Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Mar Vista Country Villa Healthcare & Wellness
3966 Marcasel Ave, Los Angeles, CA · (310) 397-2372
- Certified beds
- 68
- Residents per day
- 62
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Corporate Interface Services
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- June 11, 1998
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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
★★★★★−1 star
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
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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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
Mar Vista Country Villa Healthcare & Wellness carries 105 inspection points. That is fewer than 37% 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
57 health citations on record since 2023. 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 (4)
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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
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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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 care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Rights12E
- D
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- D
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
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 voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- D
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- D
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.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- D
Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.
- E
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Quality of Life and Care9D
- 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
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
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
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning7D
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of 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
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- D
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- D
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Nursing and Physician Services6F
- D
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
- D
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- D
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
- E
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.
- F
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.
- E
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation6D
- D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- 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.
- D
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Pharmacy Service4F
- D
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- D
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- E
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- 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.
Administration4F
- D
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.
- F
Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
- D
Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.
- D
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Nutrition and Dietary3F
- D
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Infection Control2E
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspection history
2025-12-18
13 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
2024-11-01
23 health deficiencies · 5 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (6 deficiencies)
2023-10-06
21 health deficiencies · 17 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (5 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 4 h 4 min of nursing staff time a day, 26 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
4 h 4 min
California average
4 h 33 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
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
$61,332 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
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| 2025-07-01 | Fine | $17,852 |
| 2024-06-05 | Fine | $33,248 |
| 2024-02-02 | Fine | $10,232 |
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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 days0.7 pts worse | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.1 pts better | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine1.3 pts better | 100.0% | 98.7% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine2.1 pts better | 100.0% | 97.9% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.2 pts worse | 1.8% | 1.6% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms19.9 pts worse | 27.5% | 7.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.7 pts better | 3.4% | 4.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication4.8 pts better | 8.9% | 13.7% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication7.2 pts better | 5.1% | 12.3% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.3 pts better | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened3.2 pts worse | 12.1% | 8.9% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased0.1 pts worse | 10.3% | 10.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.4 pts better | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.3 pts worse | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence1.2 pts better | 8.6% | 9.8% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers2.3 pts worse | 6.6% | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine0.7 pts worse | 93.9% | 94.6% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit1.7 pts better | 9.4% | 11.1% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.6 pts better | 0.7% | 1.3% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine1.5 pts better | 94.6% | 93.1% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission4.3 pts worse | 26.9% | 22.6% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
11 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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| Banafshe, Paymon | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Banafshe, Paymon | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Corporate Interface Services LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 42 facilities |
| Corporate Interface Services LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 42 facilities |
| Goldstein, Shmuel | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Goldstein, Shmuel | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Mar Vista Wellness Gp LLC | General Partnership Interest · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Mar Vista-Let LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Rechnitz, Shlomo | Limited Partnership Interest · Individual | 0% | 75 facilities |
| Rockport Administrative Services, LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 72 facilities |
| Rockport Administrative Services, LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 72 facilities |
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Fire safety
25 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke12E
- D
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- E
Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.
- D
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
- D
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- D
Construct fire resistant interior walls.
- D
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- D
Install properly constructed windows in hallway walls or doors.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems4F
- C
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- E
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- D
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Egress4D
- D
Have exits that are accessible at all times.
- D
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
- D
Have exits that are accessible at all times.
- D
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Emergency Preparedness3E
- C
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
- E
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
- C
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
Miscellaneous1D
- D
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Services1E
- E
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
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