
Alta View Post Acute Complaints, Violations and Inspection Records
Data current as of the August 2026 CMS Care Compare release and the CDPH state enforcement dataset of August 27, 2024. State citation records cover July 1, 1997 through June 30, 2024.
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What the public record shows
If you are looking into Alta View Post Acute in Los Angeles, whether a loved one lives there now or you are considering it, the public record is worth reading before you decide. It includes 15 citations in the state's two most serious classes, class A and class AA.
Here is what the record shows for this facility, drawn from CMS Care Compare and the California Department of Public Health:
- CMS overall rating: 1 of 5 stars. The health inspection rating, the most independent of the three categories, is 1 of 5.
- California state citations: 35 on record, including 15 class A and 20 class B, with $528,400 in assessed penalties.
- Staffing: 4.15 nursing hours per resident per day; registered nurse turnover 50%.
- Most recent standard inspection: 19 deficiencies cited on August 21, 2025. The most recent inspection since then was on June 16, 2026: 1 deficiency cited in the complaint inspection.
- Federal enforcement: 2 federal fines totaling $174,736 in the reported period.
- Ownership: Topanga Beach Holdings LLC, for-profit, part of West Harbor Healthcare (8 facilities nationally).
Alta View Post Acute ratings and staffing
Alta View Post Acute is located at 831 S Lake Street in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County. It is a for-profit facility operated by Topanga Beach Holdings LLC, part of West Harbor Healthcare, with 99 certified beds and an average of 93 residents a day. It accepts Medicare and Medicaid.
CMS rates every certified nursing home in three separate categories, and the overall star is a blend of them:
- Health inspections, based on what state surveyors observe in person during unannounced visits. Weight this one most heavily, because it does not rely on data the facility reports about itself.
- Staffing, drawn from payroll-based records of how much nursing time each resident actually receives.
- Quality measures, built largely from data the facility submits. Read a high score here with more caution than the other two.
For Alta View Post Acute, those scores are: health inspections 1 of 5, staffing 2 of 5, quality measures 4 of 5.
Staffing. Alta View Post Acute reports 4.15 total nursing hours per resident per day, of which 0.39 are registered nurse hours. Over the reporting year, 44.7% of the nursing staff left. Registered nurses supervise aides, catch medication errors before they reach a resident, and notice when a person's condition is changing. Staffing is the single number that most reliably predicts whether a facility catches a problem early or lets it become a crisis.
How this home compares in the public record
CMS publishes each home's star rating and its payroll-based staffing hours, and it publishes the federal fines it has imposed. The county and California figures beside each number are the averages across those same published records.
These figures are taken from public CMS Care Compare records as of August 2026 (the August 2026 release) and public CDPH records as of June 2024 (the state enforcement dataset of August 27, 2024). They are reported as published and are not a recommendation, endorsement or assessment of any facility by this firm. How these figures were assembled.
Homes in Central and Downtown Los Angeles with a higher CMS overall rating
CMS rates each of these homes above Alta View Post Acute on the overall star rating it publishes. The rating is one measure of a facility's record, and each page below carries that home's own inspection findings, staffing hours and citation history.
- Bonnie Brae Skilled Nursing, Los Angeles: CMS overall rating 5 of 5
- East Los Angeles Doctors Hosp, Los Angeles: CMS overall rating 5 of 5
- Alcott Rehabilitation Hospital, Los Angeles: CMS overall rating 5 of 5
- Angels Nursing Health Center, Los Angeles: CMS overall rating 5 of 5
- Alden Terrace Convalescent Hospital, Los Angeles: CMS overall rating 5 of 5
These figures are taken from public CMS Care Compare records as of August 2026 (the August 2026 release) and public CDPH records as of June 2024 (the state enforcement dataset of August 27, 2024). They are reported as published and are not a recommendation, endorsement or assessment of any facility by this firm. How these figures were assembled.
Federal inspection findings and penalties
Scope and severity A to C means no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. Scope and severity D to F means no actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm. Scope and severity G to I means actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy. Scope and severity J to L means immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.
