Nursing homeFAID #13595
Freedom Village Healthcare Center
23442 EL TORO ROAD, LAKE FOREST, CA, 92630
(949) 472-0277
52 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections5/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare
Public record summary
What we can show you for free.
Bed capacity
52
CMS facility ID
555391
Care type
Nursing home
County
Orange
Facility name
Freedom Village Healthcare Center
Street address
23442 EL TORO ROAD
City / state / ZIP
Lake Forest, CA 92630
Phone
(949) 472-0277
About this facility — Freedom Village Healthcare Center
Freedom Village Healthcare Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Lake Forest, California. It is licensed for 52 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in California (98 beds).
It is one of 52 senior care facilities in Lake Forest 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 Freedom Village Healthcare Center 75 times across 11 inspections in the last three years, including 7 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
For profit - Partnership
Registered owners & officers
Bekerian, Hrag
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Debban, Susan
Indirect owner — since 1989
Francese, Arsenio
Indirect owner — since 1986
Freedom Management Co Llc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1989
Freedom Properties West Llc
Partner — since 1986
Hemet Retirement Properties West, Llc
Partner — since 2024
Mangiaracina, Emily
Indirect owner · Additional disclosable party — since 2020
Murphy, Timothy
Indirect owner — since 2020
Quantum Basics Ii, Llc
Partner — since 2020
Roskamp, Cheryl
Indirect owner · Officer · Operational control — since 1986
Roskamp, Robert
Indirect owner — since 1989
Roskamp, Ruth
Indirect owner — since 1989
Roskamp, Steven
Indirect owner — since 2022
Stringer Family Partnership
Indirect owner — since 2009
Stringer, Thomas
Indirect owner — since 1989
Suckiel, Jennifer
Director — since 2019
Tabatabai, Ali
Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Tarayan Inc
Partner — since 1989
Wade, Richard
Indirect owner — since 1989
Regulatory standing
Licensed / certified since
1989-10-26
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
18 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-11-26
Nurse staffing
5.0 hours per resident per day
Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)
Average billed charges
$377 per day (≈ $11,460/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
13% Medicaid · 8% Medicare · 79% private/other
Occupancy
80% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
27% below the CA median of $514/day — full state cost breakdown
Services & coverage
Licensed beds
52
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 7 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-06-02Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0842
B · 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 2026-06-17
2025-11-26Health inspection16 citations
F-0554
D · No harm found
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected 2025-12-18
F-0558
D · No harm found
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2025-12-18
F-0574
B · No harm found
The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands.
Corrected 2025-12-18
F-0609
D · No harm found
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2025-12-18
F-0628
B · No harm found
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Corrected 2025-12-18
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-12-18
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-12-18
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2025-12-18
F-0759
D · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2025-12-18
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 2025-12-18
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 2025-12-18
F-0842
B · No harm found
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2025-12-18
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-12-18
F-0881
D · No harm found
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Corrected 2025-12-18
F-0883
D · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2025-12-18
F-0887
D · No harm found
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Corrected 2025-12-18
8 earlier / fire-safety inspections (58 citations)
2025-09-26Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0692
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2025-10-26
2024-12-26Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0842
B · 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 2025-01-13
2024-12-06Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0610
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2024-12-29
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-12-29
2024-10-24Health inspectionComplaint-triggered21 citations
F-0554
D · No harm found
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected 2024-11-17
F-0578
D · 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 2024-11-17
F-0582
D · No harm found
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Corrected 2024-11-17
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-11-17
F-0692
D · No harm found
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2024-11-17
F-0695
B · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-11-17
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 2024-11-17
F-0757
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2024-11-17
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 2024-11-17
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 2024-11-17
F-0801
D · 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 2024-11-17
F-0803
B · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint
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 2024-11-17
F-0806
D · 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 2024-11-17
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 2024-11-17
F-0813
D · No harm foundFood safety
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
Corrected 2024-11-17
F-0849
D · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2024-11-17
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 2024-11-17
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-11-17
F-0881
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Corrected 2024-11-17
F-0883
D · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2024-11-17
F-0908
D · No harm found
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Corrected 2024-11-17
2023-02-10Health inspection14 citations
F-0553
D · No harm found
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
Corrected 2023-03-12
F-0554
D · No harm found
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected 2023-03-12
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 2023-03-12
F-0679
D · No harm found
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2023-03-12
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2023-03-12
F-0685
D · No harm found
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Corrected 2023-03-12
F-0686
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2023-03-12
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2023-03-12
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 2023-03-12
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 2023-03-12
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 2023-03-12
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 2023-03-12
F-0825
D · No harm found
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
Corrected 2023-03-12
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-03-12
2025-11-26Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0161
D · No harm found
Use approved construction type or materials.
Corrected 2025-12-08
K-0353
C · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-12-08
2024-10-24Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0345
C · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2024-11-11
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-11-11
K-0761
D · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2024-11-11
K-0920
D · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2024-11-11
2023-02-10Fire-safety inspection13 citations
E-0004
C · No harm found
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Corrected 2023-03-06
E-0006
F · No harm found
Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.
Corrected 2023-03-06
E-0015
C · No harm found
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
Corrected 2023-03-06
E-0032
C · No harm found
Provide primary/alternate means for communication.
Corrected 2023-03-06
E-0035
D · No harm found
Provide family notifications of emergency plan.
Corrected 2023-03-06
E-0041
C · No harm found
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
Corrected 2023-03-06
K-0345
D · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2023-03-06
K-0346
C · No harm found
Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.
Corrected 2023-03-06
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2023-03-06
K-0712
D · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2023-03-06
K-0754
D · No harm found
Provide properly sized and located linen or trash receptacles.
Corrected 2023-03-06
K-0918
D · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2023-03-06
K-0926
D · No harm found
Ensure that personnel concerned with handling of medical gases and cylinders are trained on the risk.
Corrected 2023-03-06
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 555391.
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Last verified 2026-08-31
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