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 Healthcare Center are:
F-0689 · March 16, 2026 · 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 April 3, 2026
F-0692 · May 23, 2025 · Grade G — Actual harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · correction date June 13, 2025
F-0580 · May 15, 2025 · Grade G — Actual harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Found during a complaint investigation. Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · correction date June 4, 2025
F-0600 · January 24, 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 February 14, 2025
K-0321 · July 9, 2026 · Grade F — Potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction · correction date August 1, 2026
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 Healthcare Center, 16 subject areas appear across health and fire-safety inspections.
Quality of life and daily care
34 citations between September 7, 2023 and July 30, 2026. The most serious was graded G — actual harm, affecting one or a very small number of residents. Surveyors found that a resident was actually harmed by the failure, though it was not classed as immediate jeopardy. 18 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 34 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 · March 16, 2026 · Grade G — Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
F-0692 · May 23, 2025 · Grade G — Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
F-0688 · July 9, 2026 · 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.
Resident rights
20 citations between December 6, 2023 and July 30, 2026. The most serious was graded G (actual harm). 11 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 20 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-0580 · May 15, 2025 · Grade G — Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
F-0550 · July 9, 2026 · Grade E — Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
F-0580 · July 9, 2026 · Grade E — Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation
17 citations between September 7, 2023 and July 30, 2026. The most serious was graded G (actual harm). 15 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 17 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 · January 24, 2025 · Grade G — Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
F-0600 · April 3, 2024 · Grade E — Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
F-0600 · July 30, 2026 · Grade D — Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Fire, smoke, and emergency safety
10 citations between May 24, 2024 and July 9, 2026. The most serious was graded F (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 10 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 9, 2026 · Grade F — Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
K-0353 · May 23, 2025 · Grade F — Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
K-0351 · May 23, 2025 · Grade E — Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Infection prevention and control
8 citations between November 24, 2023 and July 14, 2026. The most serious was graded F (potential for more than minimal harm). 5 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 8 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 · November 24, 2023 · Grade F — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
F-0880 · May 23, 2025 · Grade E — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
F-0880 · May 24, 2024 · Grade E — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Administration and leadership
5 citations between November 24, 2023 and June 25, 2026. The most serious was graded F (potential for more than minimal harm). 4 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 5 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-0850 · May 22, 2024 · Grade F — Hire a qualified full-time social worker in a facility with more than 120 beds.
F-0838 · November 24, 2023 · Grade E — 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-0773 · June 25, 2026 · Grade D — Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Food, nutrition, and hydration
5 citations between May 24, 2024 and May 24, 2024. The most serious was graded F (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 5 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-0802 · May 24, 2024 · Grade F — Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
F-0803 · May 24, 2024 · Grade F — 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.
F-0804 · May 24, 2024 · Grade F — Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems
3 citations between May 23, 2025 and May 23, 2025. The most serious was graded F (potential for more than minimal harm). Correction record: 3 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-0914 · May 23, 2025 · Grade F — Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
K-0917 · May 23, 2025 · Grade F — Ensure electrical receptacles or cover plates have distinctive color or marking.
K-0920 · May 23, 2025 · Grade E — Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Miscellaneous
1 citation between July 9, 2026 and July 9, 2026. The most serious was graded F (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 9, 2026 · Grade F — Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Assessments and care planning
18 citations between November 24, 2023 and July 9, 2026. The most serious was graded E (potential for more than minimal harm). 12 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 18 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 · May 23, 2025 · Grade E — Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
F-0842 · July 23, 2024 · Grade E — Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
F-0842 · May 24, 2024 · Grade E — Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Medication and pharmacy services
11 citations between March 29, 2024 and July 30, 2026. The most serious was graded E (potential for more than minimal harm). 3 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 11 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-0759 · May 24, 2024 · Grade E — Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
F-0761 · May 24, 2024 · Grade 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.
F-0755 · March 29, 2024 · Grade E — Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Physical environment and safety
5 citations between May 24, 2024 and December 16, 2025. The most serious was graded E (potential for more than minimal harm). 1 of these citations came out of complaint investigations. Correction record: 5 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 · May 23, 2025 · Grade E — Keep all essential equipment working safely.
F-0908 · December 16, 2025 · Grade D — Keep all essential equipment working safely.
F-0921 · May 23, 2025 · Grade D — Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Services
1 citation between May 23, 2025 and May 23, 2025. The most serious was graded E (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 · May 23, 2025 · Grade E — Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Nursing and Physician Services
2 citations between May 24, 2024 and May 23, 2025. The most serious was graded D (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-0726 · May 23, 2025 · Grade 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.
F-0726 · May 24, 2024 · Grade 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.
Egress
1 citation between May 24, 2024 and May 24, 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-0211 · May 24, 2024 · Grade D — Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Fire, smoke, and emergency safety
4 citations between May 24, 2024 and May 23, 2025. The most serious was graded C (minimal or no harm potential). Correction record: 4 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.
E-0004 · May 23, 2025 · Grade C — Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
E-0041 · May 23, 2025 · Grade C — Implement emergency and standby power systems.
E-0031 · May 24, 2024 · Grade C — Provide emergency officials' contact information.
