SOUTH BAY RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME
2460 W 229th PL, Torrance CA 905015238
6 bedsLatest official report Dec 17, 2025Closed, Change of Ownership
Additional info
- Telephone
- (310) 534-1953
- Licensee
- SOUTH BAY RESIDENTIAL CARE, INC.
- Administrator
- ELVIRA DAVID
- Contact
- ELVIRA DAVID
- License first date
- Jul 31, 2006
- License effective date
- Jul 31, 2006
- District office
- EL SEGUNDO ASC · (424) 544-1075
- Regional office
- 11
- Clients served
- 935 - ELDERLY
Summary
The available records show 1 Type A and 3 Type B deficiencies for this facility.
- Most recent inspection
- Dec 17, 2025
- Most recent deficiency
- Aug 19, 2025
2 later reports, from Sep 18, 2025 through Dec 17, 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, 2 complaint investigations, and 1 licensing or administrative record.
Those records contain 1 Type A and 3 Type B deficiencies.
0 deficiencies have explicit official correction or clearance evidence in the loaded records.
- Official inspections
- 7
- Recorded deficiencies
- 4
- Type A deficiencies
- 1
- Type B deficiencies
- 3
- Substantiated complaints
- 0
- Repeated topics
- 0
More than the typical 4
2 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.
Administrator qualificationsType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87405(d)(2)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(d) The administrator shall have the qualifications specified in Sections 87405(d)(1) through (7). If the licensee is also the administrator, all requirements for an administrator shall apply. (2) Knowledge of and ability to conform to the applicable laws, rules and regulations. This requirement was not met as evidence by: the Administrator allowed residents to use a bedroom without obtaining a fire clearancel. This poses a potential safety risk to residents in care.
Official plan of correction
The Administrator will review the regulations on 87305 Alterations to Existing Building or New Facilities and 87202 Fire Clearance and send evidence of correction to regina.cloyd@dss.ca.gov.
Deadline recorded: Sep 2, 2025. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Fire safety and emergency preparednessType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87202(a)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(a) All facilities shall maintain a fire clearance approved by the city, county, or city and county fire department or district providing fire protection services, or the State Fire Marshal. Prior to accepting or retaining any of the following types of persons, the applicant or licensee shall notify the licensing agency and obtain an appropriate fire clearance approved by the city, county, or city and county fire department or district providing fire protection services, or the State Fire Marshal: This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation and record review, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above for one resident which poses an immediate safety risk to persons in care. During facility tour, LPA observed Resident #4 in bedroom #5. The fire inspection report and facility sketch on file with Community Care Licensing does not reflect a fifth bedroom.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 08/08/2025 Plan of Correction The Licensee will submit evidence of correction to regina.cloyd@dss.ca.gov by the POC due date.
Admission, assessment, and evictionType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87463(h)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(h) The licensee shall request that all residents receive an annual routine visit with a licensed medical professional once every twelve months, either in person or by video appointment. 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 two out of four residents which poses a potential health risk to persons in care. LPA did not observe an annual assessment for or decline of statement for an assessment from Resident #1 and Resident #3.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 08/25/2025 Plan of Correction The Administrator will provide plans of correction to regina.cloyd@dss.ca.gov by the POC due date.
Allegations0 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 4 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportAllegations0 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 1 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportStaffing, 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 four staff members (S2, S3, S4, S5) which poses a potential safety risk to persons in care. LPA Cloyd did not observe 20 hours of annual training for staff.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 08/13/2024 Plan of Correction The Administrator will email 20 hours of annual training for S2, S3, S4, and S5 to regina.cloyd@dss.ca.gov. The Administrator will ensure that staff stay current on annual training requirements.
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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