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Sea Cliff Healthcare Center

18811 FLORIDA ST, HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA, 92648

(714) 847-3515

182 licensed beds

CMS rates Sea Cliff Healthcare Center 2 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 86 citations across 15 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

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Address

18811 Florida St

Huntington Beach, CA 92648

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Bed capacity

182

CMS facility ID

555249

Care type

Nursing home

County

Orange

Facility name

Sea Cliff Healthcare Center

Street address

18811 FLORIDA ST

City / state / ZIP

Huntington Beach, CA 92648

Phone

(714) 847-3515

Website

ensignservices.net

About this facility — Sea Cliff Healthcare Center

Sea Cliff Healthcare Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Huntington Beach, California. It is licensed for 182 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in California (98 beds).

It is one of 77 senior care facilities in Huntington Beach 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.

It is listed as part of The Ensign Group, a group of 347 facilities on this site.

Federal inspectors have cited Sea Cliff Healthcare Center 86 times across 15 inspections in the last three years, including 4 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 November 6, 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

The Ensign Group

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Burnam, Soon

Governing body · Officer — since 2006

Ensign Services Inc

Additional disclosable party — since 2003

Harrison, Michael

Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2017

Huntington Beach Convalescent Hospital Asset Llc

Additional disclosable party — since 2003

Keetch, Chad

Officer — since 2011

Nassir, Joseph

Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Port, Barry

Owner of a disclosable party — since 2025

Standard Bearer Healthcare Op, Lp

Additional disclosable party — since 2003

The Ensign Group Inc

Additional disclosable party — since 2003

Twomagnets Llc

Operational control — since 2003

Willits, Adam

Director — since 2019

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

11 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1987-02-03

CMS overall rating

2 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

24 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-01-14

Nurse staffing

4.0 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$374 per day (≈ $11,370/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

69% Medicaid · 10% Medicare · 20% private/other

Occupancy

95% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

27% below the CA median of $514/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

182

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 2026-11-06. 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 4 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-08-26Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

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 2026-09-08

2026-01-14Health inspectionComplaint-triggered20 citations

F-0552

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

Corrected 2026-02-12

F-0554

D · No harm found

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

Corrected 2026-02-12

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 2026-02-12

F-0605

E · No harm found

Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.

Corrected 2026-02-12

F-0645

B · No harm found

PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

Corrected 2026-02-12

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 2026-02-12

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 2026-02-12

F-0686

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2026-02-12

F-0692

D · No harm found

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2026-02-12

F-0694

D · No harm found

Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2026-02-12

F-0695

E · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2026-02-12

F-0698

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2026-02-12

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 2026-02-12

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 2026-02-12

F-0756

D · No harm found

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Corrected 2026-02-12

F-0757

E · No harm found

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Corrected 2026-02-12

F-0760

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2026-02-12

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 2026-02-12

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 2026-02-12

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-02-12

11 earlier / fire-safety inspections (65 citations)

2025-10-22Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations

F-0657

B · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2025-11-07

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-11-07

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 2025-11-07

2025-07-25Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0554

B · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

2025-02-14Health inspectionComplaint-triggered17 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 2025-03-07

F-0625

D · No harm found

Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.

Corrected 2025-03-07

F-0641

B · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2025-03-07

F-0684

B · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-03-07

F-0693

D · 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 2025-03-07

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2025-03-07

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 2025-03-07

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 2025-03-07

F-0759

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2025-03-07

F-0761

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Corrected 2025-03-07

F-0812

D · 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 2025-03-07

F-0836

D · No harm found

Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2025-03-07

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 2025-03-07

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 2025-03-07

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-03-07

F-0881

D · No harm found

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Corrected 2025-03-07

F-0908

D · No harm found

Keep all essential equipment working safely.

Corrected 2025-03-07

2024-09-06Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 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 2024-09-19

F-0656

B · 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 2024-09-19

F-0836

B · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Corrected 2024-09-19

2024-06-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2024-06-28

2024-05-16Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2024-06-07

2024-01-09Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations

F-0558

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Corrected 2024-02-09

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 2024-02-09

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2024-02-09

F-0688

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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 2024-02-09

2022-11-09Health inspection26 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 2022-12-07

F-0552

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

Corrected 2022-12-07

F-0554

D · No harm found

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

Corrected 2022-12-07

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 2022-12-07

F-0600

D · No harm found

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2022-12-07

F-0641

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2022-12-07

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 2022-12-07

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 2022-12-07

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2022-12-07

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 2022-12-07

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 2022-12-07

F-0691

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2022-12-07

F-0692

D · No harm found

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2022-12-07

F-0693

D · 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 2022-12-07

F-0694

D · No harm found

Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2022-12-07

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2022-12-07

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 2022-12-07

F-0757

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Corrected 2022-12-07

F-0758

D · No harm found

Corrected 2022-12-07

F-0759

D · No harm found

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2022-12-07

F-0761

D · No harm found

Corrected 2022-12-07

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 2022-12-07

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 2022-12-07

F-0842

D · No harm found

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2022-12-07

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2022-12-07

F-0908

D · No harm found

Keep all essential equipment working safely.

