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St. Catherine Healthcare

245 E WILSHIRE AVENUE, FULLERTON, CA, 92832

(714) 871-6020

ensignservices.net

99 licensed beds

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections3/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

245 E Wilshire Avenue

Fullerton, CA 92832

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

State license

306004662

CMS facility ID

055689

Care type

Nursing home

Facility name

St. Catherine Healthcare

Street address

245 E WILSHIRE AVENUE

City / state / ZIP

Fullerton, CA 92832

Phone

(714) 871-6020

Website

ensignservices.net

State license #

306004662

About this facility — St. Catherine Healthcare

St. Catherine Healthcare is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Fullerton, California. It is licensed for 99 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in California (98 beds).

It is one of 70 senior care facilities in Fullerton 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 St. Catherine Healthcare 62 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

Parent company

The Ensign Group

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

245 East Wilshire Avenue, Llc

Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Burnam, Soon

Officer — since 2021

Ensign Services Inc

Additional disclosable party — since 2018

Farukhi, Mohammad

Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Keetch, Chad

Officer — since 2011

Looper, William

Governing body · Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Port, Barry

Officer — since 2024

Sato, Ami

Officer — since 2024

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

1969-09-03

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

18 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-03-17

Nurse staffing

4.0 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$546 per day (≈ $16,600/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

57% Medicaid · 32% Medicare · 11% private/other

Occupancy

86% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

6% above the CA median of $514/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Licensed as

Adult Residential

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.

2026-03-17Health inspection15 citations

F-0554

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-04-03

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 2026-04-10

F-0583

B · No harm found

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Corrected 2026-03-20

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 2026-04-10

F-0606

E · No harm found

Not hire anyone with a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft.

Corrected 2026-03-20

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 2026-04-03

F-0695

B · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-03-20

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 2026-04-03

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 2026-04-03

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 2026-04-03

F-0814

D · No harm foundFood safety

Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

Corrected 2026-04-03

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 2026-04-03

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 2026-04-10

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-04-10

F-0881

E · No harm found

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Corrected 2026-04-10

2026-02-03Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

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 2026-02-05

9 earlier / fire-safety inspections (46 citations)

2025-09-16Health 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 2025-10-03

F-0605

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-10-03

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 2025-10-03

2025-07-02Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0695

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-07-15

2024-12-12Health 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 2024-12-31

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 2024-12-31

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 2024-12-31

2024-09-26Health inspection16 citations

F-0552

B · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-10-22

F-0554

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-10-22

F-0578

B · 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 2024-10-22

F-0644

D · No harm found

Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

Corrected 2024-10-22

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 2024-10-22

F-0694

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-10-22

F-0698

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-10-22

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 2024-10-22

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 2024-10-22

F-0761

D · No harm found

Corrected 2024-10-22

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 2024-10-22

F-0805

D · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.

Corrected 2024-10-22

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 2024-10-22

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 2024-10-22

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-10-22

F-0881

D · No harm found

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Corrected 2024-10-22

2024-06-05Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2024-06-14

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 2024-06-14

2021-12-07Health inspection11 citations

F-0552

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2022-01-07

F-0684

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2022-01-07

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 2022-01-07

F-0695

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2022-01-07

F-0697

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2022-01-07

F-0700

D · No harm found

Corrected 2022-01-07

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 2022-01-07

F-0814

B · No harm foundFood safety

Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

Corrected 2022-01-07

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 2022-01-07

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2022-01-07

F-0881

E · No harm found

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Corrected 2022-01-07

2026-03-17Fire-safety inspection3 citations

K-0211

E · No harm found

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2026-03-17

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-03-26

K-0923

E · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2026-03-26

2024-09-26Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-10-13

2021-12-07Fire-safety inspection6 citations

E-0023

D · No harm found

Establish policies and procedures for medical documentation.

Corrected 2022-01-03

E-0035

D · No harm found

Provide family notifications of emergency plan.

Corrected 2022-01-03

E-0037

D · No harm found

Establish staff and initial training requirements.

Corrected 2022-01-03

K-0362

D · No harm found

Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.

Corrected 2022-01-03

K-0363

D · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2022-01-03

K-0918

C · No harm found

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

Corrected 2022-01-03

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 055689.

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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