BEACHSIDE NURSING CENTER
7781 GARFIELD AVENUE, HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92648 · CCN 555027
Ratings
- Overall
- ★★★★★ 5
- Health inspection
- ★★★★☆ 4
- Quality measures
- ★★★★★ 5
- Staffing
- ★★☆☆☆ 2
Facility
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 59
- Avg residents/day
- 55.3
- Phone
- 7148479671
Inspection history vs California & national averages
Cycle 1 is the most recent standard health inspection. Lower total deficiency counts are better.
| Cycle | Inspection date | This facility | California avg | National avg | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-28 | 13 | 15.6 | 9.5 | -2.6 better |
| 2 | 2023-10-05 | 23 | 17.4 | 9.8 | +5.6 worse |
| 3 | 2022-07-22 | 13 | 17.1 | 9.3 | -4.1 better |
Cycle 1 deficiencies by category
| Category | Deficiencies |
|---|---|
| Quality of life and care | 4 |
| Resident assessment and care planning | 2 |
| Nutrition and dietary | 2 |
| Pharmacy service | 2 |
| Environmental | 1 |
| Administration | 1 |
| Infection control | 1 |
Staffing (hours per resident per day)
| Metric | This facility | Turnover |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (reported) | 4.41 | 37.7% |
| RN staffing (reported) | 0.39 | — |
| Total nurse staffing (adjusted) | 3.76 | — |
Fines & penalties
- Total fines
- $0
- Number of fines
- 0
- Number of penalties
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
Chain
- Chain
- THE ENSIGN GROUP
- Facilities in chain
- 329
- Chain avg overall
- 3.20 / 5
Inspection citations (49)
- BF0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.2025-08-29 · Health · corrected 2025-09-10
Potential for minimal harm
- DF0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.2025-03-28 · Health · corrected 2025-03-31
Potential for more than minimal harm
- DF0692Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.2025-03-28 · Health · corrected 2025-03-31
Potential for more than minimal harm
- DF0693Ensure 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.2025-03-28 · Health · corrected 2025-03-29
Potential for more than minimal harm
- DF0695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.2025-03-28 · Health · corrected 2025-03-29
Potential for more than minimal harm
- DF0759Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.2025-03-28 · Health · corrected 2025-03-31
Potential for more than minimal harm
- DF0761Ensure 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.2025-03-28 · Health · corrected 2025-03-29
Potential for more than minimal harm
- DF0803Ensure 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.2025-03-28 · Health · corrected 2025-03-29
Potential for more than minimal harm
- EF0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.2025-03-28 · Health · corrected 2025-04-24
Potential for more than minimal harm
- DF0842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.2025-03-28 · Health · corrected 2025-03-29
Potential for more than minimal harm
- DF0849Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.2025-03-28 · Health · corrected 2025-03-31
Potential for more than minimal harm
- DF0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.2025-03-28 · Health · corrected 2025-03-29
Potential for more than minimal harm
- DF0908Keep all essential equipment working safely.2025-03-28 · Health · corrected 2025-04-24
Potential for more than minimal harm
- DF0557Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.2024-11-26 · Health · corrected 2024-11-26
Potential for more than minimal harm
- DF0755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.2024-11-26 · Health · corrected 2024-11-26
Potential for more than minimal harm
- DF0554Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.2023-10-05 · Health · corrected 2023-11-02
Potential for more than minimal harm
- BF0583Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.2023-10-05 · Health · corrected 2023-11-02
Potential for minimal harm
- BF0641Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.2023-10-05 · Health · corrected 2023-11-02
Potential for minimal harm
- BF0655Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted2023-10-05 · Health · corrected 2023-11-02
Potential for minimal harm
- DF0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.2023-10-05 · Health · corrected 2023-11-02
Potential for more than minimal harm
- DF0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.2023-10-05 · Health · corrected 2023-11-02
Potential for more than minimal harm
- BF0686Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.2023-10-05 · Health · corrected 2023-11-02
Potential for minimal harm
- DF0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.2023-10-05 · Health · corrected 2023-11-02
Potential for more than minimal harm
