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Catalina Island Health

100 FALLS CANYON RD, AVALON, CA, 90704
(310) 510-0700
8 licensed beds
★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections1/5 staffingSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
8
CMS facility ID
555187
Care type
Nursing home
County
Los Angeles
Facility name
Catalina Island Health
Street address
100 FALLS CANYON RD
City / state / ZIP
Avalon, CA 90704
Phone
(310) 510-0700

About this facility — Catalina Island Health

Catalina Island Health is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Avalon, California. It is licensed for 8 beds — well below the median for skilled nursing facilities in California (98 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Avalon 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 Catalina Island Health 23 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 3 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

Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Avalon Medical Development Corporation
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Awalt, Catrina
Director — since 2015
Fox, John
Director — since 2018
Grear, Judy
Director — since 2016
Hohenstein, Nicole
Director — since 2022
Kielpinski, Timothy
Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Macleod, Renee
Director — since 2022
Motter, Denise
Director — since 2022
Saldana, Gertrude
Director — since 2016

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1985-03-06
CMS overall rating
3 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
7 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-06-11

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
8
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset · 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 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-06-11Health inspection7 citations
F-0628
D · No harm found
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Corrected 2026-07-11
F-0730
D · No harm found
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Corrected 2026-07-11
F-0761
D · 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 2026-07-11
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 2026-07-11
F-0851
F · No harm found
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Corrected 2026-07-11
F-0867
D · No harm found
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Corrected 2026-07-11
F-0947
D · No harm found
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Corrected 2026-07-11
2025-05-08Health inspection8 citations
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 2025-06-07
F-0726
E · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2025-06-07
F-0730
D · No harm found
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Corrected 2025-06-07
F-0757
E · No harm found
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2025-06-07
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 2025-06-07
F-0851
F · No harm found
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Corrected 2025-06-07
F-0867
D · No harm found
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Corrected 2025-06-07
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-06-07
3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (8 citations)
2024-05-10Health inspection3 citations
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 2024-05-29
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 2024-05-29
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 2024-05-29
2026-06-11Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0353
D · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2026-07-06
2024-05-10Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-05-24
K-0712
E · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2024-05-24
K-0912
E · No harm found
Have power receptacles that are properly grounded.
Corrected 2024-05-24
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2024-05-24
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 555187.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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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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