The most serious citations on this record
Every nursing-home citation carries a scope-and-severity grade from A (least serious) to L (most serious). The five highest-graded citations at Skyline Healthcare Center - La are:
F-0755 · September 1, 2024 · Grade K — Immediate jeopardy
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Found during a complaint investigation. Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · correction date September 20, 2024
F-0580 · August 9, 2025 · Grade J — Immediate jeopardy
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Found during a complaint investigation. Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · correction date August 31, 2025
F-0684 · August 9, 2025 · Grade J — Immediate jeopardy
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Found during a complaint investigation. Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · correction date August 31, 2025
F-0600 · May 6, 2025 · Grade G — Actual harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Found during a complaint investigation. Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · correction date May 29, 2025
F-0600 · April 1, 2025 · Grade G — Actual harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Found during a complaint investigation. Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · correction date April 24, 2025
What surveyors cited, theme by theme
Grouping the citations by subject shows whether a home's problems are isolated or concentrated in one part of care. At Skyline Healthcare Center - La, 13 subject areas appear across health and fire-safety inspections.
Medication and pharmacy services
13 citations between October 22, 2021 and January 20, 2026. The most serious was graded K — immediate jeopardy, affecting a pattern across residents. Surveyors found a situation that caused — or was likely to cause — serious injury, harm, impairment, or death, and that needed immediate correction. 5 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 13 citations show a recorded correction date.
Medication citations can involve wrong doses, unnecessary drugs, or poor monitoring. Ask for the medication administration record and whether a pharmacist reviewed the resident's drug regimen each month.
F-0755 · September 1, 2024 · Grade K — Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
F-0760 · May 22, 2025 · Grade E — Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
F-0759 · June 13, 2024 · Grade E — Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Quality of life and daily care
29 citations between October 22, 2021 and May 15, 2026. The most serious was graded J (immediate jeopardy). 11 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 29 citations show a recorded correction date.
This group covers the basics of daily care — help with eating, bathing, toileting, repositioning, and timely treatment. Repeated citations here often match what families notice first: call lights unanswered, soiled briefs, missed care.
F-0684 · August 9, 2025 · Grade J — Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
F-0688 · June 13, 2024 · Grade G — 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.
F-0689 · January 8, 2024 · Grade G — Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Resident rights
18 citations between October 22, 2021 and September 2, 2025. The most serious was graded J (immediate jeopardy). 7 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 18 citations show a recorded correction date.
Rights citations cover dignity, choice, privacy, grievances, and being told about changes in condition or care. Ask how the home notifies family of changes and how grievances are logged and answered.
F-0580 · August 9, 2025 · Grade J — Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
F-0565 · October 22, 2021 · Grade E — Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
F-0578 · October 22, 2021 · Grade E — 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.
Freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation
8 citations between June 13, 2024 and September 2, 2025. The most serious was graded G (actual harm). 6 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 8 citations show a recorded correction date.
These citations go to the core duty to protect residents. Ask how the home screens and trains staff, how allegations are investigated, and whether the same staff or unit appears in more than one report.
F-0600 · May 6, 2025 · Grade G — Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
F-0600 · April 1, 2025 · Grade G — Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
F-0604 · May 22, 2025 · Grade E — Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Fire, smoke, and emergency safety
9 citations between June 13, 2024 and May 22, 2025. The most serious was graded F (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 9 citations show a recorded correction date.
Life-safety citations cover alarms, sprinklers, exits, and evacuation readiness. Ask for the date each item was corrected and whether the local fire authority re-inspected.
K-0345 · May 22, 2025 · Grade F — Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
K-0346 · May 22, 2025 · Grade F — Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.
K-0353 · May 22, 2025 · Grade F — Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems
3 citations between June 13, 2024 and June 13, 2024. The most serious was graded F (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 3 citations show a recorded correction date.
Ask the facility what this citation required it to change, when the correction was verified, and what monitoring is in place so the same failure does not recur.
K-0918 · June 13, 2024 · Grade F — Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
K-0920 · June 13, 2024 · Grade D — Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
K-0923 · June 13, 2024 · Grade D — Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Assessments and care planning
22 citations between October 22, 2021 and May 15, 2026. The most serious was graded E (potential for more than minimal harm). 9 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 22 citations show a recorded correction date.
Care-plan citations mean the written plan did not match the resident's known risks. Ask whether the care plan changed after each fall, wound, infection, or hospital return — or whether the same plan stayed in place while the resident declined.