- BF0693Ensure 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.2023-10-05 · Health · corrected 2023-11-02
Potential for minimal harm
- DF0695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.2023-10-05 · Health · corrected 2023-11-02
Potential for more than minimal harm
- DF0755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.2023-10-05 · Health · corrected 2023-11-02
Potential for more than minimal harm
- DF0756Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.2023-10-05 · Health · corrected 2023-11-02
Potential for more than minimal harm
- DF0758Implement 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.2023-10-05 · Health · corrected 2023-11-02
Potential for more than minimal harm
- DF0759Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.2023-10-05 · Health · corrected 2023-11-02
Potential for more than minimal harm
- DF0761Ensure 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.2023-10-05 · Health · corrected 2023-11-02
Potential for more than minimal harm
- DF0773Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.2023-10-05 · Health · corrected 2023-11-02
Potential for more than minimal harm
- DF0808Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.2023-10-05 · Health · corrected 2023-11-02
Potential for more than minimal harm
- EF0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.2023-10-05 · Health · corrected 2023-11-02
Potential for more than minimal harm
- DF0825Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.2023-10-05 · Health · corrected 2023-11-02
Potential for more than minimal harm
- DF0842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.2023-10-05 · Health · corrected 2023-11-02
Potential for more than minimal harm
- DF0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.2023-10-05 · Health · corrected 2023-11-02
Potential for more than minimal harm
- BF0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.2023-09-06 · Health · corrected 2023-09-07
Potential for minimal harm
- DF0622Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.2022-07-22 · Health · corrected 2022-08-16
Potential for more than minimal harm
- DF0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.2022-07-22 · Health · corrected 2022-08-16
Potential for more than minimal harm
- DF0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.2022-07-22 · Health · corrected 2022-08-16
Potential for more than minimal harm
- DF0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.2022-07-22 · Health · corrected 2022-08-16
Potential for more than minimal harm
- DF0695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.2022-07-22 · Health · corrected 2022-08-16
Potential for more than minimal harm
- DF0755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.2022-07-22 · Health · corrected 2022-08-16
Potential for more than minimal harm
- DF0758Implement 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.2022-07-22 · Health · corrected 2022-08-16
Potential for more than minimal harm
- DF0803Ensure 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.2022-07-22 · Health · corrected 2022-08-16
Potential for more than minimal harm
- EF0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.2022-07-22 · Health · corrected 2022-08-16
Potential for more than minimal harm
- CF0814Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.2022-07-22 · Health · corrected 2022-08-16
Potential for minimal harm
- EF0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.2022-07-22 · Health · corrected 2022-08-16
Potential for more than minimal harm
- FF0908Keep all essential equipment working safely.2022-07-22 · Health · corrected 2022-08-16
Potential for more than minimal harm
Ownership
| Owner | Type | Role | Percent | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLAGSTONE HEALTHCARE SOUTH LLC | Organization | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | 100% | 2022-11-08 |
| THE ENSIGN GROUP INC | Organization | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | 100% | 2023-02-01 |
| BRAITHWAITE, SETH | Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — | 2023-02-01 |
| WILLITS, ADAM | Individual | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | — | 2023-02-01 |
| BURNAM, SOON | Individual | CORPORATE OFFICER | — | 2022-11-08 |
| FITCH, CRAIG | Individual | CORPORATE OFFICER | — | 2022-11-08 |
| LOOPER, WILLIAM | Individual | CORPORATE OFFICER | — | 2023-02-01 |
| BRAITHWAITE, SETH | Individual | W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | — | 2023-02-01 |
Other facilities in HUNTINGTON BEACH
| Name | Overall | Beds |
|---|---|---|
| HUNTINGTON VALLEY HEALTHCARE CENTER | ★★☆☆☆ | 144 |
| SEA CLIFF HEALTHCARE CENTER | ★★☆☆☆ | 182 |
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Nursing Home Care Compare files (processed 2026-03-01). Citations show the 3 most recent inspection cycles.