Nursing homeFAID #1199
Vermont Healthcare Center
★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall1/5 health inspections2/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare
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Public record summary
What we can show you for free.
Bed capacity
200
CMS facility ID
056433
Care type
Nursing home
County
Los Angeles
Facility name
Vermont Healthcare Center
Street address
22035 S. VERMONT AVENUE
City / state / ZIP
Torrance, CA 90502
Phone
(310) 328-0812
Website
About this facility — Vermont Healthcare Center
Vermont Healthcare Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Torrance, California. It is licensed for 200 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in California (98 beds).
It is one of 139 senior care facilities in Torrance 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 Vermont Healthcare Center 108 times across 28 inspections in the last three years, including 3 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $158,506 in fines. 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 - Limited Liability company
Registered owners & officers
Hendeles, Moise
Direct owner · Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — 70% stake — since 2014
Brion, Alger
Direct owner · Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — 15% stake — since 2014
Hendeles, Eliyahu
Direct owner · Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — 15% stake — since 2014
Avila, Fe
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2016
Ghanian, Reza
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022
Hefner, Curtis
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Jiratjintana, Prapaporn
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2014
Pesquiza, Renalyn
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2015
Ramirez, Ismael
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2014
Rivera, Migdalia
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2014
Tandoc, Jojo
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Regulatory standing
Licensed / certified since
1974-05-21
CMS overall rating
1 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
26 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$158,506 total
Last standard inspection
2026-04-24
Nurse staffing
4.3 hours per resident per day
Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)
Average billed charges
$466 per day (≈ $14,170/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
71% Medicaid · 8% Medicare · 21% private/other
Occupancy
69% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
9% below the CA median of $514/day — full state cost breakdown
Services & coverage
Licensed beds
200
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 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-04-24Health inspection22 citations
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 2026-05-20
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2026-05-20
F-0644
D · No harm found
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2026-05-24
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 2026-05-20
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 2026-05-20
F-0677
D · No harm found
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2026-05-20
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 2026-05-20
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 2026-05-20
F-0692
D · No harm found
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2026-05-20
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 2026-05-24
F-0694
D · No harm found
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2026-05-20
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2026-05-20
F-0698
D · No harm found
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2026-05-20
F-0755
E · No harm found
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2026-05-20
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 2026-05-20
F-0757
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2026-05-20
F-0759
D · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2026-05-20
F-0760
D · No harm found
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2026-05-20
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 2026-05-20
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 2026-05-20
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 2026-05-20
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-05-20
2026-02-06Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0627
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
Corrected 2026-03-03
25 earlier / fire-safety inspections (85 citations)
2025-12-17Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 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 2026-01-07
F-0657
D · 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 2026-01-07
2025-10-30Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0684
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-11-24
2025-07-31Health 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 2025-08-07
2025-07-29Health 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 2025-08-07
F-0761
D · 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 2025-08-07
2025-07-17Health 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 2025-08-01
2025-05-01Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0580
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2025-05-16
F-0689
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-05-16
2025-03-26Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0684
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-04-09
F-0880
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-04-09
2025-03-14Health inspectionComplaint-triggered26 citations
F-0580
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2025-04-07
F-0644
D · No harm found
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2025-04-07
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 2025-04-07
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 2025-04-07
F-0677
D · No harm found
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2025-04-07
F-0685
D · No harm found
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Corrected 2025-04-07
F-0686
G · Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2025-04-07
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 2025-04-07
F-0694
D · No harm found
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2025-04-07
F-0698
D · No harm found
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2025-04-07
F-0725
E · No harm found
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Corrected 2025-04-07
F-0732
D · No harm found
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Corrected 2025-04-07
F-0740
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Corrected 2025-04-07
F-0755
F · No harm found
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2025-04-07
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 2025-04-07
F-0759
E · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2025-04-07
