Firstlight Home Care Whittier
Whittier · 0.0 mi
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Whittier Nursing and Wellness Center, INC
7926 S PAINTER AVE, Whittier, CA, 90602
Nursing home36 licensed beds0 citations on record
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Has this facility been cited?
Yes. Federal inspectors cited 8 deficiencies against Whittier Nursing and Wellness Center, INC in Whittier, California at its most recent standard inspection on 2025-12-04, 1 of them arising from complaints. 1 finding has been recorded at the immediate-jeopardy level, the most serious CMS uses, meaning a resident was placed in immediate danger. Medicare has fined it 1 time, totalling $13,627. Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 overall.
5 / 5Medicare overall rating
36certified beds
8deficiencies at the last inspection
1immediate-jeopardy findings on record
0actual-harm findings on record
1federal fines, $13,627
What the inspectors found
Every deficiency on record, by how serious CMS judged it
CMS grades each finding from A to L on two axes: how badly residents were affected, and how many. These are its bands, not ours. The figures cover every standard and complaint survey on record, which is a longer window than the rating cycle above.
Immediate jeopardyA resident was placed in immediate danger. The most serious band CMS uses.1
Actual harmA resident was harmed, but not placed in immediate danger.0
Potential for more than minimal harmNo resident was harmed, but the failing could have caused it.25
Potential for minimal harmThe least serious band.3
Most recentEEEDDDBDDEEEEDDDBJDD
The last 20 findings, newest first
Each is the federal requirement the home was found not to meet, in CMS’s own wording, with the tag number so it can be looked up against the inspection report.
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · F0727 · 2025-12-04 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · F0732 · 2025-12-04 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · F0812 · 2025-12-04 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0578 · 2025-12-04 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0686 · 2025-12-04 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0698 · 2025-12-04 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Environmental Deficiencies · F0912 · 2025-12-04 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for minimal harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0677 · 2025-07-10 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0558 · 2024-12-16 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0576 · 2024-11-07 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · F0732 · 2024-11-07 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · F0842 · 2024-11-07 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · F0880 · 2024-11-07 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · F0658 · 2024-11-07 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · F0755 · 2024-11-07 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Environmental Deficiencies · F0919 · 2024-11-07 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Environmental Deficiencies · F0912 · 2024-11-07 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for minimal harm
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0740 · 2024-09-19 · from a complaint · Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
Provide doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · F0635 · 2024-09-19 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0697 · 2024-09-19 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Medicare’s own rating
How CMS scores this home
These stars are Medicare’s, not ours — we publish no rating of our own. They are reproduced here because they are part of the public record.
OverallCombines the three below5 of 5
Health inspectionBased on the last three inspection cycles4 of 5
StaffingNurse hours per resident, adjusted for how sick residents are4 of 5
Quality measuresResident outcomes reported by the home5 of 5
Nurse hours per resident per dayReported by the home to CMS4.16171
Nursing staff turnoverShare of nursing staff who left in a year20%
Penalties
What Medicare has fined this home
FinesCivil money penalties imposed by CMS1
Total fined$13,627
Payment denials and other penaltiesMedicare refusing to pay for new admissions is the usual one2
Ownership
Who owns Whittier Nursing and Wellness Center, INC
Nursing homes are frequently owned through layers of companies, and the name over the door is rarely the one that holds the licence. This is the ownership CMS has on file.
| Owner | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 2020 PROTECTIVE TRUST | Organization | 50% | since 03/01/2023 |
| TB 2020 PROTECTIVE TRUST | Organization | 50% | since 03/01/2023 |
| BHATIA, SONA | Individual | 50% | since 03/01/2023 |
| BHATIA, TANIA | Individual | 50% | since 03/01/2023 |
| BHATIA, SONA | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 04/01/2015 |
| BHATIA, TANIA | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/01/2023 |
| BHATIA, SONA | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 04/01/2015 |
| BHATIA, TANIA | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/01/2023 |
| GREAT NECK MANAGEMENT INC | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 04/01/2015 |
| BHATIA, SONA | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 04/01/2015 |
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Care Compare. Retrieved 2026-07-29. Facility number 555787.
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