F-0656 · May 15, 2026 · Grade E — Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
F-0842 · May 15, 2026 · Grade E — Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
F-0658 · May 22, 2025 · Grade E — Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Infection prevention and control
9 citations between October 22, 2021 and August 9, 2025. The most serious was graded E (potential for more than minimal harm). 3 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 9 citations show a recorded correction date.
Infection citations matter because infections are a leading cause of hospital transfer and death in nursing homes. Families should ask how the home tracks infections, isolates sick residents, and tells families when an outbreak starts.
F-0880 · May 22, 2025 · Grade E — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
F-0881 · May 22, 2025 · Grade E — Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
F-0880 · September 1, 2024 · Grade E — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Food, nutrition, and hydration
6 citations between June 13, 2024 and May 22, 2025. The most serious was graded E (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 6 citations show a recorded correction date.
Nutrition failures connect directly to weight loss, dehydration, and slow wound healing. Ask for weight records, intake logs, and whether a dietitian reviewed the resident after any decline.
F-0803 · May 22, 2025 · Grade E — Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
F-0804 · May 22, 2025 · Grade E — Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
F-0812 · May 22, 2025 · Grade E — Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nursing and Physician Services
5 citations between November 14, 2023 and August 9, 2025. The most serious was graded E (potential for more than minimal harm). 3 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 5 citations show a recorded correction date.
Ask the facility what this citation required it to change, when the correction was verified, and what monitoring is in place so the same failure does not recur.
F-0726 · August 9, 2025 · Grade E — Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
F-0732 · May 22, 2025 · Grade D — Post nurse staffing information every day.
F-0725 · April 14, 2025 · Grade D — Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Administration and leadership
3 citations between June 13, 2024 and September 1, 2024. The most serious was graded E (potential for more than minimal harm). 1 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 3 citations show a recorded correction date.
Administrative citations suggest the problem sits with management systems, not one staff member. Ask who is responsible for quality oversight and what the home's own quality committee changed afterward.
F-0837 · September 1, 2024 · Grade E — Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
F-0839 · June 13, 2024 · Grade D — Employ staff that are licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with state laws.
F-0849 · June 13, 2024 · Grade D — Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Physical environment and safety
7 citations between October 22, 2021 and May 22, 2025. The most serious was graded D (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 7 citations show a recorded correction date.
Environmental citations cover the building itself — safe water temperatures, clean and working equipment, hazard-free spaces. Ask what was repaired, when, and what checks are in place now.
F-0908 · May 22, 2025 · Grade D — Keep all essential equipment working safely.
F-0911 · May 22, 2025 · Grade B — Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents.
F-0912 · May 22, 2025 · Grade B — Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Miscellaneous
3 citations between June 13, 2024 and May 22, 2025. The most serious was graded D (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 3 citations show a recorded correction date.
Ask the facility what this citation required it to change, when the correction was verified, and what monitoring is in place so the same failure does not recur.
K-0761 · May 22, 2025 · Grade D — To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
K-0741 · June 13, 2024 · Grade D — Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
K-0761 · June 13, 2024 · Grade D — To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
How to read the severity grades
CMS grades combine how many residents were affected with how much harm occurred. Grades J–L are immediate jeopardy: a situation that caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury or death. Grades G–I mean a resident was actually harmed. Grades D–F mean no harm was found but the failure could have caused more than minimal harm, and A–C carry only minimal-harm potential. The second dimension matters too: the grade also tells you whether surveyors saw an isolated case, a pattern, or a facility-wide problem.
Survey and penalty timeline
Skyline Healthcare Center - La appears in CMS data on 19 survey dates between October 22, 2021 and May 15, 2026. Complaint surveys happen because someone reported a problem; standard surveys are the routine inspections every home receives.
