Nursing homeFAID #1182
Cerritos Vista Healthcare Center
★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall1/5 health inspections2/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare
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Public record summary
What we can show you for free.
Bed capacity
140
CMS facility ID
056405
Care type
Nursing home
County
Los Angeles
Facility name
Cerritos Vista Healthcare Center
Street address
17836 WOODRUFF AVENUE
City / state / ZIP
Bellflower, CA 90706
Phone
(562) 925-8457
Website
About this facility — Cerritos Vista Healthcare Center
Cerritos Vista Healthcare Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Bellflower, California. It is licensed for 140 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in California (98 beds).
It is one of 20 senior care facilities in Bellflower 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 Cerritos Vista Healthcare Center 109 times across 18 inspections in the last three years, including 11 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
Longwood Management Corporation
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation
Registered owners & officers
Friedman Family Trust
Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — 20% stake — since 2023
Friedman, Aaron
Indirect owner · Trustee · Additional disclosable party — 20% stake — since 2023
Ira D Friedman 1991 Trust
Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — 20% stake — since 2023
Klavan, Rachel
Indirect owner · Trustee — 20% stake — since 2023
Lehmann Family 1991 Trust
Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — 20% stake — since 2023
Lehmann, Libby
Indirect owner · Trustee — 20% stake — since 2023
Notis, Shmuel
Indirect owner · Trustee — 20% stake — since 2023
The Klavan Family Trust
Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — 20% stake — since 2023
The Tzippy Friedman Notis 1990 Trust
Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — 20% stake — since 2023
Ayers, Shannon
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022
Chin, Kristoffer
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Friedman, Ira
Governing body · Operational control · Trustee · Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Johnston, Maria
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Klavan, Joshua
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1986
Longwood Management Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Pervaiz, Zaid
Additional disclosable party — since 2013
Woodruff Land Healthcare Centre Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Regulatory standing
Federal court records
1 naming this facility · 2 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1973-10-19
CMS overall rating
1 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
37 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-02-26
Nurse staffing
3.8 hours per resident per day
Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)
Average billed charges
$453 per day (≈ $13,770/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
66% Medicaid · 21% Medicare · 13% private/other
Occupancy
92% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
12% below the CA median of $514/day — full state cost breakdown
Services & coverage
Licensed beds
140
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Wheelchair accessible
entrance and parking
Visiting hours
Daily Open 24 hours
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · 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 11 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-05-28Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0641
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2026-06-07
F-0755
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2026-06-07
2026-04-06Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0745
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Corrected 2026-04-16
16 earlier / fire-safety inspections (106 citations)
2026-02-26Health inspection24 citations
F-0550
E · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2026-03-08
F-0552
D · No harm found
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Corrected 2026-03-08
F-0578
E · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2026-03-08
F-0583
E · No harm found
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Corrected 2026-03-08
F-0605
D · No harm found
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Corrected 2026-03-08
F-0637
D · No harm found
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Corrected 2026-03-08
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2026-03-08
F-0645
E · No harm found
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Corrected 2026-03-08
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 2026-03-08
F-0657
D · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2026-03-08
F-0676
D · No harm found
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Corrected 2026-03-08
F-0684
E · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2026-03-08
F-0688
E · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2026-03-08
F-0693
E · No harm found
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Corrected 2026-03-08
F-0699
D · No harm found
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Corrected 2026-03-08
F-0711
D · No harm found
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
Corrected 2026-03-08
F-0745
E · No harm found
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Corrected 2026-03-08
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 2026-03-08
F-0802
E · No harm foundFood safety
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Corrected 2026-03-08
F-0804
E · No harm foundFood safety
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Corrected 2026-03-08
F-0805
E · No harm foundFood safety
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Corrected 2026-03-08
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 2026-03-08
F-0814
F · No harm foundFood safety
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Corrected 2026-03-08
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-03-08
2026-01-06Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0552
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Corrected 2026-01-16
F-0742
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Corrected 2026-01-16
F-0755
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2026-01-16
2025-12-11Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0925
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Corrected 2025-12-21
2025-12-08Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 citations
F-0600
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2025-12-18
F-0609
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2025-12-18
F-0610
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2025-12-18
F-0627
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
Corrected 2025-12-18
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-12-18
2025-11-12Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0609
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2025-11-22
2025-07-23Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0842
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2025-08-02
2025-07-10Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations
F-0550
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2025-07-20
F-0604
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Corrected 2025-07-20
F-0641
