Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Sea Cliff Healthcare Center
18811 Florida St, Huntington Beach, CA · (714) 847-3515
- Certified beds
- 182
- Residents per day
- 167
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- The Ensign Group
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- February 3, 1987
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How this home got 2 stars
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
★★★★★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
★★★★★2 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among California homes
Sea Cliff Healthcare Center carries 107 inspection points. That is fewer than 36% 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
77 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.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care21E
- E
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- D
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
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.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- B
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- 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
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 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 appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- D
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.
- D
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Pharmacy Service15E
- E
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- E
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
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- D
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
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 medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- 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.
- D
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary 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.
- D
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- 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.
Resident Rights12D
- D
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
- D
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- D
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- D
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
- B
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- D
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- D
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.
- D
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- D
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- 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.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning12D
- 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.
- B
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- B
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.
- B
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- B
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
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
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.
Nutrition and Dietary4E
- E
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.
- 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.
Infection Control4E
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation3E
- E
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Administration3D
- 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
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.
- B
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.
Environmental2D
- D
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
- D
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
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.
Inspection history
2026-01-14
24 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (6 deficiencies)
2025-02-14
18 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (4 deficiencies)
2022-11-09
35 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (12 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 4 h 1 min of nursing staff time a day, 16 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
4 h 1 min
California average
4 h 33 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 42% of nursing staff and 42% 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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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 days0.1 pts better | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.6 pts better | 0.9 | 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 injury0.1 pts worse | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms1.9 pts worse | 9.5% | 7.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.9 pts worse | 5.0% | 4.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication0.7 pts worse | 14.4% | 13.7% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication3.3 pts better | 9.0% | 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 worsened2.4 pts worse | 11.3% | 8.9% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased0.2 pts better | 10.0% | 10.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.7 pts better | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.8 pts better | 0.4% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence4.2 pts better | 5.6% | 9.8% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers2.3 pts better | 2.0% | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine5.4 pts better | 100.0% | 94.6% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit0.8 pts worse | 11.9% | 11.1% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.4 pts better | 0.9% | 1.3% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine6.6 pts better | 99.7% | 93.1% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission6.1 pts worse | 28.7% | 22.6% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnam, Soon | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 353 facilities |
| Burnam, Soon | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 353 facilities |
| Ensign Services Inc | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 299 facilities |
| Harrison, Michael | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Harrison, Michael | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Harrison, Michael | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Huntington Beach Convalescent Hospital Asset LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Keetch, Chad | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 301 facilities |
| Nassir, Joseph | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Nassir, Joseph | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Nassir, Joseph | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Port, Barry | Individual Is An Owner, Partner Or Trustee Of Any Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 203 facilities |
| Standard Bearer Healthcare Op, LP | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 78 facilities |
| The Ensign Group Inc | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 135 facilities |
| Twomagnets LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 57 facilities |
| Willits, Adam | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 77 facilities |
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Fire safety
9 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke4E
- D
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- E
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- D
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems4F
- D
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- D
Ensure that personnel concerned with handling of medical gases and cylinders are trained on the risk.
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- D
Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.
Construction1D
- D
Use approved construction type or materials.
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Beachside Nursing Center
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★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- E
- Nursing / resident / day
- 4 h 17 min
- Fines
- $0
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Huntington Valley Healthcare Center
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★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- G
- Nursing / resident / day
- 4 h 19 min
- Fines
- $28,336
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Fountain Valley Post Acute
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★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- E
- Nursing / resident / day
- 4 h 6 min
- Fines
- $0