June 16, 2026, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
- F0740Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. (scope and severity D)
April 30, 2026, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (scope and severity D)
April 8, 2026, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- F0842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (scope and severity D)
March 6, 2026, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
- F0627Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge. (scope and severity D)
December 5, 2025, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
- F0627Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge. (scope and severity D)
August 21, 2025, standard inspection
19 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards, keep all essential equipment working safely, and give residents notice of medicaid/medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (scope and severity F)
- F0908Keep all essential equipment working safely. (scope and severity F)
- F0582Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. (scope and severity E)
- F0605Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. (scope and severity E)
- F0686Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. (scope and severity E)
- F0692Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. (scope and severity E)
- F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (scope and severity E)
- F0887Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status. (scope and severity E)
- F0558Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. (scope and severity D)
- F0580Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (scope and severity D)
- F0584Honor 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. (scope and severity D)
- F0636Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. (scope and severity D)
- F0641Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (scope and severity D)
- F0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (scope and severity D)
- F0755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. (scope and severity D)
- F0761Ensure 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. (scope and severity D)
- F0881Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. (scope and severity D)
- F0883Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. (scope and severity D)
- F0947Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. (scope and severity D)
July 31, 2025, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
- F0557Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. (scope and severity D)
January 13, 2025, complaint inspection
2 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured and provide for the safe, appropriate administration of iv fluids for a resident when needed.
- F0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (scope and severity D)
- F0694Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. (scope and severity D)
November 20, 2024, complaint inspection
2 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident and safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- F0580Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (scope and severity D)
- F0842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (scope and severity D)
August 15, 2024, standard inspection
5 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards, ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment, and provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (scope and severity E)
- F0641Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (scope and severity D)
- F0695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (scope and severity D)
- F0755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. (scope and severity D)
- F0791Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. (scope and severity D)
March 21, 2024, standard inspection
11 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured, implement gradual dose reductions(gdr) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and prn orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and prn use is limited, and provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
- F0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (scope and severity E)
- F0758Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. (scope and severity E)
- F0802Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service. (scope and severity E)
- F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (scope and severity E)
- F0925Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. (scope and severity E)
- F0550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (scope and severity D)
- F0641Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (scope and severity D)
- F0676Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. (scope and severity D)
- F0755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. (scope and severity D)
- F0756Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. (scope and severity D)
- F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (scope and severity D)
January 17, 2024, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
- F0602Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. (scope and severity D)
November 30, 2023, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (scope and severity G)
November 17, 2023, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (scope and severity J)
October 22, 2023, complaint inspection
3 deficiencies cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents, 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, and provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (scope and severity G)
- F0761Ensure 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. (scope and severity D)
- F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (scope and severity D)
August 30, 2023, complaint inspection
1 deficiency cited. Surveyors cited the facility for ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (scope and severity G)
Penalties. Over the reported period, Alta View Post Acute received 2 federal fines totaling $174,736 and 1 payment denial. Fines are imposed when a facility is cited for a serious violation or fails to correct a prior deficiency in time.
California state citations
California inspects and cites nursing homes separately from the federal government. The Department of Public Health issues three classes of citation. A class AA citation is a class A violation that the Department of Public Health determined was a direct proximate cause of a resident's death. A class A citation is a violation the Department determined presented an imminent danger of death or serious harm to residents, or a substantial probability that death or serious physical harm would result. A class B citation is a violation the Department determined had a direct or immediate relationship to residents' health, safety or security, other than a class AA or A violation.
State records show 35 citations against Alta View Post Acute between December 22, 2003 and January 9, 2024: 15 class A and 20 class B, with $528,400 in assessed penalties. 3 of these actions were connected to a resident's death.
- January 9, 2024, class B, Abuse/Facility Not Self Reported. $9,000 penalty.
- January 4, 2024, class B, Patient Care. $9,000 penalty.
- December 1, 2023, class A, Patient Care. $25,050 penalty.
- September 27, 2023, class A, Patient Care. $75,000 penalty.
- August 10, 2023, class B, Problem Transfer. $3,100 penalty.
- July 13, 2023, class B, Problem Transfer. $3,850 penalty.
- April 26, 2023, class B, Patient Care. $3,100 penalty.
- April 20, 2023, class A, Patient Care. $25,000 penalty.
