The most serious citations on this record
Every nursing-home citation carries a scope-and-severity grade from A (least serious) to L (most serious). The five highest-graded citations at Long Beach Care Center, Inc are:
F-0689 · November 9, 2024 · Grade J — Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Found during a complaint investigation. Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · correction date December 3, 2024
F-0600 · March 6, 2025 · Grade G — Actual harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Found during a complaint investigation. Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · correction date March 25, 2025
F-0689 · December 5, 2024 · Grade G — Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Found during a complaint investigation. Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · correction date December 24, 2024
F-0838 · September 5, 2025 · Grade F — Potential for more than minimal harm
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · correction date October 3, 2025
F-0812 · July 19, 2024 · Grade F — Potential for more than minimal harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · correction date August 9, 2024
What surveyors cited, theme by theme
Grouping the citations by subject shows whether a home's problems are isolated or concentrated in one part of care. At Long Beach Care Center, Inc, 14 subject areas appear across health and fire-safety inspections.
Quality of life and daily care
17 citations between May 14, 2021 and February 9, 2026. The most serious was graded J — immediate jeopardy, affecting one or a very small number of residents. Surveyors found a situation that caused — or was likely to cause — serious injury, harm, impairment, or death, and that needed immediate correction. 6 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 17 citations show a recorded correction date.
This group covers the basics of daily care — help with eating, bathing, toileting, repositioning, and timely treatment. Repeated citations here often match what families notice first: call lights unanswered, soiled briefs, missed care.
F-0689 · November 9, 2024 · Grade J — Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
F-0689 · December 5, 2024 · Grade G — Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
F-0688 · September 5, 2025 · Grade 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.
Freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation
10 citations between July 19, 2024 and March 23, 2026. The most serious was graded G (actual harm). 9 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 10 citations show a recorded correction date.
These citations go to the core duty to protect residents. Ask how the home screens and trains staff, how allegations are investigated, and whether the same staff or unit appears in more than one report.
F-0600 · March 6, 2025 · Grade G — Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
F-0605 · September 5, 2025 · Grade E — Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
F-0610 · July 19, 2024 · Grade E — Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Food, nutrition, and hydration
7 citations between May 14, 2021 and September 5, 2025. The most serious was graded F (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 7 citations show a recorded correction date.
Nutrition failures connect directly to weight loss, dehydration, and slow wound healing. Ask for weight records, intake logs, and whether a dietitian reviewed the resident after any decline.
F-0812 · July 19, 2024 · Grade F — Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
F-0812 · May 14, 2021 · Grade F — Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
F-0805 · September 5, 2025 · Grade E — Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Administration and leadership
3 citations between September 5, 2025 and September 5, 2025. The most serious was graded F (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 3 citations show a recorded correction date.
Administrative citations suggest the problem sits with management systems, not one staff member. Ask who is responsible for quality oversight and what the home's own quality committee changed afterward.
F-0838 · September 5, 2025 · Grade F — Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
F-0848 · September 5, 2025 · Grade E — Provide a neutral and fair arbitration process and agree to arbitrator and venue.
F-0836 · September 5, 2025 · Grade 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.
Physical environment and safety
3 citations between May 14, 2021 and July 19, 2024. The most serious was graded F (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 3 citations show a recorded correction date.
Environmental citations cover the building itself — safe water temperatures, clean and working equipment, hazard-free spaces. Ask what was repaired, when, and what checks are in place now.
F-0908 · July 19, 2024 · Grade F — Keep all essential equipment working safely.
F-0908 · May 14, 2021 · Grade E — Keep all essential equipment working safely.
F-0919 · May 14, 2021 · Grade E — Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Resident rights
15 citations between May 14, 2021 and July 12, 2026. The most serious was graded E (potential for more than minimal harm). 6 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 15 citations show a recorded correction date.
Rights citations cover dignity, choice, privacy, grievances, and being told about changes in condition or care. Ask how the home notifies family of changes and how grievances are logged and answered.
F-0553 · February 9, 2026 · Grade E — Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
F-0557 · December 5, 2024 · Grade E — Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
F-0550 · July 19, 2024 · Grade E — Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Assessments and care planning
14 citations between May 14, 2021 and February 9, 2026. The most serious was graded E (potential for more than minimal harm). 5 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 14 citations show a recorded correction date.
Care-plan citations mean the written plan did not match the resident's known risks. Ask whether the care plan changed after each fall, wound, infection, or hospital return — or whether the same plan stayed in place while the resident declined.
