Inspection
No deficiencies recorded in this report
UTMOST LIVING CARE INC.
6750 ABBOTSWOOD, Rancho Palos Verdes CA 90275
6 bedsLatest official report Jul 28, 2026Licensed
Additional info
- Telephone
- (310) 525-4112
- Licensee
- UTMOST LIVING CARE, INC.
- Administrator
- TERESA GUANLAO
- Contact
- TERESA GUANLAO
- License first date
- Jun 27, 2012
- License effective date
- Jun 27, 2012
- District office
- EL SEGUNDO ASC · (424) 544-1075
- Regional office
- 11
- Clients served
- 935 - ELDERLY
Summary
The available records show 3 Type A and 2 Type B deficiencies for this facility.
- Most recent inspection
- Jul 28, 2026
- Most recent deficiency
- Aug 15, 2025
1 later report, on Jul 28, 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 3 Type A and 2 Type B deficiencies.
0 deficiencies have explicit official correction or clearance evidence in the loaded records.
- Official inspections
- 5
- Recorded deficiencies
- 5
- Type A deficiencies
- 3
- Type B deficiencies
- 2
- 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
Background checksType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87355(e)(3)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
Criminal Record Clearance All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1522 shall prior to working, residing or volunteering in a licensed facility: (3) Request a transfer of a criminal record clearance as specified in Section 87335.... Deficient Practice Statement Based on [(observation) (interview) (record review)], the licensee did not comply with the section cited above as staff #1 is listed on the LIC 500 but staff #1 is not associated to the facility which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 08/18/2025 Plan of Correction Licensee to assosicate staff #1 prior to staff #1 working a shift at the facility. Licensee to send LPA proof of assosication for staff #1 by POC due date. Licensee to send updated LIC 500 to the CCLD.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Inspection
Facility condition and maintenanceType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87303(e)(3)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(e) Water supplies and plumbing fixtures shall be maintained as follows: (3) Taps delivering water at 125 degree F (52 degrees C) or above shall be prominently identified by warning signs. 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 kitchen water faucet delivering water over 120F. which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 06/14/2024 Plan of Correction Licensee will ensure water temperature always marks below 120F. As plan of correction, licensee will create a log that will measure water temperature every two hours for 24 hours starting todya at 3:00 PM. Proof of water log will be sent to LPA via email before POC due date.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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 in having knives unlucked on kitchen area which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 06/14/2024 Plan of Correction Licensee will ensure all knives and sharp objects are locked at all times. As plan of correction, licensee will re-train facility staff on how to keep sharp objects locked at all times. Proof of training will be sent to LPA before POC due date via email. Licensee locked knives while LPA was at the facility.
Corrective action observedRecorded in report dated Jun 13, 2024
Plan of correction recorded
Medical and dental careType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87465(a)(6)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(6) When requested by the prescribing physician or the Department, a record of dosages of medications which are centrally stored shall be maintained by the facility. 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 in not documenting given medications to R2 and R3 which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 07/01/2024 Plan of Correction Licensee will ensure Medication Administration Records (MAR)s is properly documented at all times. As plan of correction, licensee will re-trained facility staff on the importance of documenting given or not given medications to residents in care. Licensee will sent proof of training to LPA via email before POC due date.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Resident rightsType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87468.1(a)(6)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87468.1 Personal Rights of Residents in All Facilities (a) Residents in all residential care facilities for the elderly shall have all of the following personal rights: (6) To leave or depart the facility at any time and to not be locked into any room, building, or on facility premises by day or night. This does not prohibit a licensee from establishing house rules, such as locking doors at night to protect residents, or barring windows against intruders, with permission from the Department. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on [(observation) and (interview) the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in having slide latch locks on one of residents bedroom doors and main door entrance at the facility which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 06/27/2024 Plan of Correction Licensee will ensure slide latch locks are removed from facility doors. As plan of correction, licensee will remove slide latch locks from doors. Plan of correction corrected while LPA was at the facility during inspection.Licensee removed slide latch locks.
Corrective action observedRecorded in report dated Jun 13, 2024
Plan of correction recorded
Inspection
No deficiencies recorded in this report
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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