• CMS rates this facility 2/5 stars (below average)
• Has 50 certified beds with an average of 45.5 residents per day (91% occupancy)
• Last health inspection found 20 deficiencies (inspected Nov 20, 2025)
• Has been fined a total of $43,004 across 2 fine(s)
• Total nursing staff: 4.80 hours per resident per day
• Staff turnover rate: 42.6%
• Part of the Abraham Bak & Menachem Gastwirth chain (16 facilities)
West Gardena Post Acute is a 2-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in Gardena, California with 50 certified beds. It has been operating since 1989. The facility scored below average compared to California facilities.
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Provide enough space and equipment to meet each resident's needs
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
+ 11 more deficiencies
Staffing hours per resident per day. The black line shows the national average.
Quality measures as percentages of residents. Lower is better for all measures.
| Name | Role | Type | Ownership % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAK, ABRAHAM | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 32% | Nov 1, 2019 |
| GASTWIRTH, MENACHEM | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 32% | Nov 1, 2019 |
| GEWIRTZ, CHONOCH | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 5% | Nov 1, 2019 |
| LEHMANN, KENNETH | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 32% | Nov 1, 2019 |
| BAK, ABRAHAM | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Oct 7, 2019 |
| GASTWIRTH, MENACHEM | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Oct 7, 2019 |
| OFOEGBU, KINGSLEY | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Jun 13, 2022 |
| PANGILINAN, VIOLETA | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Oct 16, 2023 |
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