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2025-07-20
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-07-20
2025-06-16Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-06-26
F-0686
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2025-06-26
F-0755
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2025-06-26
2025-05-29Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0677
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2025-06-08
F-0697
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2025-06-08
2025-03-20Health inspection14 citations
F-0550
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2025-03-30
F-0558
E · No harm found
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2025-03-30
F-0641
E · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2025-03-30
F-0644
E · No harm found
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2025-03-30
F-0645
D · No harm found
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Corrected 2025-03-30
F-0657
D · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2025-03-30
F-0695
E · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2025-03-30
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 2025-03-30
F-0759
E · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2025-03-30
F-0760
E · No harm found
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2025-03-30
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 2025-03-30
F-0790
D · No harm found
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
Corrected 2025-03-30
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 2025-03-30
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-03-30
2024-08-26Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0656
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2024-09-05
F-0755
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2024-09-05
2024-03-01Health inspection18 citations
F-0552
D · No harm found
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Corrected 2024-03-11
F-0557
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Corrected 2024-03-11
F-0585
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Corrected 2024-03-11
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2024-03-11
F-0644
F · No harm found
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2024-03-11
F-0655
D · No harm found
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Corrected 2024-03-11
F-0690
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2024-03-11
F-0692
D · No harm found
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2024-03-11
F-0726
D · 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 2024-03-11
F-0732
D · No harm found
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Corrected 2024-03-11
F-0802
D · No harm foundFood safety
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Corrected 2024-03-11
F-0803
E · 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 2024-03-11
F-0806
E · No harm foundFood safety
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Corrected 2024-03-11
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 2024-03-11
F-0814
E · No harm foundFood safety
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Corrected 2024-03-11
F-0867
F · No harm found
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Corrected 2024-03-11
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-03-11
F-0881
D · No harm found
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Corrected 2024-03-11
2023-11-08Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0686
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2023-12-05
F-0761
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
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 2023-12-05
F-0880
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-12-05
2026-02-26Fire-safety inspection7 citations
E-0041
C · No harm found
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
Corrected 2026-03-07
K-0345
E · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2026-03-07
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2026-03-07
K-0355
D · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2026-03-07
K-0914
F · No harm found
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
Corrected 2026-03-07
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2026-03-07
K-0920
E · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2026-03-07
2025-03-20Fire-safety inspection10 citations
E-0032
C · No harm found
Provide primary/alternate means for communication.
Corrected 2025-03-29
K-0222
D · No harm found
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Corrected 2025-03-29
K-0291
F · No harm found
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2025-03-29
K-0321
E · 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 2025-03-29
K-0351
D · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2025-03-29
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-03-29
K-0355
D · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2025-03-29
K-0511
D · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2025-03-29
K-0753
D · No harm found
Have restrictions on the use of highly flammable decorations.
Corrected 2025-03-29
K-0920
D · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2025-03-29
2024-03-01Fire-safety inspection8 citations
E-0013
C · No harm found
Develop Emergency Preparedness policies and procedures.
Corrected 2024-03-15
E-0041
C · No harm found
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
Corrected 2024-03-15
K-0211
D · No harm found
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2024-03-15
K-0331
E · No harm found
Construct fire resistant interior walls.
Corrected 2024-03-15
K-0347
D · No harm found
Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.
Corrected 2024-03-15
K-0351
D · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2024-03-15
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2024-03-15
K-0920
E · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2024-03-15
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 056405.
Visitor reviews
What people say on Google.
3.8★★★★★21 ratings on Google
★★★★★Loreta G.A. · 2026-05-27 · via Google“Reviewing as a notary public, I've been to this facility a few times over years. I am glad that the staff has a social worker on site. Reason being is that I've gone to facilities where the resident is not allowed to sign due to their mental capacity. Just like some prisons do not allow inmates to sign certain types of documents. It's for the benefit of the signer. The facility itself looked pro…”
★Michael Namikas · 2026-05-19 · via Google“If you need to know whether it is a good idea to leave your loved at Cerritos Vista, read the inspection reports on ProPublica, the one star (out of five) review and information on Medicare.gov, and the facility employee reviews on Indeed (there is a reason that 44% of employees leave within twelve months of being hired). This place is terrible and I speak from experience. My mother was here for a…”
★★★★★Lucille Taing-Cheam · 2025-10-27 · via Google“Our family cannot thank the team at Cerritos Vista enough for the outstanding care they provided to my aunt during her 100-day stay. From the administrative staff to the nurses, therapists, and caregivers, every single person went above and beyond to make her feel comfortable, safe, and supported. The admin team was always organized, communicative, and compassionate, they made the entire admissio…”
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