Inspection
No deficiencies recorded in this report
CLIMB SIERRA MADRE RCFE
161 W. SIERRA MADRE BLVD., Sierra Madre CA 91024
40 bedsLatest official report Jul 27, 2026Licensed
Additional info
- Telephone
- (626) 355-1447
- Licensee
- CLIMB INC
- Administrator
- VARGAS, HECTOR
- Contact
- VARGAS, HECTOR
- License first date
- Aug 26, 2022
- License effective date
- Aug 26, 2022
- District office
- MONTEREY PARK ASC · (323) 980-4934
- Regional office
- 28
- Clients served
- 935 - ELDERLY
Summary
The available records show 1 Type A and 1 Type B deficiencies for this facility.
- Most recent inspection
- Jul 27, 2026
- Most recent deficiency
- Sep 18, 2023
5 later reports, from Sep 20, 2023 through Jul 27, 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 31 Los Angeles County facilities licensed for 16 to 49 beds, except where too few exist to state one — those come from facilities with 7 or more beds.
In the available public five-year record, CCLD published 9 reports for this facility: 5 inspections, 2 complaint investigations, and 2 licensing or administrative records.
Those records contain 1 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
- 2
- Type A deficiencies
- 1
- Type B deficiencies
- 1
- Substantiated complaints
- 0
- Repeated topics
- 0
Fewer than the typical 7
1 in the last 12 months
Fewer than the typical 7
0 in the last 12 months
Fewer than the typical 2
0 in the last 12 months
Fewer than the typical 4
0 in the last 12 months
Fewer than the typical 2
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
Inspection
No deficiencies recorded in this report
Inspection
No deficiencies recorded in this report
Inspection
Hazardous items and storageType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87309(a)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(a) Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisons, firearms and other items which could pose a danger if readily available to clients shall be stored where inaccessible to clients. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on LPA's observation/ interview with Admin. Hector Vergas laundry room cabinet was unlocked and accessible to clients in care. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 36 out of 36 clients/ persons, which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 09/19/2023 Plan of Correction Admin.Hector immediately closed pad lock shut during annual inspection. Admin will provide a in-service training regarding regulation 87309 to all staff. In-service training material and sign in sheet will be provided to LPA by 9/29/23.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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 LPA Calderon and Admin Hector Vargas observations and interview with facility maintenance worker. Resident bedroom #1 bedroom wall near residents closet had wall chipping, no paint, visible material in wall (metal) and dry plastered visible, repairs required. Common shower #4 has tile lifting off wall, unpainted, wall painting cracks and lifted paint. The licensee did not comply with the section cited above in 36 out of 36 residents/persons,which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 10/18/2023 Plan of Correction Administrator will contact Maintenance worker and provide in voice paperwork or email regarding scheduled repairs on what is needed and what will be fixed and/or reciepts if appliaciable . Admin. will send docuemantion to LPA Calderon and picture repairs of room #1 and shower #4 by POC date.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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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