May 15, 2026
Complaint health survey — 3 citations, worst grade E (potential for more than minimal harm)
January 20, 2026
Complaint health survey — 3 citations, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
September 2, 2025
Complaint health survey — 5 citations, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
August 9, 2025
Complaint health survey — 8 citations, worst grade J (immediate jeopardy)
May 22, 2025
Standard health survey — 29 citations, worst grade E (potential for more than minimal harm)
May 22, 2025
Fire-safety survey — 6 citations, worst grade F (potential for more than minimal harm)
May 6, 2025
Complaint health survey — 3 citations, worst grade G (actual harm)
April 14, 2025
Complaint health survey — 3 citations, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
April 2, 2025
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
April 1, 2025
Complaint health survey — 2 citations, worst grade G (actual harm)
February 24, 2025
Complaint health survey — 2 citations, worst grade E (potential for more than minimal harm)
January 3, 2025
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
September 1, 2024
Complaint health survey — 6 citations, worst grade K (immediate jeopardy)
June 13, 2024
Health survey including complaint investigations — 37 citations, worst grade G (actual harm)
June 13, 2024
Fire-safety survey — 9 citations, worst grade F (potential for more than minimal harm)
April 4, 2024
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade E (potential for more than minimal harm)
January 8, 2024
Complaint health survey — 2 citations, worst grade G (actual harm)
November 14, 2023
Complaint health survey — 2 citations, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
October 22, 2021
Standard health survey — 12 citations, worst grade E (potential for more than minimal harm)
Penalties imposed
May 6, 2025 — Fine of $95,472
May 6, 2025 — Payment denial · Medicare/Medicaid payments denied for 11 days from June 4, 2025
April 1, 2025 — Fine of $39,176
April 1, 2025 — Payment denial · Medicare/Medicaid payments denied for 2 days from April 30, 2025
September 1, 2024 — Fine of $56,140
June 13, 2024 — Fine of $46,727
January 8, 2024 — Fine of $13,575
Payment denials are the stronger federal sanction: CMS stops paying for new admissions until the home corrects the problems. Skyline Healthcare Center - La has 2 denial periods on record totalling 13 days.
How Skyline Healthcare Center - La compares with peer homes
Raw citation counts mean more in context. The table below compares Skyline Healthcare Center - La with the median reviewed facility in Los Angeles County (181 homes in this research set) and across California (350 homes), using the same CMS data. On health citations alone, Skyline Healthcare Center - La sits above 86% of its reviewed county peers — near the top of the county for citation volume.
Measure
This home
Los Angeles Co. median
California median
Health citations on record
120
84
74
Citations from complaint investigations
45
31
27
Citations at actual-harm level or worse
7
3
2
Immediate-jeopardy citations
3
1
0
Total fines in CMS penalty records
$251,090
$57,906
$43,467
Penalty records (fines + payment denials)
7
3
2
What families should ask Skyline Healthcare Center - La
- Ask for the plan of correction and follow-up monitoring for the medication and pharmacy services citations — most recently F-0755 on September 1, 2024 — and the records showing the fix held.
- Ask for the plan of correction and follow-up monitoring for the quality of life and daily care citations — most recently F-0684 on August 9, 2025 — and the records showing the fix held.
- Ask for the plan of correction and follow-up monitoring for the resident rights citations — most recently F-0580 on August 9, 2025 — and the records showing the fix held.
- Ask for the plan of correction and follow-up monitoring for the freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation citations — most recently F-0600 on April 1, 2025 — and the records showing the fix held.
- Ask what conduct led to the fines — CMS records 5 totalling $251,090, the most recent dated May 6, 2025 — and what changed afterward.
- What changed in the resident's condition, and when did staff at Skyline Healthcare Center - La first document the change?
- Were recent complaint-related citations at Skyline Healthcare Center - La connected to the same kind of issue your family noticed?
Records to preserve
Connect this record to what your family saw
A citation record is context. The warning sign your family noticed is the starting point for a resident-specific review — match the two, then preserve the records listed above. Start with how facility research works.
Warning sign
Bed sores
Warning sign
Falls
Warning sign
Bruises
Warning sign
Weight loss
Facility research
Inspection deficiencies
Facility research
Civil penalties
Facility research
Abuse citations
Facility research
Complaint surveys
CMS facility facts
CMS certification number
555117
Legal business name
SKYLINE HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS CENTER, LLC
Ownership type
For profit - Individual
Provider type
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved for Medicare/Medicaid
March 15, 1979
Chain name
Not listed
Certified beds
99
Average residents per day
83.8
Overall CMS rating
1 star
Health inspection rating
1 star
Staffing rating
1 star
Reported nurse staffing hours per resident day
Not listed
Total nursing staff turnover
Not listed
Public records are a starting point, not a conclusion
This profile of Skyline Healthcare Center - La uses official CMS provider data as a research starting point. It does not state that Skyline Healthcare Center - La abused or neglected any resident. A citation, fine, or rating becomes meaningful only when it is compared with the resident's own chart, the facility's explanation, and source documents with dates and outcome status.
Citation and penalty detail on this page comes from the CMS Provider Data health-deficiency, fire-safety, and penalties datasets, pulled October 12, 2026. Figures describe the facility's public inspection record; they do not by themselves prove what happened to any individual resident.
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