- July 27, 2022, class A, Patient Care. $75,000 penalty. Appealed.
- May 12, 2022, class A, Patient Care. $60,000 penalty. Appealed.
- February 4, 2022, class A, Patient Care. $60,000 penalty. Appealed.
- January 20, 2022, class B, Patient Care. $4,500 penalty. Appealed.
and 23 earlier citations, in the CDPH record linked under Sources.
Across Los Angeles County's 369 certified facilities, the average is about 11.3 state citations per facility. Alta View Post Acute's 35 is above that average.
A citation marked "Appealed." is under appeal, so it is not a final determination. A citation records a determination by state surveyors. A citation does not by itself establish that any particular resident was injured or that the facility is liable to anyone.
Other nursing homes in Los Angeles
Families comparing options in Los Angeles often look at these facilities as well. Each link opens that facility's full public record:
- Veterans Home of California - West Los Angeles, 3 stars, 1 state citation
- Kei-Ai Los Angeles Healthcare Center, 1 star, 25 state citations
- Alden Terrace Convalescent Hospital, 5 stars, 7 state citations
- Longwood Manor Conv.Hospital, 2 stars, 22 state citations
- The Rehabilitation Center of Los Angeles, 1 star, 14 state citations
See every facility in the Los Angeles County nursing home directory.
Other nursing homes in Los Angeles County
These are other nursing homes in Los Angeles County, listed by how close each home's ZIP code is to the ZIP code for Alta View Post Acute. The public record gives a street address but no coordinates, so distance is not measured; homes in the same ZIP code appear first. No rating or inspection figure is used to order this list.
- Bonnie Brae Skilled Nursing, Los Angeles
- Burlington Convalescent Hospital, Los Angeles
- Grand Park Convalescent Hospital, Los Angeles
- Mid-Wilshire Health Care Cntr, Los Angeles
- The Rehabilitation Center of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
- Westlake Convalescent Hospital, Los Angeles
- Lighthouse Healthcare Center, Los Angeles
This list is drawn from public CMS Care Compare records as of August 2026 (the August 2026 release) and public CDPH records as of June 2024 (the state enforcement dataset of August 27, 2024). It is ordered by location only and is not a recommendation, endorsement or assessment of any facility by this firm. How these figures were assembled.
What to do if you are worried about care at this facility
You will usually notice something is wrong before anyone official does, and you do not need proof before you act. If you are concerned about care at Alta View Post Acute, you can take these steps:
Write down what you see. Note dates, times, and specific concerns, and photograph anything relevant. A clear, contemporaneous record matters if an investigation follows.
File a complaint with the California Department of Public Health. CDPH licenses and inspects skilled nursing facilities and investigates complaints, and a serious complaint can trigger an on-site inspection. You can file online through CDPH's Cal Health Find system, which routes your complaint to the Los Angeles County licensing district office.
Contact the Long-Term Care Ombudsman. The ombudsman is a free advocate who will visit your loved one, look into your concerns, and press the facility on their behalf. Los Angeles County's ombudsman program can be reached at (800) 334-9473. This is often the fastest first step when the issue is care quality rather than an emergency.
Call Adult Protective Services or 911 if you believe an elder is in immediate danger. Los Angeles County APS: (877) 477-3646.
For the full walkthrough, see How to report nursing home abuse in California.
Injuries that most often signal neglect
The injuries below are the ones most often at issue in California nursing home cases. Any one of them at Alta View Post Acute is a reason to ask what the facility's own records show:
- Bedsores and pressure ulcers, especially a wound that reached stage 3 or 4
- Falls and fractures in a resident who was supposed to be supervised
- Wandering and elopement from a building that was not secured
- Dehydration and malnutrition
- Sepsis and untreated infections
- Medication errors
- Wrongful death, when neglect contributed to a resident's passing
Nursing home abuse claims in Los Angeles County
If a loved one was harmed at Alta View Post Acute, these pages explain how Los Angeles County families pursue the most common nursing home claims, each with local facility data and the county long-term care ombudsman:
- Los Angeles County bedsore lawyer
- Los Angeles County nursing home neglect lawyer
- Los Angeles County nursing home fall lawyer
- Los Angeles County nursing home wrongful death lawyer
- Los Angeles County nursing home sepsis lawyer
- Los Angeles County nursing home dehydration and malnutrition lawyer
- Los Angeles County nursing home medication error lawyer
You can also compare every home in the Los Angeles County nursing home directory.