F-0842 · February 9, 2026 · Grade E — Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
F-0656 · September 5, 2025 · Grade E — Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
F-0842 · September 5, 2025 · Grade E — Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Fire, smoke, and emergency safety
6 citations between May 14, 2021 and September 5, 2025. The most serious was graded E (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 6 citations show a recorded correction date.
Life-safety citations cover alarms, sprinklers, exits, and evacuation readiness. Ask for the date each item was corrected and whether the local fire authority re-inspected.
K-0321 · July 19, 2024 · Grade E — Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
K-0353 · July 19, 2024 · Grade E — Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
K-0342 · September 5, 2025 · Grade D — Have a complete alarm system manually initiated and initiated by fire sprinkler system connection.
Medication and pharmacy services
4 citations between July 19, 2024 and September 5, 2025. The most serious was graded E (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 4 citations show a recorded correction date.
Medication citations can involve wrong doses, unnecessary drugs, or poor monitoring. Ask for the medication administration record and whether a pharmacist reviewed the resident's drug regimen each month.
F-0755 · July 19, 2024 · Grade E — Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
F-0755 · September 5, 2025 · Grade D — Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
F-0761 · September 5, 2025 · Grade 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.
Infection prevention and control
4 citations between December 28, 2023 and September 5, 2025. The most serious was graded E (potential for more than minimal harm). 2 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 4 citations show a recorded correction date.
Infection citations matter because infections are a leading cause of hospital transfer and death in nursing homes. Families should ask how the home tracks infections, isolates sick residents, and tells families when an outbreak starts.
F-0880 · March 8, 2024 · Grade E — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
F-0880 · September 5, 2025 · Grade D — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
F-0881 · July 19, 2024 · Grade D — Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Nursing and Physician Services
2 citations between July 19, 2024 and September 5, 2025. The most serious was graded E (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 2 citations show a recorded correction date.
Ask the facility what this citation required it to change, when the correction was verified, and what monitoring is in place so the same failure does not recur.
F-0730 · September 5, 2025 · Grade E — Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
F-0732 · July 19, 2024 · Grade E — Post nurse staffing information every day.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems
2 citations between July 19, 2024 and July 19, 2024. The most serious was graded E (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 2 citations show a recorded correction date.
Ask the facility what this citation required it to change, when the correction was verified, and what monitoring is in place so the same failure does not recur.
K-0923 · July 19, 2024 · Grade E — Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
K-0920 · July 19, 2024 · Grade D — Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Services
1 citation between July 19, 2024 and July 19, 2024. The most serious was graded D (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 1 citation shows a recorded correction date.
Ask the facility what this citation required it to change, when the correction was verified, and what monitoring is in place so the same failure does not recur.
K-0511 · July 19, 2024 · Grade D — Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Miscellaneous
1 citation between July 19, 2024 and July 19, 2024. The most serious was graded D (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 1 citation shows a recorded correction date.
Ask the facility what this citation required it to change, when the correction was verified, and what monitoring is in place so the same failure does not recur.
K-0741 · July 19, 2024 · Grade D — Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
How to read the severity grades
CMS grades combine how many residents were affected with how much harm occurred. Grades J–L are immediate jeopardy: a situation that caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury or death. Grades G–I mean a resident was actually harmed. Grades D–F mean no harm was found but the failure could have caused more than minimal harm, and A–C carry only minimal-harm potential. The second dimension matters too: the grade also tells you whether surveyors saw an isolated case, a pattern, or a facility-wide problem.
Survey and penalty timeline
Long Beach Care Center, Inc appears in CMS data on 21 survey dates between May 14, 2021 and July 12, 2026. Complaint surveys happen because someone reported a problem; standard surveys are the routine inspections every home receives.
