Seal Beach Health and Rehabilitation Center
A nursing home in Seal Beach, California 90740
3000 N Gate Road, Seal Beach, California 90740. (562) 598-2477.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 1of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 30 health citations at the latest inspection cycle California average: 15.7
- 3.99 nurse hours per resident per day California average: 4.54
- 0 fines in the last three years
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean7
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
30 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The California average is 15.7.
Last standard inspection Jul 3, 2026.
Most serious in three years: D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
82 citations in 15 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm (D). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
All 85 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 49 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Aug 28, 2026: complaint inspection3 citations
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Jul 22, 2026: complaint inspection4 citations
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Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
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Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Jul 3, 2026: standard inspection21 citations
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Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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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.
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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.
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Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident’s ability to function.
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
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Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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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.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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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.
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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.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
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Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
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Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.
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Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Feb 19, 2026: complaint inspection2 citations
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Jul 16, 2025: complaint inspection2 citations
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Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Apr 22, 2025: standard inspection15 citations
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident’s health.
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Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Keep all essential equipment working safely.
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Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident’s bathroom and bathing area.
Apr 22, 2025: standard and complaint inspection13 citations
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Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
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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.
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Observe each nurse aide’s job performance and give regular training.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Keep residents’ personal and medical records private and confidential.
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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.
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Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
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Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
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Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Mar 6, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Dec 31, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations
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Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Oct 24, 2024: complaint inspection3 citations
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Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident’s bathroom and bathing area.
Aug 21, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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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.
Jul 25, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations
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Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Jun 21, 2024: complaint inspection3 citations
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Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
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Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
May 16, 2024: complaint inspection4 citations
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Apr 12, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Feb 15, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
Feb 1, 2024: complaint inspection3 citations
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Jan 9, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Nov 29, 2023: complaint inspection3 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Dec 31, 1971.
- Not on CMS’s special focus list.
- No abuse icon from CMS.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as for profit, limited liability company.
- 198 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- No fines in the last three years.
- No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
- 49 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Who does the caring?
3.99 nurse hours per resident per day
The California average is 4.54.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | California average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 3.99 | 4.54 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.31 | 0.68 |
| At weekends | 3.65 | 4.10 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 31.2% | 36.6% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 25% | 37.8% |
| Administrators who left | 0 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- Ag Facilities Operations, LLC owns 100% directly since Aug 11, 2003.
- Cambridge Healthcare Services LLC runs it.
- 24 owners or officers are people: Ira Smedra (owns 5% or more through other companies, 47.5%); Linda Lutz (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Linda Lutz (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); John G Issa (runs it (operational or managerial control)); John G Issa (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Lance A Hassell (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Lance A Hassell (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Ira Smedra (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Ira Smedra (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Jacob Wintner (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Jacob Wintner (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Robert Do (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Robert Do (on the governing body (managing control)); Robert Do (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Fay Guerrero (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Paulina Salazar (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Paulina Salazar (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Julie Butenko (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Julie Butenko (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Kristina Kuizon (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Kristina Kuizon (on the governing body (managing control)); Kristina Kuizon (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Heidi Capela (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Heidi Capela (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)).
- Part of Cambridge Healthcare Services (32 homes in CMS’s data).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
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| Ag Facilities Operations, LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Aug 11, 2003 |
| Ira E Smedra Living Trust | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 47.5% | Aug 11, 2003 |
| Win Win Enterprises, LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 47.5% | Aug 11, 2003 |
| Bh Alliance | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 5% | Aug 11, 2003 |
| Win Win Enterprises, LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| Cambridge Healthcare Services LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Oct 1, 2013 | |
| Cambridge Healthcare Services LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Nov 6, 2025 | |
| 3000 Beverly Manor Road, LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Oct 1, 2003 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 4 of 5 (California average 4.2).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 4 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 4.6 miles, this one had the 3rd most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (30; the middle value was 20.5).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Seal Beach Health and Rehabilitation Center This nursing home | 30 | |
| Alamitos West Health & Rehabilitation | 3.0 | 33 |
| Stanley Healthcare Center | 3.5 | 18 |
| Shoreline Healthcare Center | 3.8 | 19 |
| Bel Vista Healthcare Center | 3.8 | 12 |
| Alamitos Belmont Health and Rehabilitation | 4.1 | 13 |
| Pacific Palms Healthcare | 4.3 | 31 |
| Marlora Post Acute Rehab Hosp | 4.3 | 24 |
| Coral Cove Post Acute | 4.5 | 25 |
| Ocean Ridge Post Acute | 4.5 | 20 |
| Mission Palms Healthcare Center | 4.6 | 21 |
| Broadway By the Sea | 4.6 | 20 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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