Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
The Springs Post-Acute
10625 Leffingwell Road, Norwalk, CA · (562) 864-2541
- Certified beds
- 99
- Residents per day
- 89
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Links Healthcare Group
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- February 19, 1971
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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
★★★★★+1 star
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
The Springs Post-Acute carries 187.25 inspection points. That is fewer than 11% 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
68 health citations on record since 2024. 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
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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J
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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J
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care16E
- E
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 activities to meet all resident's needs.
- D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- 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, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- E
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Provide appropriate foot care.
- 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.
- D
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
- D
Provide specialized rehabilitative services by qualified personnel, when ordered for a resident by a doctor.
- E
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- 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.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Resident Rights11E
- E
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- D
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- 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
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- D
Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.
- D
Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
- 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
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation10E
- D
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
- D
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- E
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- D
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
- 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
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Pharmacy Service7E
- E
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- E
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- E
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- E
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- D
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- D
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- D
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning6E
- E
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- E
Ensure each resident receives an accurate 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.
- E
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Infection Control5E
- 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.
- E
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
- D
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Nutrition and Dietary4E
- D
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
- 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.
Administration3E
- 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.
- E
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
- D
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Nursing and Physician Services1E
- 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.
Environmental1E
- E
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Inspection history
2026-04-23
25 health deficiencies · 6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (5 deficiencies)
2025-02-07
28 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (13 deficiencies)
2024-02-23
15 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (5 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 5 h 2 min of nursing staff time a day, 36 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
5 h 2 min
California average
4 h 33 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 30% of nursing staff and 0% 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
$66,866 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-02 | Fine | $66,866 |
| 2025-01-02 | Payment Denial · 5 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 daysAbout the same | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days1.1 pts better | 0.4 | 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 injury1.6 pts better | 0.0% | 1.6% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms2.1 pts worse | 9.7% | 7.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight3.7 pts better | 0.4% | 4.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication1.5 pts better | 12.2% | 13.7% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication9.3 pts better | 3.0% | 12.3% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained5.3 pts worse | 5.6% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened4.6 pts worse | 13.5% | 8.9% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased2.4 pts worse | 12.6% | 10.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.2 pts better | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.1 pts better | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence8.3 pts better | 1.5% | 9.8% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers1.1 pts worse | 5.4% | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine3.5 pts better | 98.1% | 94.6% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit4.8 pts better | 6.3% | 11.1% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication2 pts worse | 3.3% | 1.3% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine2.4 pts better | 95.5% | 93.1% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission2.9 pts better | 19.7% | 22.6% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beardsley, Mary | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 20 facilities |
| Beardsley, Mary | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 20 facilities |
| Bernholz, Victoria | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 21 facilities |
| Bernholz, Victoria | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 21 facilities |
| Carter, Melissa | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 20 facilities |
| Carter, Melissa | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 20 facilities |
| Ctr Partnership LP | 5% Or Greater Security Interest · Organization | 0% | 104 facilities |
| Ctr Partnership LP | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 104 facilities |
| Darby, Kyle | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Darby, Kyle | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Forbright Bank | 5% Or Greater Security Interest · Organization | 0% | 49 facilities |
| Frojelin, Antonette | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 23 facilities |
| Frojelin, Antonette | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 23 facilities |
| Guinto, Dennis | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Guinto, Dennis | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Links Healthcare Group LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 30 facilities |
| Links Healthcare Group LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 30 facilities |
| Links Support Services, LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 23 facilities |
| Links Support Services, LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 23 facilities |
| Pole, Shivanand | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Pole, Shivanand | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Rodriguez, Curtis | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 32 facilities |
| Rodriguez, Curtis | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 32 facilities |
| Rodriguez, Curtis | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 32 facilities |
| Tilford, Toby | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 32 facilities |
| Tilford, Toby | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 32 facilities |
| Tilford, Toby | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 32 facilities |
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Fire safety
12 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke8F
- E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Have a complete alarm system manually initiated and initiated by fire sprinkler system connection.
- D
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- D
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- D
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- 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
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Emergency Preparedness3F
- C
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
- F
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
- C
Provide emergency officials' contact information.
Miscellaneous1D
- D
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
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