Inspection
No deficiencies recorded in this report
VILLA CHRISTA
16421 CHANERA AVE, Torrance CA 90504
6 bedsLatest official report Jul 10, 2026Licensed
Additional info
- Telephone
- (310) 719-8997
- Licensee
- TIARACHRISTA, INC.
- Administrator
- ARLENE FELICIANO
- Contact
- ARLENE FELICIANO
- License first date
- Jun 17, 2003
- License effective date
- Jun 17, 2003
- 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
- Jul 10, 2026
- Most recent deficiency
- Mar 18, 2026
3 later reports, from Mar 19, 2026 through Jul 10, 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 9 reports for this facility: 5 inspections, 4 complaint investigations, and 0 licensing or administrative records.
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
- 5
- Recorded deficiencies
- 4
- Type A deficiencies
- 1
- Type B deficiencies
- 3
- Substantiated complaints
- 2
- Repeated topics
- 0
More than the typical 4
1 in the last 12 months
More than the typical 1
2 in the last 12 months
Most this size have none
1 in the last 12 months
Most this size have none
1 in the last 12 months
Most this size have none
1 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.
Complaint
Allegations0 substantiated · 1 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded
No deficiencies recorded in this reportComplaint
Allegations2 substantiated · 1 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · investigated over 2 visits
No deficiencies recorded in this reportComplaint
Part of the complaint whose outcome is recorded on Mar 19, 2026 · Control 11-AS-20260312155330
Fire safety and emergency preparednessType A
- Official classification
- Type A
- Official code
- 87202(a)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87202 Fire Clearance (a) All facilities shall maintain a fire clearance approved by the city, county, or city and county fire department.. licensee shall notify the licensing agency and obtain an appropriate fire clearance approved by the city, county... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The licensee had keypad combination lock device for screen gate door without a fire clearance approved. This violation which poses an immediate health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
Licensee agrees to comply with Title 22, Section 87202 and will remove the automated keypad combination lock on the screen door. Plan of correction must be sent to LPA Dabuet by 03/19/26 at ernand.dabuet@dss.ca.gov Correction was completed during the visit 03/18/26. Immediate Civil Penalty
Deadline recorded: Mar 19, 2026. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Mar 19, 2026
Correction not verified in available records
Admission, assessment, and evictionType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87204(a)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
87204 Limitations -Capacity and Ambulatory Status (a) A licensee shall not operate a facility beyond the conditions and limitations specified on the license.... specification of the maximum number of persons who may receive services at any one time... This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, record review and interview, the licensee did not comply with the section cited above. The licensee is retaining (2) hospice residents and is only approved for (1) hospice waiver per CCL License. This violation which poses a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
Licensee agrees to submit a request for a hospice waiver increase to the CCLD by April 1, 2026. If the licensee fails to do this, they must remove hospice services from one of the residents to comply with the scope of their license. The plan of correction must be submitted to ernand.dabuet@dss.ca.gov.
Deadline recorded: Apr 1, 2026. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Apr 1, 2026
Correction not verified in available records
Inspection
No deficiencies recorded in this report
Inspection
Dementia careType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87705(c)(5)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
Care of Persons with Dementia(c) Licensees...shall be responsible for ensuring the following:(5)...an annual medical assessment...a reappraisal done at least annually...shall include...resident’s dementia care needs. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: Deficient Practice Statement Based on record reviews the licensee failed to ensure that residents who are diagnosed with dementia (R1) obtained an annual medical assessment and appraisal. Which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Official plan of correction
POC Due Date: 06/28/2024 Plan of Correction The administrator agreed to obtain a medical assessment for R1 and will create a plan to ensure that each resident with dementia shall have an annual medical assessment as specified in Section 87458, Medical Assessment. Proof of correction will be submitted to CCL via email at ernand.dabuet@dss.ca.gov. The administrator may ask for an extension if more time is needed via email.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction not verified in available records
Inspection
No deficiencies recorded in this report
Complaint
Allegations1 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded · 1 cited
Admission, assessment, and evictionType B
- Official classification
- Type B
- Official code
- 87507g(5)(A-E)
- Regulation authority
- CCR
What the official deficiency says
Admissions Agreement Refund conditions. (A) Facility policy concerning refunds, including the conditions under which a refund for advanced monthly fees will be returned in the event of a resident’s death... this requirement is not met as evidenced by Based on interviews conducted and information gathered the licensee failed to return advanced monthly fees to residents resopnsible party which had been entrusted to the licensee and not surrendered to the residents responsible party.
Official plan of correction
Administrator to submit proof of payment back to authorized representative for Resident 1 by POC due date 6/23/23 . Administrator to provide the department with a copy of Admissions agreement that complies with Title 22 (especially pre-admission refund section cited)6/30/23.
Deadline recorded: Jun 20, 2023. A deadline is not proof that correction was completed.
Plan of correction recorded
Correction deadline recordedDeadline Jun 20, 2023
Correction not verified in available records
Inspection
No deficiencies recorded in this 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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