Facility condition and maintenance
Cited in 2 reports, with 2 deficiencies in total.
SUMMERWIND MANOR
3117 W. CARSON STREET, Torrance CA 90503
6 bedsLatest official report Oct 24, 2025Licensed
Additional info
- Telephone
- (310) 328-1671
- Licensee
- SUMMERWIND MANOR, INC.
- Administrator
- JOSEPH SOL
- Contact
- JOSEPH SOL
- License first date
- Oct 13, 2010
- License effective date
- Oct 13, 2010
- District office
- EL SEGUNDO ASC · (424) 544-1075
- Regional office
- 11
- Clients served
- 935 - ELDERLY
Summary
The available records show 2 Type A and 7 Type B deficiencies for this facility.
- Most recent inspection
- Oct 24, 2025
- Most recent deficiency
- Sep 13, 2024
2 later reports, from Oct 22, 2025 through Oct 24, 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 2 Type A and 7 Type B deficiencies.
0 deficiencies have explicit official correction or clearance evidence in the loaded records.
- Official inspections
- 5
- Recorded deficiencies
- 9
- Type A deficiencies
- 2
- Type B deficiencies
- 7
- Substantiated complaints
- 0
- Repeated topics
- 2
More than the typical 4
2 in the last 12 months
Well above 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.
Hazardous items and storage
Cited in 2 reports, with 2 deficiencies in total.
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
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 observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in having: a cracked mirror sliding closet door; loose cables in a bedroom, family room, and outside walkway; medicine cabinet mirror doors not closing properly; bedroom closet missing a doorknob, which poses a potential safety and personal rights risks to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 10/01/2024 Plan of Correction Licensee agrees to fix the cracked mirror sliding closet door; loose cables in a bedroom, living room, and outside walkway; medicine cabinet mirror doors not closing properly; and replace the doorknob on the bedroom closet. Licensee will email proof of corrections to Socorro.Leandro@dss.ca.gov.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Hazardous items and storageType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- 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 observation, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in having a scissor in an unlocked cabinet, which poses a potential safety risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 10/01/2024 Plan of Correction The Licensee agreed to retrain staff on how/where to store items which could pose a danger if readily available to residents in care. Licensee will email staff trainings to Socorro.Leandro@dss.ca.gov.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Licensing and administrationType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 1569.319(a)
- Regulation authority
- HSC
What the official deficiency says
(a) A licensee of a facility that has internet service shall provide at least one internet access device, such as a computer, smart phone, tablet, or other device, that can support real-time interactive applications, is equipped with videoconferencing technology, including microphone and camera functions, and is dedicated for resident use. 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 in not having a videoconferencing device dedicated for resident use, which poses a personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 10/01/2024 Plan of Correction The Licensee agrees to provide facility with a videoconferencing device to persons in care. Licensee will email a receipt, picture, and plan of how they plan to provide the facility with a videoconferencing device dedicated for resident use. Licensee will email proof of correction to Socorro.Leandro@dss.ca.gov.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Records and plan of operationType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87506(a)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(a) The licensee shall ensure that a separate, complete, and current record is maintained for each resident in the facility or in a central administrative location readily available to facility staff and to licensing agency staff. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on observation, record review, and interview conducted, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in not having a complete and current record of the Medication Administrator Record (MAR) for Resident 1 (LPA observed several mistakes on R1’s MAR), which poses a potential health, safety and personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 10/01/2024 Plan of Correction The licensee agrees to retrain staff on how to provide medications to residents in care and how to document Medication Administration Record (MAR). Licensee will email staff trainings to Socorro.Leandro@dss.ca.gov.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Admission, assessment, and evictionType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87458(b)(1)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
(b) The medical assessment shall include, but not be limited to: (1) A physical examination of the resident indicating the physician's primary diagnosis and secondary diagnosis, if any and results of an examination for communicable tuberculosis, other contagious/infectious or contagious diseases or other medical conditions which would preclude care of the person by the facility. 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 in 1 out of 5 residents not having their TB test results, which poses a potential health to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 10/01/2024 Plan of Correction Licensee agrees to email Resident 2's TB results to Socorro.Leandro@dss.ca.gov.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
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 observation the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in not locking the kitchen cabinet where cleaning supplies were found which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 10/12/2023 Plan of Correction Administrator locked kitchen cabinet while LPA was at the facility. As part of POC, administrator will re-train all staff regarding keeping lock cleaning supplies at all times. A proof of the training will be submitted to LPA before POC due date via email.
Corrective action observedRecorded in report dated Oct 11, 2023
Plan of correction recorded
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 observations the licensee did not comply with the section cited above in having the kitchen cabinet broken and mildew residue in one of the bathrooms which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 11/01/2023 Plan of Correction Administrator must ensure the kitchen cabinet will be repaired. The mildew residue in tha bahtroom has to be treated and the bottom molding has to be replaced beofre POC due date, a proof of correction will be submitted to LPA before POC due date via email.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Inspection
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 observations, licensee did not comply with the section cited above. LPA Montoya observed the kitchen cabinets are greasy and the garage is cluttered. This poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 09/27/2022 Plan of Correction Administrator shall degrease the cabinets and organize the garage. Administrator shall submit a POC to CCLD via email to lourdes.montoya@dss.ca.gov by 9/27/2022.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Fire safety and emergency preparednessType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87202(a)(1)
- 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 Marshall. Prior to accepting or rataining 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 Marshall. (1) Bedridden persons. 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. Resident #1 who is bedridden sleeps in bedroom B (#2) that is not approved for bedridden. This poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 09/15/2022 Plan of Correction Administrator Sol agreed to move R1 to bedroom (#A) that has a fire clearance for bedridden. Administrator shall ask the resident and her family prior to making a move. Administrator shall submit a POC to CCLD via email to lourdes.montoya@dss.ca.gov by 9/15/2022.
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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