Are There Lawsuits Against Alta View Post Acute?
This page reports federal and state inspection, complaint and enforcement records for Alta View Post Acute. Those records are separate from civil lawsuits: a government citation is not a lawsuit, and a facility can be sued without ever being cited. This site does not track civil court filings. Civil cases against California skilled nursing facilities are usually filed in the Superior Court of the county where the facility is located; records for Los Angeles County are searchable through the Los Angeles County Superior Court's online case records. If your family member was injured at Alta View Post Acute, the records that matter most are usually the resident's own: nursing notes, care plans, fall-risk assessments, wound records, medication administration records, physician orders and incident reports. Talk to us about what happened.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Alta View Post Acute a good nursing home?
- CMS gives Alta View Post Acute an overall rating of 1 of 5 stars, with a health inspection rating of 1 of 5 based on in-person state surveys. California has issued 35 state citations against the facility, including 15 in the state's two most serious classes, class A and class AA. A rating is a starting point, not a verdict. Read it alongside the inspection dates and what you see for yourself.
- What should I do if my loved one was injured at Alta View Post Acute?
- Document the injury with dated photos, request the care plan and treatment records, and report your concern to the California Department of Public Health and the Los Angeles County Long-Term Care Ombudsman. If the injury is serious, such as a bedsore, a fall, or an untreated infection, you can also speak with a nursing home attorney about whether you have a claim.
- Has Alta View Post Acute been fined or cited for serious violations?
- Public records show 2 federal fines totaling $174,736 and 35 California state citations with $528,400 in state penalties, including 15 class A citations.
- How many state citations does Alta View Post Acute have?
- The California Department of Public Health has issued 35 citations against Alta View Post Acute in Los Angeles between December 22, 2003 and January 9, 2024: 15 class A and 20 class B, with $528,400 in assessed penalties.
- How do I report a problem at Alta View Post Acute?
- File a complaint with CDPH through its Cal Health Find system, or contact the Los Angeles County Long-Term Care Ombudsman at (800) 334-9473. In an emergency, call Adult Protective Services or 911.
If your loved one was harmed
We came to this work from the other side. We spent years defending nursing homes, which means we know how a facility builds a file to protect itself and where the gaps in that file tend to be. Under California's Elder Abuse Act (Welfare and Institutions Code sections 15600 to 15675), a family that proves, by clear and convincing evidence, that neglect was committed with recklessness, oppression, fraud or malice can recover remedies beyond an ordinary injury claim, including attorney's fees (section 15657).
If your loved one was harmed at Alta View Post Acute, talk to our Los Angeles County nursing home abuse lawyers. We handle cases in Los Angeles and across California. The consultation is free and confidential, we are available around the clock, and you owe nothing unless we recover for you.
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Sources
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Care Compare: Alta View Post Acute provider record, CCN 056078. Ratings, staffing, and federal deficiency data processed August 1, 2026.
- CMS Provider Data Catalog: Provider Information, Penalties, and Health Deficiencies datasets.
- California Department of Public Health, Cal Health Find: Alta View Post Acute state license record, FACID 970000139, license 970000069.
- California Department of Public Health, Health Facilities State Enforcement Actions dataset (CHHS Open Data), citations July 1, 1997 through June 30, 2024.
Disclaimer
The inspection data, ratings, citations, staffing figures, and ownership information on this page come from public sources, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (medicare.gov) and the California Department of Public Health. This information is reported as published by those sources and may not reflect the most current findings or conditions at the facility. Deficiencies and citations listed may have been corrected or appealed since the date shown. Inclusion of Alta View Post Acute in this directory is not a statement, allegation, or suggestion that the facility has committed abuse, neglect, or any wrongdoing. This page is attorney advertising and an information resource. It is not legal advice, and using this site does not create an attorney-client relationship. Young & Wallin is not affiliated with Alta View Post Acute, and neither the facility nor any government agency endorses this page.