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Canterbury Woods

651 SINEX AVENUE, PACIFIC GROVE, CA, 93950
(831) 373-3111
24 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections5/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
24
CMS facility ID
055303
Care type
Nursing home
County
Monterey
Facility name
Canterbury Woods
Street address
651 SINEX AVENUE
City / state / ZIP
Pacific Grove, CA 93950
Phone
(831) 373-3111

About this facility — Canterbury Woods

Canterbury Woods is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Pacific Grove, California. It is licensed for 24 beds — well below the median for skilled nursing facilities in California (98 beds).

It is one of 6 senior care facilities in Pacific Grove and 1,165 skilled nursing facilities across California. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Canterbury Woods 49 times across 9 inspections in the last three years, including 5 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Front Porch
Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Front Porch Communities and Services
Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — 100% stake — since 2022
Akopyan, Gevork
Operational control — since 2022
Banner, Ryan
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Behnam, Shaida
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Duranteau, Nancy
Director — since 2021
Forte, Vincent
Director — since 2021
Handy, Joanne
Director — since 2021
Ichien, Christopher
Operational control — since 2026
Jacobs, Laura
Director — since 2019
Kelly, Sean
Officer · Operational control — since 2023
Kroeker, Kevin
Director — since 2018
Macango, Susan
Operational control — since 2026
Mcgovern, Marion
Director — since 2017
Mcmullin, Mary
Operational control — since 2025
Nabor-andoy, Merza
Operational control — since 2022
Olson, Kari
Operational control — since 2021
Salvador, Eduardo
Officer · Operational control — since 2017
Spencer, Peter
Director — since 2026
Tonnu, Diemlan
Director — since 2018
Vranich, Rachel
Officer — since 2022
Wesson, Oliver
Director — since 2017
Whittaker, Susan
Director — since 2018

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1972-11-09
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
3 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-02-27
Nurse staffing
6.7 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges
$815 per day (≈ $24,780/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
0% Medicaid · 41% Medicare · 59% private/other
Occupancy
70% (fiscal year 2024)
Vs. state median
59% above the CA median of $514/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
24
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 5 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-02-27Health inspection2 citations
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2026-03-10
F-0847
D · No harm found
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Corrected 2026-03-02
2026-02-12Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0658
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2026-03-10
7 earlier / fire-safety inspections (46 citations)
2024-09-13Health inspection11 citations
F-0623
D · No harm found
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2024-09-27
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2024-09-27
F-0679
D · No harm found
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2024-09-27
F-0692
D · No harm found
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2024-09-27
F-0700
D · No harm found
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Corrected 2024-09-27
F-0755
D · No harm found
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2024-09-27
F-0760
E · No harm found
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2024-09-27
F-0803
D · No harm foundFood safety
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.
Corrected 2024-09-27
F-0813
E · No harm foundFood safety
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
Corrected 2024-09-27
F-0847
D · No harm found
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Corrected 2024-09-27
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-09-27
2023-07-21Health inspection12 citations
F-0584
D · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2023-08-11
F-0623
D · No harm found
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2023-08-11
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2023-08-11
F-0679
D · No harm found
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2023-08-11
F-0689
E · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-08-11
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2023-08-11
F-0727
E · No harm found
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Corrected 2023-08-11
F-0758
D · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2023-08-11
F-0761
E · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2023-08-11
F-0801
F · No harm foundFood safety
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Corrected 2023-08-11
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2023-08-11
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-08-11
2026-03-24Fire-safety inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
K-0345
F · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2026-04-06
2026-02-27Fire-safety inspection5 citations
K-0324
D · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2026-03-17
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2026-04-06
K-0355
D · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2026-03-05
K-0363
D · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2026-03-05
K-0712
F · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2026-03-18
2025-11-24Fire-safety inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
K-0341
F · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
Corrected 2025-12-16
K-0346
F · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.
Corrected 2025-12-16
2024-09-13Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0324
E · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2024-09-29
K-0345
F · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2024-09-29
K-0712
F · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2024-09-29
2023-07-21Fire-safety inspection12 citations
E-0006
C · No harm found
Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.
Corrected 2023-08-09
K-0293
D · No harm found
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Corrected 2023-08-09
K-0321
D · No harm found
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2023-08-09
K-0345
E · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2023-08-09
K-0347
D · No harm found
Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.
Corrected 2023-08-09
K-0353
D · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2023-08-09
K-0355
D · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2023-08-09
K-0374
D · No harm found
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Corrected 2023-08-09
K-0712
E · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2023-08-09
K-0761
E · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2023-08-09
K-0918
E · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2023-08-09
K-0919
D · No harm found
Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.
Corrected 2023-08-09
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 055303.

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
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pacer.uscourts.gov
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