Corrected 2022-12-07

2026-01-14Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0355

D · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2026-01-26

2025-02-14Fire-safety inspection4 citations

K-0161

D · No harm found

Use approved construction type or materials.

Corrected 2025-03-20

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2025-03-20

K-0920

D · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2025-03-20

K-0926

D · No harm found

Ensure that personnel concerned with handling of medical gases and cylinders are trained on the risk.

Corrected 2025-03-20

2022-11-09Fire-safety inspection4 citations

K-0355

D · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2022-11-28

K-0363

D · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2022-11-28

K-0916

D · No harm found

Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.

Corrected 2022-11-28

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2022-11-28

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 555249.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in California.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 75% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 65

Federal fines, 3 years

No federal fines on record

State median: $0

Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day

4.0

Higher than 25% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 4.3

Nursing staff turnover, annual

42%

Higher than 69% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 36%

Resident outcomes

On 21 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the California average on 8 and worse on 4. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased	10.0%	10.2%	13.5%	Near state average
Lose too much weight	5.0%	4.1%	5.1%	Worse than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.0%	0.7%	0.7%	Better than state
With a urinary tract infection	0.4%	1.2%	1.5%	Better than state
Have depressive symptoms	9.5%	7.6%	13.5%	Worse than state
Were physically restrained	0.0%	0.3%	0.1%	Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury	1.7%	1.6%	3.2%	Near state average
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	100.0%	98.7%	93.7%	Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened	11.3%	8.9%	12.7%	Worse than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	14.4%	13.7%	19.5%	Near state average
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	100.0%	97.9%	95.3%	Near state average
With pressure ulcers	2.0%	4.3%	4.5%	Better than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	5.6%	9.8%	18.3%	Better than state
Received an antipsychotic medication	9.0%	12.3%	15.4%	Better than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	2.09	2.21	1.81	Near state average
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	0.94	1.50	1.69	Better than state

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	100.0%	94.6%	82.3%	Near state average
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	0.9%	1.3%	1.5%	Better than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	99.7%	93.1%	80.1%	Near state average
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	28.7%	22.6%	23.4%	Worse than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	11.9%	11.1%	11.8%	Near state average

Source: CMS MDS and Medicare claims quality measures, measure period 2025Q3-2026Q2. Averages are computed from all nursing homes reporting each measure.

Cited more than once

The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.

F-0684 6 inspections. Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
F-0656 4 inspections. Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
F-0755 4 inspections. Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
F-0554 3 inspections. Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
F-0657 3 inspections. Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
F-0695 3 inspections. Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Verify & compare

Where to check, and what's nearby.

Who to contact in California

Licensing: California Department of Public Health, Center for Health Care Quality, Licensing and Certification
File a complaint: 844-538-8766 · Online
Long-Term Care Ombudsman: 800-231-4024. A free advocate for residents and families.
Adult Protective Services: 833-401-0832. Some states send facility cases to licensing instead. In an emergency, call 911.
Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.

Nearest emergency hospitals

Huntington Beach Hospital, about 1.2 miles. CMS rating 1 of 5.
Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center, about 2.2 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, about 5.6 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.

Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Beachside Nursing Center, Huntington Beach, less than 0.1 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
Sea Cliff Assisted Living, Huntington Beach, about 0.1 miles. 25 state visits on record.
Huntington Terrace, Hunting Beach, about 0.2 miles. 32 state visits on record.
Oakmont of Huntington Beach, Huntington Be, about 0.2 miles. 17 state visits on record.
Sapphire Pacific, Huntington Beach, about 0.6 miles. 2 state visits on record.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.

4.1199 ratings on Google

★★★★★Valerie Wiegman · 2026-05-20 · via Google
“My aunt was admitted to Sea Cliff at the end of February after a major surgery. She really liked her physical therapists and the other people who worked at Sea Cliff. There was a nice outdoor table and seating area where we could sit in the sun when we would come to visit. I found the finance department and case workers to be responsive and helpful. It's never great to have to be in a skilled …”

★★★★★Toni Ortiz · 2026-01-13 · via Google
“My mom was in SeaCliff for a couple of weeks in between the hospital and returning to her assisted living. My mom is 99 years old and the most precious person in my life. When she was in the hospital she could barely sit up in bed and feed herself. After a day at SeaCliff she looked so much better. She could sit up to eat and she had a healthy glow on her cheeks. The staff were so friendly and res…”

★★★★★Felix Cruz · 2026-02-27 · via Google
“Daisy and Maira in the Social Services Department are absolutely amazing to work with. They went above and beyond to help my grandma with her transition home and made the entire process smooth and stress-free. Their communication with our family was clear, consistent, and compassionate, which gave us tremendous peace of mind during a difficult time. We are so grateful for their support and highly …”

Ratings and reviews are from Google and reflect visitor opinions, not our verification. See all reviews on Google

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