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 Healthcare Center appears in CMS data on 37 survey dates between September 7, 2023 and July 30, 2026. Complaint surveys happen because someone reported a problem; standard surveys are the routine inspections every home receives.
July 30, 2026
Complaint health survey — 6 citations, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
July 14, 2026
Complaint health survey — 2 citations, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
July 9, 2026
Health survey including complaint investigations — 19 citations, worst grade E (potential for more than minimal harm)
July 9, 2026
Fire-safety survey — 2 citations, worst grade F (potential for more than minimal harm)
June 25, 2026
Complaint health survey — 2 citations, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
June 8, 2026
Complaint health survey — 2 citations, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
May 6, 2026
Complaint health survey — 2 citations, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
April 29, 2026
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
March 16, 2026
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade G (actual harm)
January 21, 2026
Complaint health survey — 2 citations, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
December 16, 2025
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
September 4, 2025
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
August 5, 2025
Complaint health survey — 3 citations, worst grade E (potential for more than minimal harm)
July 28, 2025
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
May 23, 2025
Health survey including complaint investigations — 27 citations, worst grade G (actual harm)
May 23, 2025
Fire-safety survey — 12 citations, worst grade F (potential for more than minimal harm)
May 15, 2025
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade G (actual harm)
February 26, 2025
Complaint health survey — 3 citations, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
January 24, 2025
Complaint health survey — 2 citations, worst grade G (actual harm)
December 16, 2024
Complaint health survey — 3 citations, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
November 6, 2024
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
October 4, 2024
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
September 5, 2024
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
August 13, 2024
Complaint health survey — 2 citations, worst grade E (potential for more than minimal harm)
August 1, 2024
Complaint health survey — 2 citations, worst grade E (potential for more than minimal harm)
July 23, 2024
Complaint health survey — 2 citations, worst grade E (potential for more than minimal harm)
June 7, 2024
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
May 24, 2024
Health survey including complaint investigations — 19 citations, worst grade F (potential for more than minimal harm)
May 24, 2024
Fire-safety survey — 6 citations, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
May 22, 2024
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade F (potential for more than minimal harm)
April 26, 2024
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade E (potential for more than minimal harm)
April 3, 2024
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade E (potential for more than minimal harm)
March 29, 2024
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade E (potential for more than minimal harm)
March 15, 2024
Complaint health survey — 1 citation, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
December 6, 2023
Complaint health survey — 3 citations, worst grade E (potential for more than minimal harm)
November 24, 2023
Complaint health survey — 7 citations, worst grade F (potential for more than minimal harm)
September 7, 2023
Complaint health survey — 2 citations, worst grade D (potential for more than minimal harm)
Penalties imposed
March 16, 2026 — Fine of $12,438
May 15, 2025 — Fine of $28,915
January 24, 2025 — Fine of $33,488
January 24, 2025 — Payment denial · Medicare/Medicaid payments denied for 23 days from February 22, 2025
Payment denials are the stronger federal sanction: CMS stops paying for new admissions until the home corrects the problems. Long Beach Healthcare Center has 1 denial period on record totalling 23 days.
How Long Beach Healthcare Center compares with peer homes
Raw citation counts mean more in context. The table below compares Long Beach Healthcare Center 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 Healthcare Center sits above 89% of its reviewed county peers — near the top of the county for citation volume.
Measure
This home
Los Angeles Co. median
California median
Health citations on record
125
84
74
Citations from complaint investigations
69
31
27
Citations at actual-harm level or worse
4
3
2
Immediate-jeopardy citations
0
1
0
Total fines in CMS penalty records
$74,841
$57,906
$43,467
Penalty records (fines + payment denials)
4
3
2
What families should ask Long Beach Healthcare Center
- Ask why CMS flags Long Beach Healthcare Center 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-0692 on May 23, 2025 — and the records showing the fix held.
- Ask for the plan of correction and follow-up monitoring for the resident rights citations — most recently F-0580 on May 15, 2025 — 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 January 24, 2025 — and the records showing the fix held.
- Ask for the plan of correction and follow-up monitoring for the infection prevention and control citations — most recently F-0880 on November 24, 2023 — and the records showing the fix held.
- Ask what conduct led to the fines — CMS records 3 totalling $74,841, the most recent dated March 16, 2026 — and what changed afterward.
- What changed in the resident's condition, and when did staff at Long Beach Healthcare Center first document the change?
- Were recent complaint-related citations at Long Beach Healthcare Center 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
055364
Legal business name
LONG BEACH HEALTHCARE CENTER LLC
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company
Provider type
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved for Medicare/Medicaid
January 1, 1967
Chain name
SERRANO GROUP
Certified beds
154
Average residents per day
135.6
Overall CMS rating
1 star
Health inspection rating
1 star
Staffing rating
3 star
Reported nurse staffing hours per resident day
4.12481
Total nursing staff turnover
43.3%
Public records are a starting point, not a conclusion
This profile of Long Beach Healthcare Center uses official CMS provider data as a research starting point. It does not state that Long Beach Healthcare Center 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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