SOUTH BAY MEMORY CARE

19318 FLAVIAN AVE, Torrance CA 90503

Facility 198320031 · RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY (740)

6 bedsLatest official report Nov 14, 2025Licensed

Additional info
Licensee
SOUTH BAY MEMORY CARE INC
Administrator
SPIGLANIN, LAUREN
Contact
SPIGLANIN, LAUREN
License first date
Nov 22, 2019
License effective date
Nov 22, 2019
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 1 Type B deficiencies for this facility.

Most recent inspection
Nov 14, 2025
Most recent deficiency
Nov 30, 2022

3 later reports, from Nov 8, 2023 through Nov 14, 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 5 reports for this facility: 5 inspections, 0 complaint investigations, and 0 licensing or administrative records.

Those records contain 1 Type A and 1 Type B deficiencies.

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

Official inspections
5

More than the typical 4

1 in the last 12 months

Recorded deficiencies
2

More than the typical 1

0 in the last 12 months

Type A deficiencies
1

Most this size have none

0 in the last 12 months

Type B deficiencies
1

Most this size have none

0 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.

Inspection
Facility condition and maintenanceType B
Official classification
Type B
Official code
87307(d)(6)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

(6) All outdoor and indoor passageways and stairways shall be kept free of obstruction. 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 and took photos of eight (8) large trash bins obstructing the passageway of the right side of the facility. The facility sketch shows this pathway must always be clear. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 11/07/2022 Plan of Correction Licensee shall ensure the outdoor passageways are always free of obstructions. The house manager agreed and moved the eight trash bins out of the passageway. This deficiency is cleared during today's visit.

Official record says corrected or clearedOn or before Nov 30, 2022
Plan of correction recorded
View official report
Background checksType A
Official classification
Type A
Official code
87355(e)(2)
Regulation authority
CCR

What the official deficiency says

All individuals subject to a criminal record review pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1569.17(b) shall prior to working, residing, or volunteering in a licensed facility (2) Request a transfer of a criminal record clearance as specified in Section 87355(c). 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 observed Staff #1 is not associated to the facility. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.

Official plan of correction

POC Due Date: 12/01/2022 Plan of Correction Licensee shall ensure to comply to section cited above. Licencee associated Staff #1 through Guardian during today's visit. This deficiency is corrected today.

Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
View official 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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