/27/2024 Plan of Correction The Administrator will email a training plan that is aligned with HSC 1569.625(b)(2) to regina.cloyd@dss.ca.gov by the POC due date. The training plan overview should include the topics, anticipated hours, and months it will be delivered.

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

What the official deficiency says

(a) 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: Based on observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above due to LPA observing a piece of the fence in the backyard in disrepair and missing, while touring the outside grounds, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

Licensee will repair the fence and submit photo proof to LPA Gonzalez via email to: Elvira.Gonzalez@dss.ca.gov by the POC due date.

Deadline recorded: Jul 15, 2024. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Jul 15, 2024
Correction not verified in available records
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Inspection
Staffing, personnel, and trainingType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87411(f)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(f) All personnel, including the licensee and administrator, shall be in good health, and physically and mentally capable of performing assigned tasks. Good physical health shall be verified by a health screening, including a chest x-ray or an intradermal test, performed by a physician not more than six (6) months prior to or seven (7) days after employment or licensure. A report shall be made of each screening, signed by the examining physician. The report shall indicate whether the person is physically qualified to perform the duties to be assigned, and whether he/she has any health condition that would create a hazard to him/herself, other staff members or residents. A signed statement shall be obtained from each volunteer affirming that he/she is in good health. Personnel with evidence of physical illness or emotional instability that poses a significant threat to the well-being of residents shall be relieved of their duties. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 2 out 5 staff records did not have a Tuberculosis Test, and 1 out of 5 staff records did not have a Health Screening Report, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 01/16/2024 Plan of Correction Licensee will email Tuberculosis Test for Staff 2 & Staff 5, and a Health Screening Report for Staff 5 to Socorro.Leandro@dss.ca.gov.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Licensing and administrationType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
1569.605
Regulation authority
HSC

What the official deficiency says

On and after July 1, 2015, all residential care facilities for the elderly, except those facilities that are an integral part of a continuing care retirement community, shall maintain liability insurance covering injury to residents and guests in the amount of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence and three million dollars ($3,000,000) in the total annual aggregate, caused by the negligent acts or omissions to act of, or neglect by, the licensee or its employees. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in not having liability insurance, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 01/16/2024 Plan of Correction Licensee will email Liability Insurance to Socorro.Leandro@dss.ca.gov.

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, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in having a washer machine in disrepair and having a garage filled with clutter (cothing, furniture, boxes, supplies, etc.), which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 01/16/2024 Plan of Correction Licensee will fix current washermachine or get a new operational washer machine and clean and organize their garage. Licensee will email proof of correction to Socorro.Leandro@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(c)(6)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(c) Licensees who accept and retain residents with dementia shall be responsible for ensuring the following: (6) Appraisals are conducted on an ongoing basis pursuant to Section 87463, Reappraisals. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 1 out 3 resident record reviews not having an updated Appraisal & Needs Service Plan, which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 01/16/2024 Plan of Correction Licensee will email an updated Appraisal & Needs Service Plan for Resident 3.

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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