Inspection
No deficiencies recorded in this report
CARING HOUSE
2842 EL DORADO STREET, Torrance CA 90503
6 bedsLatest official report Jan 8, 2026Licensed
Additional info
- Telephone
- (310) 796-6625
- Licensee
- CARING HOUSE, INCORPORATED
- Administrator
- STEPHANY HARLOW
- Contact
- STEPHANY HARLOW
- License first date
- Dec 24, 2015
- License effective date
- Dec 24, 2015
- 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 2 Type B deficiencies for this facility.
- Most recent inspection
- Jan 8, 2026
- Most recent deficiency
- Dec 21, 2023
2 later reports, from Nov 18, 2024 through Jan 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 5 reports for this facility: 4 inspections, 1 complaint investigation, and 0 licensing or administrative records.
Those records contain 1 Type A and 2 Type B deficiencies.
1 deficiencies have explicit official correction or clearance evidence in the loaded records.
- Official inspections
- 4
- Recorded deficiencies
- 3
- Type A deficiencies
- 1
- Type B deficiencies
- 2
- Substantiated complaints
- 0
- Repeated topics
- 0
About the same as most this size
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
No deficiencies recorded in this report
Inspection
Medical and dental careType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87465(d)(2)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(d) If the resident is unable to determine his/her own need for a prescription or nonprescription PRN medication, and is unable to communicate his/her symptoms clearly, facility staff designated by the licensee, shall be permitted to assist the resident with self-administration, provided all of the following requirements are met: (2) The date and time of each contact with the physician, and the physician's directions, shall be documented and maintained in the resident's facility record. 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 in having the staff documenting the administration of medications in the MARS in a consitent way which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 01/03/2024 Plan of Correction Administrator will ensure all staff are documenting in the MARS in a consistent way. In addition, as plan of correction, administrator will re-train all staff about the importance of documenting in the MARS the administration of medications. Administrator will send proof of correction to LPA via email before POC due date.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Inspection
Facility condition and maintenanceType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87307(c)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(c) Individual privacy shall be provided in all toilet, bath and shower areas. 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. LPA Montoya observed the shower areas of the two residents' full bathrooms are used as storage for hygiene supplies, oxygen tanks, pillows, and cleaning equipments. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 08/15/2022 Plan of Correction The administrator agreed to clear the shower areas of the two full bathrooms. The two full bathrooms have been cleared during the visit. This deficiency has been cleared.
Official record says corrected or clearedOn or before Aug 10, 2022
Plan of correction recorded
Fire safety and emergency preparednessType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87203
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
All facilities shall be maintained in conformity with the regulations adopted by the State Fire Marshall for the protection of life and property against fire and panic. 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. LPA Montoya observed two fire extinguishers in the dining area/kitchen area and in the garage are not mounted. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 08/11/2022 Plan of Correction The administrator agreed to mount the two fire extinguishers. POC shall be submitted to CCLD via email to lourdes.montoya@dss.ca.gov.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Complaint
Allegations0 substantiated · 2 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportSource 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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