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2104 W. 230TH STREET, Torrance CA 90501

Facility 198602032 · RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY (740)

6 bedsLatest official report Jan 9, 2026Licensed

Additional info
Licensee
MTC HEALTH CARE, INC.
Administrator
MEDINA, MARGARITA
Contact
MEDINA, MARGARITA
License first date
Jan 13, 2017
License effective date
Jan 13, 2017
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 3 Type B deficiencies for this facility.

Most recent inspection
Jan 9, 2026
Most recent deficiency
Jan 9, 2026

No later report is available, so the records do not show what happened afterward.

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 6 reports for this facility: 6 inspections, 0 complaint investigations, and 0 licensing or administrative records.

Those records contain 2 Type A and 3 Type B deficiencies.

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

Official inspections
6

More than the typical 4

1 in the last 12 months

Recorded deficiencies
5

More than the typical 1

2 in the last 12 months

Type A deficiencies
2

Most this size have none

1 in the last 12 months

Type B deficiencies
3

Most this size have none

1 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.

All report types
All report typesInspectionComplaintLicensing record
Inspection
Health conditions and treatmentsType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87606(c)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(c) To accept or retain a person who is bedridden, other than for a temporary illness or recovery from surgery, a licensee shall obtain and maintain an appropriate fire clearance as specified in Section 87202, Fire Clearance. 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 one resident which poses an immediate health and safety risk to persons in care. Record review of R1's medical assessment revealed R1 to be bedridden. Review of the facility's fire inspection revealed it is licensed for six non-ambulatory and zero bedridden.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 01/10/2026 Plan of Correction The Licensee will email regina.cloyd@dss.ca.gov an updated LIC200 requesting approval for bedridden residents by the POC due date.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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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 three out of five staff members which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care. Staff #3 - Staff #5 (S3-S5) did not have 20 hours of annual training.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 01/26/2026 Plan of Correction The Administrator will email regina.cloyd@dss.ca.gov a 2026 training schedule, inclduing completed trainings in January, for staff by the POC due date.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Inspection
Dementia careType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87705(f)(2)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(f) The following shall be stored inaccessible to residents with dementia: (2) Over-the-counter medication, nutritional supplements or vitamins, alcohol, cigarettes, and toxic substances such as certain plants, gardening supplies, cleaning supplies and disinfectants. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, interview and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA Montoya observed toxic and cleaning supplies in the facility readily accessible to residents with dementia. LPA observed a gallon of bleach in an unlocked closet adjacent to dining room where dryer and washer are stored. LPA also observed two plastic bottles of disinfecting sprays and a glass cleaner inside an unlocked closet where the water heater is stored readily accessible to residents with dementia. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 01/23/2023 Plan of Correction The administrator moved the toxic and cleaning supplies to a closet not readily accessible to residents with dementia. The administrator shall review Section 87705 of Title 22 and conduct an in-service training to all staff. POC shall be submitted to CCLD via email to lourdes.montoya@dss.ca.gov by the POC due date.

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)(5)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(c) Licensees who accept and retain residents with dementia shall be responsible for ensuring the following: (5) Each resident with dementia shall have an annual medical assessment as specified in Section 87458, Medical Assessment, and a reappraisal done at least annually, both of which shall include a reassessment of the resident's dementia care needs. 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. Two residents (R1 & R2) who have dementia, do not have current annual medical assessment and reappraisal. R1's medical assesment is dated 7/1/2020 and reappraisal is dated 7/5/2020. R2's medical assessment is dated 12/3/2019 and reappraisal is dated 12/7/2019. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 01/23/2023 Plan of Correction The administrator shall ensure residents with dementia shall have an annual medical assessment and reappraisal, both of which shall include a reassessment of the resident's dementia care needs. The administrator shall submit current medical assessment and reappraisal for R1 and R2 to CCLD via email to lourdes.montoya@dss.ca.gov by the POC due date.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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Dementia careType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87705(d)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(d) In addition to requirements specified in Section 87303, Maintenance and Operation, safety modifications shall include, but not be limited to, inaccessibility of ranges, heaters, wood stoves, inserts, and other heating devices to residents with dementia. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, interview andrecord review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA Montoya observed the water heater tank and stove are readily accessible to residents with dementia. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 01/18/2023 Plan of Correction The administrator shall install a lock in the closet where the water heater tank is stored and shall cover the stove knobs to ensure these are not readily accessible to resident with dementia. POC shall be submitted to CCLD via email to lourdes.montoya@dss.ca.gov by the POC due date.

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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