July 12, 2026
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
March 23, 2026
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
February 9, 2026
Complaint health survey — 4 citations, worst grade E (potential for more than minimal harm)
December 18, 2025
Complaint health survey — 2 citations, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
December 3, 2025
Complaint health survey — 6 citations, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
September 5, 2025
Standard health survey — 24 citations, worst grade F (potential for more than minimal harm)
September 5, 2025
Fire-safety survey — 3 citations, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
August 21, 2025
Complaint health survey — 3 citations, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
August 11, 2025
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade C (minimal or no harm potential)
May 8, 2025
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
March 6, 2025
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade G (actual harm)
December 20, 2024
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
December 5, 2024
Complaint health survey — 2 citations, worst grade G (actual harm)
November 9, 2024
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade J (immediate jeopardy)
July 19, 2024
Health survey including complaint investigations — 14 citations, worst grade F (potential for more than minimal harm)
July 19, 2024
Fire-safety survey — 6 citations, worst grade E (potential for more than minimal harm)
March 8, 2024
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade E (potential for more than minimal harm)
February 22, 2024
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
December 28, 2023
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
May 14, 2021
Standard health survey — 14 citations, worst grade F (potential for more than minimal harm)
May 14, 2021
Fire-safety survey — 1 citation, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
Penalties imposed
March 6, 2025 — Fine of $16,744
November 9, 2024 — Fine of $38,090
November 9, 2024 — Payment denial · Medicare/Medicaid payments denied for 34 days from December 10, 2024
Payment denials are the stronger federal sanction: CMS stops paying for new admissions until the home corrects the problems. Long Beach Care Center, Inc has 1 denial period on record totalling 34 days.
How Long Beach Care Center, Inc compares with peer homes
Raw citation counts mean more in context. The table below compares Long Beach Care Center, Inc with the median reviewed facility in Los Angeles County (181 homes in this research set) and across California (350 homes), using the same CMS data. On health citations alone, Long Beach Care Center, Inc sits above 43% of its reviewed county peers — below the county middle, though its most serious grades still matter more than the count.
Measure
This home
Los Angeles Co. median
California median
Health citations on record
79
84
74
Citations from complaint investigations
28
31
27
Citations at actual-harm level or worse
3
3
2
Immediate-jeopardy citations
1
1
0
Total fines in CMS penalty records
$54,834
$57,906
$43,467
Penalty records (fines + payment denials)
3
3
2
What families should ask Long Beach Care Center, Inc
- Ask why CMS flags Long Beach Care Center, Inc with its abuse icon, which citations produced the flag, and what staffing or supervision changes followed.
- Ask for the plan of correction and follow-up monitoring for the quality of life and daily care citations — most recently F-0689 on November 9, 2024 — and the records showing the fix held.
- Ask for the plan of correction and follow-up monitoring for the freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation citations — most recently F-0600 on March 6, 2025 — and the records showing the fix held.
- Ask for the plan of correction and follow-up monitoring for the food, nutrition, and hydration citations — most recently F-0812 on May 14, 2021 — and the records showing the fix held.
- Ask for the plan of correction and follow-up monitoring for the administration and leadership citations — most recently F-0838 on September 5, 2025 — and the records showing the fix held.
- Ask what conduct led to the fines — CMS records 2 totalling $54,834, the most recent dated March 6, 2025 — and what changed afterward.
- What changed in the resident's condition, and when did staff at Long Beach Care Center, Inc first document the change?
- Were recent complaint-related citations at Long Beach Care Center, Inc connected to the same kind of issue your family noticed?
Records to preserve
Connect this record to what your family saw
A citation record is context. The warning sign your family noticed is the starting point for a resident-specific review — match the two, then preserve the records listed above. Start with how facility research works.
Warning sign
Bed sores
Warning sign
Falls
Warning sign
Bruises
Warning sign
Weight loss
Facility research
Inspection deficiencies
Facility research
Civil penalties
Facility research
Abuse citations
Facility research
Complaint surveys
CMS facility facts
CMS certification number
056188
Legal business name
LONG BEACH CARE CENTER, INC.
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation
Provider type
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved for Medicare/Medicaid
April 1, 1971
Chain name
ROLLINS-NELSON HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT
Certified beds
163
Average residents per day
153.9
Overall CMS rating
1 star
Health inspection rating
1 star
Staffing rating
2 star
Reported nurse staffing hours per resident day
4.20663
Total nursing staff turnover
Not listed
Public records are a starting point, not a conclusion
This profile of Long Beach Care Center, Inc uses official CMS provider data as a research starting point. It does not state that Long Beach Care Center, Inc abused or neglected any resident. A citation, fine, or rating becomes meaningful only when it is compared with the resident's own chart, the facility's explanation, and source documents with dates and outcome status.
Citation and penalty detail on this page comes from the CMS Provider Data health-deficiency, fire-safety, and penalties datasets, pulled October 12, 2026. Figures describe the facility's public inspection record; they do not by themselves prove what happened to any individual resident.
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