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Camino Healthcare
13922 Cerise Avenue, Hawthorne, CA 90250
Ratings are based on the most recent data available; a facility's ratings may have changed since the last update. The health inspection rating is based on the three most recent standard surveys and complaint investigations. CMS processed this record on 1 Aug 2026. View the Care Compare record.
Camino Healthcare, in Hawthorne, California, is certified for 99 beds under for-profit, limited liability company ownership and belongs to the The Ensign Group chain.
CMS gives it 2 of 5 stars overall, below the California median of 3; the health inspection rating is 2, staffing 3 and quality measures 3.
Inspectors recorded 65 health deficiencies across the three most recent survey cycles (20, 29, 16 by cycle, most recent first), 2 of them at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. That is 65.7 per 100 beds, more than the state median of 51.1.
CMS lists 1 penalty in the period covered: fines totalling $9K.
Reported nurse staffing is 4.1 hours per resident per day (0.4 RN), close to the California median of 4.2; nursing staff turnover is 51.3%.
Compared with county, state and nation
| Measure | This facility | Los Angeles Co. median | California median | US average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall star rating | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Health citations, 3 cycles | 65 | 61 | 44 | 28.7 |
| Citations per 100 beds | 65.7 | 69.1 | 51.1 | 26.8 |
| Total nurse hours per resident day | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| RN hours per resident day | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 51.3% | 34.4% | 36.4% | 45.8% |
| Fines listed | $9,110 | $12,831 | $0 | — |
County and state figures are medians across facilities (369 in the county, 1165 in the state); the US column is the CMS national average where CMS publishes one.
Citations by survey cycle
Dark bar: this facility. Grey bar: California average per facility for the same cycle, as published by CMS. Standard health survey dates: 13 Mar 2026, 20 Dec 2024.
Severity mix: G ×2 D ×57 E ×6
Health deficiencies
Every health citation in the current CMS record (three survey cycles), most recent first. Tag text is the CMS requirement summary, not the inspection narrative.
Scope and severity letters (A–L)
| Survey date | Tag | What the tag requires | Severity | Type | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2026 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Complaint investigation | 20 May 2026 |
| 3 Apr 2026 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Complaint investigation | 20 Apr 2026 |
| 13 Mar 2026 | F0552 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. | D | Standard survey | 2 Apr 2026 |
| 13 Mar 2026 | F0656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Standard survey | 2 Apr 2026 |
| 13 Mar 2026 | F0657 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | D | Standard survey | 2 Apr 2026 |
| 13 Mar 2026 | F0690 | 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 | Standard survey | 2 Apr 2026 |
| 13 Mar 2026 | F0695 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D | Standard survey | 2 Apr 2026 |
| 13 Mar 2026 | F0711 | Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit. | D | Standard survey | 2 Apr 2026 |
| 13 Mar 2026 | F0761 | 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 | Standard survey | 2 Apr 2026 |
| 13 Mar 2026 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | D | Standard survey | 2 Apr 2026 |
| 13 Mar 2026 | F0814 | Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. | D | Standard survey | 2 Apr 2026 |
| 13 Mar 2026 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Standard survey | 2 Apr 2026 |
| 17 Feb 2026 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Complaint investigation | 26 Feb 2026 |
| 1 Dec 2025 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Complaint investigation | 12 Dec 2025 |
| 10 Sep 2025 | F0656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Complaint investigation | 25 Sep 2025 |
| 10 Sep 2025 | F0658 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D | Complaint investigation | 25 Sep 2025 |
| 10 Sep 2025 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Complaint investigation | 25 Sep 2025 |
| 10 Sep 2025 | F0842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D | Complaint investigation | 25 Sep 2025 |
| 7 Aug 2025 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G | Complaint investigation | 3 Sep 2025 |
| 7 Aug 2025 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D | Complaint investigation | 3 Sep 2025 |
| 22 May 2025 | F0658 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D | Complaint investigation | 1 Jun 2025 |
| 22 May 2025 | F0755 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D | Complaint investigation | 1 Jun 2025 |
| 22 May 2025 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Complaint investigation | 1 Jun 2025 |
| 30 Apr 2025 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D | Complaint investigation | 15 May 2025 |
| 14 Apr 2025 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D | Complaint investigation | 30 Apr 2025 |
| 1 Apr 2025 | F0580 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | D | Complaint investigation | 8 Apr 2025 |
| 1 Apr 2025 | F0770 | Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. | D | Complaint investigation | 8 Apr 2025 |
| 20 Dec 2024 | F0584 | 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. | E | Standard survey | 8 Jan 2025 |
| 20 Dec 2024 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | E | Standard survey | 8 Jan 2025 |
| 20 Dec 2024 | F0641 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | D | Standard survey | 8 Jan 2025 |
| 20 Dec 2024 | F0645 | PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities | D | Standard survey | 8 Jan 2025 |
| 20 Dec 2024 | F0656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Standard survey | 8 Jan 2025 |
| 20 Dec 2024 | F0677 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D | Standard survey | 8 Jan 2025 |
| 20 Dec 2024 | F0692 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | D | Standard survey | 8 Jan 2025 |
| 20 Dec 2024 | F0694 | Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed. | D | Standard survey | 8 Jan 2025 |
| 20 Dec 2024 | F0695 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D | Standard survey | 8 Jan 2025 |
| 20 Dec 2024 | F0698 | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | D | Standard survey | 8 Jan 2025 |
| 20 Dec 2024 | F0740 | Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. | D | Standard survey | 8 Jan 2025 |
| 20 Dec 2024 | F0745 | Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. | D | Standard survey | 8 Jan 2025 |
| 20 Dec 2024 | F0755 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D | Standard survey | 8 Jan 2025 |
| 20 Dec 2024 | F0760 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D | Standard survey | 8 Jan 2025 |
| 20 Dec 2024 | F0761 | 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 | Standard survey | 8 Jan 2025 |
