Foothill Heights Care Center
A nursing home in Pasadena, California 91103
1515 North Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, California 91103. (626) 798-1111.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 2of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 20 health citations at the latest inspection cycle California average: 15.7
- 4.40 nurse hours per resident per day California average: 4.54
- 2 fines in the last three years (needs attention)
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?
20 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The California average is 15.7.
Last standard inspection May 7, 2026.
Most serious in three years: E: 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
59 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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| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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All 60 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. 20 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Aug 21, 2026: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Jun 4, 2026: complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
May 7, 2026: standard inspection16 citations
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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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Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
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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.
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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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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 care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
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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 a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
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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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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Post nurse staffing information every day.
Mar 26, 2026: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Dec 10, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Jul 23, 2025: complaint inspection2 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 treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
May 31, 2025: complaint inspection2 citations
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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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Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident’s bathroom and bathing area.
Apr 17, 2025: standard inspection10 citations
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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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Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident’s bathroom and bathing area.
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Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Mar 7, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Sep 17, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Post nurse staffing information every day.
Aug 20, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Jun 11, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
May 31, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
May 30, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations
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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.
May 5, 2024: standard inspection14 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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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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Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
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Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident’s most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
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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.
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Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
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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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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
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Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
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Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
May 5, 2024: standard and complaint inspection2 citations
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Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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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.
Feb 8, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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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.
Dec 27, 2023: complaint inspection1 citation
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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.
Nov 7, 2023: complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Jul 29, 2015.
- 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.
- 49 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- 2 fines in the last three years, $9,390 in all.
- No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
- 20 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Date | Kind | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2024 | Fine | $3,039 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Fine | $6,351 |
Who does the caring?
4.40 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 | 4.40 | 4.54 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.33 | 0.68 |
| At weekends | 3.99 | 4.10 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 51% | 36.6% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 83.3% | 37.8% |
| Administrators who left | Not given | Not given |
Who owns it?
- Foothill Heights Care Center LLC owns 100% directly since Apr 1, 2019; Deutsch 2016 Grat owns 22.5% directly since May 15, 2016; Santa Ana Investment Holdings, LLC owns 12.5% directly since Apr 1, 2019; Helene Mayer 2007 Irrevocable Exempt Trust Fbo Talia Mayer Dated Decem owns 2.08% directly since Dec 1, 2020; Helene Mayer 2007 Irrevocable Exempt Trust Fbo Aviva Mayer Dated Decem owns 2.08% directly since Dec 1, 2020; Helene Mayer 2007 Irrevocable Exempt Trust Fbo Abraham Mayer Dated Dec owns 2.08% directly since Dec 1, 2020; Helene Mayer 2007 Irrevocable Exempt Trust Fbo Zachary Mayer Dated Dec owns 2.08% directly since Dec 1, 2020; Helene Mayer 2007 Irrevocable Exempt Trust Fbo Akiva Mayer Dated Decem owns 2.08% directly since Dec 1, 2020; Helene Mayer 2007 Irrevocable Exempt Trust Fbo Aaron Mayer Dated Decem owns 2.08% directly since Dec 1, 2020.
- 19 owners or officers are people: Memphis Montag (runs it (operational or managerial control), 100%); Ezequiel Bercovich (owns 5% or more directly, 24.17%); Isaac Deutsch (owns 5% or more through other companies, 22.5%); Adam Zenou (owns 5% or more directly, 14.17%); Moises Bercovich (owns 5% or more directly, 14.17%); Helene G Mayer (owns 5% or more through other companies, 12.5%); Janet Mandelbaum (owns 5% or more through other companies, 6.25%); Brenda Mandelbaum (owns 5% or more through other companies, 6.25%); Arlene H Rosales (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Shahrzad Jannat (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Shahrzad Jannat (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Shuo Steven Wang (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Shuo Steven Wang (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Ezequiel Bercovich (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Ezequiel Bercovich (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Adam Zenou (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Adam Zenou (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Moises Bercovich (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Moises Bercovich (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)).
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foothill Heights Care Center LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Apr 1, 2019 |
| Deutsch 2016 Grat | Owns 5% or more directly | 22.5% | May 15, 2016 |
| Santa Ana Investment Holdings, LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 12.5% | Apr 1, 2019 |
| Helene Mayer 2007 Irrevocable Exempt Trust Fbo Talia Mayer Dated Decem | Owns 5% or more directly | 2.08% | Dec 1, 2020 |
| Helene Mayer 2007 Irrevocable Exempt Trust Fbo Aviva Mayer Dated Decem | Owns 5% or more directly | 2.08% | Dec 1, 2020 |
| Helene Mayer 2007 Irrevocable Exempt Trust Fbo Abraham Mayer Dated Dec | Owns 5% or more directly | 2.08% | Dec 1, 2020 |
| Helene Mayer 2007 Irrevocable Exempt Trust Fbo Zachary Mayer Dated Dec | Owns 5% or more directly | 2.08% | Dec 1, 2020 |
| Helene Mayer 2007 Irrevocable Exempt Trust Fbo Akiva Mayer Dated Decem | Owns 5% or more directly | 2.08% | Dec 1, 2020 |
| Helene Mayer 2007 Irrevocable Exempt Trust Fbo Aaron Mayer Dated Decem | Owns 5% or more directly | 2.08% | Dec 1, 2020 |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Mar 27, 2015 |
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 | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 4 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 2.8 miles, this one had the 8th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (20; the middle value was 22).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Foothill Heights Care Center This nursing home | 20 | |
| Pasadena Grove Health Center | 0.1 | 25 |
| Pasadena Nursing Center | 0.1 | 27 |
| Cedar Pine Post Acute | 0.2 | 26 |
| Saint Vincent Healthcare | 0.4 | 11 |
| Brighton Care Center | 0.4 | 22 |
| Golden Rose Care Center | 0.5 | 38 |
| Camellia Gardens Care Center | 0.5 | 16 |
| Villa Gardens Health Care Unit | 1.7 | 9 |
| Gem Tcu | 2.6 | 22 |
| The Californian Pasadena Healthcare | 2.8 | 27 |
| The Bellefontaine Healthcare Center | 2.8 | 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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