Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Lighthouse Healthcare Center
2222 Santa Ana Blvd., Los Angeles, CA · (323) 564-4461
- Certified beds
- 149
- Residents per day
- 114
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Pacific Healthcare Holdings
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- May 1, 1975
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How this home got 1 star
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in California.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
Not ratednot rated
CMS did not rate quality measures here, so they do not move the star.
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Overall
★★★★★1 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among California homes
Lighthouse Healthcare Center carries 167 inspection points. That is fewer than 15% of California's 1,154 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in California: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–33 pts
- 4★ 33–66 pts
- 3★ 66–96 pts
- 2★ 96–146 pts
- 1★ over 146 pts
Bars show every rated home in California by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
79 health citations on record since 2022. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (3)
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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G
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care20E
- D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- E
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- E
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- E
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- E
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
- D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- E
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- E
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- D
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.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning15E
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- E
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- E
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- E
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- E
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Rights14E
- D
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
- D
Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.
- D
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- D
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- D
Provide information about how to apply for and use Medicare and Medicaid benefits.
- E
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- E
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- E
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.
- D
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- D
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Nutrition and Dietary8F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
- E
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.
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
- F
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E
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.
Pharmacy Service7F
- E
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- E
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- D
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D
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.
- D
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.
- F
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.
- D
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.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation6E
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- E
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- E
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Infection Control4F
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Nursing and Physician Services1D
- D
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.
Environmental1D
- D
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Inspection history
2025-06-05
27 health deficiencies · 7 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (7 deficiencies)
2024-06-13
23 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (10 deficiencies)
2022-04-29
29 health deficiencies · 8 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (7 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 5 h 44 min of nursing staff time a day, 19 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
5 h 44 min
California average
4 h 33 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 31% of nursing staff and 11% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Fines and payment denials
$114,339 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | Fine | $14,380 |
| 2026-06-26 | Payment Denial · 24 day denial | $0 |
| 2024-11-28 | Fine | $57,125 |
| 2024-04-09 | Fine | $42,834 |
| 2024-04-09 | Payment Denial · 79 day denial | $0 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days1.5 pts worse | 3.7 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.4 pts better | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine23 pts worse | 75.7% | 98.7% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine26.9 pts worse | 71.0% | 97.9% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.9 pts better | 0.7% | 1.6% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms7.4 pts better | 0.2% | 7.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight3.8 pts worse | 7.9% | 4.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication0.6 pts worse | 14.3% | 13.7% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.1 pts worse | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened4 pts better | 4.9% | 8.9% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased4.9 pts worse | 15.1% | 10.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder2.4 pts worse | 3.1% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.8 pts worse | 2.0% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence4.9 pts better | 4.9% | 9.8% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers2.1 pts better | 2.2% | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine73.3 pts worse | 21.3% | 94.6% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit8.4 pts better | 2.7% | 11.1% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication3.2 pts worse | 4.5% | 1.3% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine65.3 pts worse | 27.8% | 93.1% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission6.1 pts better | 16.5% | 22.6% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
7 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
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| Pacific Healthcare Holdings, Inc. | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 65% | 14 facilities |
| Greenspoon, Aryen | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 25% | 2 facilities |
| Greenspoon, Aryen | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Pacific Healthcare Holdings, Inc. | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 14 facilities |
| Rechnitz, Shlomo | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 75 facilities |
| Rechnitz, Shlomo | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 75 facilities |
| Rechnitz, Tamar | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
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Fire safety
16 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke8F
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- D
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- E
Have properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub.
- E
Have a complete alarm system manually initiated and initiated by fire sprinkler system connection.
- E
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- E
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems3F
- F
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
- D
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
- E
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Miscellaneous2E
- E
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
- E
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Emergency Preparedness2E
- C
Establish emergency prep training and testing.
- E
Provide emergency officials' contact information.
Egress1E
- E
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
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