| 20 Dec 2024 | F0770 | Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. | D | Standard survey | 8 Jan 2025 |
| 20 Dec 2024 | F0849 | 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. | D | Standard survey | 8 Jan 2025 |
| 5 Dec 2024 | F0686 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | D | Complaint investigation | 23 Dec 2024 |
| 5 Dec 2024 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Complaint investigation | 23 Dec 2024 |
| 21 Nov 2024 | F0658 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D | Complaint investigation | 30 Nov 2024 |
| 23 Oct 2024 | F0695 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D | Complaint investigation | 5 Nov 2024 |
| 9 Oct 2024 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D | Complaint investigation | 24 Oct 2024 |
| 9 Jul 2024 | F0658 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D | Complaint investigation | 19 Jul 2024 |
| 13 Feb 2024 | F0660 | Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs. | D | Complaint investigation | 26 Feb 2024 |
| 15 Dec 2023 | F0558 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | E | Standard survey | 30 Dec 2023 |
| 15 Dec 2023 | F0755 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | E | Standard survey | 30 Dec 2023 |
| 15 Dec 2023 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E | Standard survey | 30 Dec 2023 |
| 15 Dec 2023 | F0559 | Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made. | D | Standard survey | 30 Dec 2023 |
| 15 Dec 2023 | F0578 | 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 | Standard survey | 30 Dec 2023 |
| 15 Dec 2023 | F0645 | PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities | D | Standard survey | 30 Dec 2023 |
| 15 Dec 2023 | F0656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Standard survey | 30 Dec 2023 |
| 15 Dec 2023 | F0695 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D | Standard survey | 30 Dec 2023 |
| 6 Dec 2023 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E | Complaint investigation | 7 Dec 2023 |
| 17 Nov 2023 | F0698 | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | D | Complaint investigation | 7 Dec 2023 |
| 14 Nov 2023 | F0656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Complaint investigation | 29 Nov 2023 |
| 14 Nov 2023 | F0657 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | D | Complaint investigation | 29 Nov 2023 |
| 14 Nov 2023 | F0758 | 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 | Complaint investigation | 29 Nov 2023 |
| 24 Aug 2023 | F0580 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | G | Complaint investigation | 14 Sep 2023 |
Penalties
| Date | Type | Amount | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2025 | Fine | $9,110 |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported through the Payroll-Based Journal; grey bars are the California average. Turnover: nursing staff 51.3%, RNs 40.0%; 0 administrators left in the reporting year.
Quality measures
| Measure | Residents | This facility | California median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | Long Stay | 17.6% | 8.9% | 12.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | Long Stay | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | Long Stay | 1.7% | 0.7% | 0.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | Long Stay | 1.3% | 1.3% | 2.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | Short Stay | 3.4% | 0.8% | 1.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | Long Stay | 14.1% | 8.6% | 12.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | Long Stay | 8.2% | 3.6% | 4.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | Long Stay | 5.1% | 9.1% | 13.4% |
Four-quarter averages for the measures CMS uses in the quality-measure star rating (2025Q2-2026Q1). Lower is better for every measure listed. Medians are computed across facilities on this site.
Ownership
Ownership type: for-profit, limited liability company. Legal business name: Pine Forest Healthcare Inc. Chain: The Ensign Group (342 facilities).
| Organisation | Role in the CMS record | Interest | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13922 Cerise Avenue, LLC | Adp of the snf | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2021 |
| Ensign Services Inc | Adp of the snf | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2021 |
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Other nursing homes in Los Angeles County
| Facility | City | Beds | Overall | Health | Staffing | Citations | Per 100 beds | Fines | Last survey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcott Rehabilitation Hospital | Los Angeles | 121 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 34.7 | $9K | 23 Dec 2025 |
| Alden Terrace Convalescent Hospital | Los Angeles | 210 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 16.7 | — | 20 Nov 2025 |
| Angels Nursing Health Center | Los Angeles | 49 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 75.5 | $72K | 11 Jun 2026 |
| Ararat Post Acute | Glendale | 28 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 107.1 | $42K | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Atherton Baptist Home | Alhambra | 113 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 24.8 | — | 16 Jan 2026 |
| Atlantic Memorial Healthcare Center | Long Beach | 104 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 24.0 | — | 16 Jun 2026 |
| Beachside Post Acute | Torrance | 110 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 28.2 | — | 19 Dec 2025 |
| Beacon Healthcare Center | West Covina | 54 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 59.3 | — | 14 May 2026 |
All 369 facilities in Los Angeles County
Questions and answers
How many deficiencies has Camino Healthcare been cited for?
65 health deficiencies across the three most recent survey cycles, 2 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. The California median is 44 per facility.
Has Camino Healthcare been fined?
Yes. CMS lists fines totalling $9K in the period covered.
How does staffing at Camino Healthcare compare?
Reported total nurse staffing is 4.1 hours per resident per day against a California median of 4.2 and a national average of 3.9.
Who operates Camino Healthcare?
It is part of the The Ensign Group chain. Ownership type is for-profit, limited liability company. Individual owners and managers are not listed on this site.
When was Camino Healthcare last inspected?
The most recent survey or investigation in the CMS record is dated 5 May 2026; the most recent standard health survey was 13 Mar 2026.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Care Compare datasets (provider information, health deficiencies, penalties, ownership and quality measures), processed 1 Aug 2026. Ratings and citations may change; the Care Compare record is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Care Compare nursing home datasets (provider information, health deficiencies, penalties, ownership, MDS quality measures, state and national averages), public domain, processed by CMS on 1 Aug 2026. Facility record: Care Compare. Errors in processing are corrected at the next daily build; see corrections.