F-0760
F · No harm found
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2025-04-07
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 2025-04-07
F-0791
D · No harm found
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Corrected 2025-04-07
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 2025-04-07
F-0842
E · No harm found
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2025-04-07
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 2025-04-07
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-04-07
F-0881
D · No harm found
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Corrected 2025-04-07
F-0908
E · No harm found
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Corrected 2025-04-07
F-0919
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Corrected 2025-04-07
2025-02-05Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0641
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2025-03-02
F-0689
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-03-02
F-0880
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-03-02
2024-10-17Health 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 2024-11-10
2024-09-27Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0695
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-10-19
2024-08-29Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0580
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2024-09-20
2024-07-25Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0626
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
Corrected 2024-08-16
2024-05-24Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0880
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-06-07
2024-05-15Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 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 2024-06-07
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 2024-06-07
2024-04-30Health 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 2024-05-24
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 2024-05-24
F-0943
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Corrected 2024-05-24
2024-03-08Health inspection17 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 2024-04-01
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 2024-04-01
F-0604
D · No harm found
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Corrected 2024-04-01
F-0637
D · No harm found
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Corrected 2024-04-01
F-0644
D · No harm found
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2024-04-01
F-0677
E · No harm found
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2024-04-01
F-0688
D · 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 2024-04-01
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 2024-04-01
F-0690
G · Actual harm
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 2024-04-01
F-0697
D · No harm found
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2024-04-01
F-0755
E · No harm found
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2024-04-01
F-0757
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2024-04-01
F-0759
E · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2024-04-01
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 2024-04-01
F-0790
D · No harm found
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
Corrected 2024-04-01
F-0801
F · 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 2024-04-01
F-0880
F · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-04-01
2024-01-31Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-02-23
2024-01-17Health 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 2024-02-08
2023-10-03Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0626
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
Corrected 2023-10-27
2023-09-08Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
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 2023-09-29
2023-09-06Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0558
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2023-09-27
2026-04-24Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0225
D · No harm found
Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.
Corrected 2026-05-18
K-0355
D · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2026-05-18
K-0511
D · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2026-05-18
2025-03-14Fire-safety inspection8 citations
E-0032
C · No harm found
Provide primary/alternate means for communication.
Corrected 2025-04-07
K-0324
D · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2025-04-07
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-04-07
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2025-04-07
K-0511
E · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2025-04-07
K-0712
F · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2025-04-07
K-0741
D · No harm found
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Corrected 2025-04-07
K-0920
E · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2025-04-07
2024-03-08Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0321
D · 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 2024-04-01
K-0912
D · No harm found
Have power receptacles that are properly grounded.
Corrected 2024-04-01
Federal penalties
2026-02-06Fine$16,149
2025-10-30Fine$31,031
2025-05-01Fine$12,438
2025-02-05Fine$72,036
2024-03-08Fine$26,852
2025-02-05Medicare payment denial — 33 days
Total fines$158,506
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 056433.
Visitor reviews
What people say on Google.
4.1★★★★★132 ratings on Google
★★★★★Neil Calvario · 2026-04-28 · via Google“This is a nice facility. Staff are very friendly and accommodating. Rehab was excellent. Our RT dept is very competent as we have a lot of patients who graduated very successfully from sub acute. Support staff from MDS, Social services, dietary and maintenance provide the necessary and needed support to Nursing that makes them a great team. The facility was so clean. Programs are very effective an…”
★★★★★Rosario · 2026-04-28 · via Google“The rehab team are very good and competent! They are very helpful, attentive, and friendly. I have been in Vermont for more than 2 years and I am very satisfied with their care. They are not perfect but always striving to be better. Facility is very clean and food was the best. Social services staff were very helpful and accommodating.”
★★★★★Simon Peter Dalangpan · 2026-04-29 · via Google“The staff treated my Auntie exceptionally well! Vermont was highly recommended by our Kaiser family doctor. It was our 1st time having a family member in a Nursing home. The staff (Connie & Eva RN) guided us in detail through their admitting process. Communication was direct. We even had a sit-down meeting with their complete crew to talk about my Aunt's progress and treatment. Food was much h…”
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CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
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