The Gardens Of El Monte
5044 Buffington Rd, El Monte, CA, 91732 · CCN 555903
The Gardens Of El Monte is a CMS-certified skilled nursing facility located in El Monte, California. According to official CMS Health Deficiency data, this facility has 62 deficiency citations across 17 CMS surveys, with the most recent survey conducted in December 2025.
Top Deficiency Citations
- F0912 — Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. (3 citations)
- F0842 — Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (3 citations)
- F0812 — Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (3 citations)
- F0609 — Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (2 citations)
- F0758 — 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. (2 citations)
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