Santa Fe Heights Healthcare Center, LLC

2309 N Santa Fe Ave, Compton, CA 90222 · (310) 639-8111
For profit - Limited Liability company · 99 certified beds

Abuse icon Medicare's Care Compare says: “This nursing home has been cited for abuse.” Medicare marks homes recently cited for harm or potential harm from abuse or neglect, and caps their health inspection rating at 2 stars.

Santa Fe Heights Healthcare Center, LLC has a 1-star overall rating from Medicare, out of 5. Its last standard inspection, in February 2026, found 23 citations (the California average is 15.6). It was fined 3 times in the last three years, $113,169 in all.

Medicare ratings

Overall ratingStarts from the health inspection rating, then goes up or down a star for a 5-star or 1-star staffing or quality rating.	1 out of 5 stars · Much below average
Health inspectionsFrom the two most recent standard inspections and three years of complaint inspections, compared with other homes in the same state.	1 out of 5 stars · Much below average
Quality measuresFrom 15 measures of how residents do, such as falls with major injury, pressure ulcers, hospital stays and getting home after a short stay.	Not available
StaffingFrom payroll records of nurse hours per resident, adjusted for how much care residents need, and staff turnover.	4 out of 5 stars · Above average

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Most recent health inspection

The standard health inspection on February 9, 2026 found 23 citations. What an inspection citation means

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.February 9, 2026 · F0688 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.February 9, 2026 · F0842 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.February 9, 2026 · F0551 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.February 9, 2026 · F0552 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.February 9, 2026 · F0558 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
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.February 9, 2026 · F0578 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.February 9, 2026 · F0604 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.February 9, 2026 · F0656 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.February 9, 2026 · F0676 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.February 9, 2026 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.February 9, 2026 · F0685 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.February 9, 2026 · F0689 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.February 9, 2026 · F0690 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.February 9, 2026 · F0695 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
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.February 9, 2026 · F0700 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.February 9, 2026 · F0755 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.February 9, 2026 · F0757 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.February 9, 2026 · F0759 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
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.February 9, 2026 · F0803 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.February 9, 2026 · F0847 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.February 9, 2026 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.February 9, 2026 · F0919 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.February 9, 2026 · F0912 · Level of harm: Potential for minimal harm · Residents affected: Some

Complaint inspections, last three years

Inspections after complaints found 61 citations.

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.July 21, 2026 · F0692 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.July 9, 2026 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.July 9, 2026 · F0697 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.July 9, 2026 · F0842 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.June 10, 2026 · F0552 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.June 10, 2026 · F0580 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.April 15, 2026 · F0600 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.April 15, 2026 · F0609 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.February 9, 2026 · F0689 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.February 3, 2026 · F0627 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.February 3, 2026 · F0657 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.February 3, 2026 · F0689 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.February 3, 2026 · F0745 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.November 18, 2025 · F0552 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admittedNovember 18, 2025 · F0655 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.November 13, 2025 · F0580 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.November 13, 2025 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.July 21, 2025 · F0550 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.July 21, 2025 · F0641 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.July 21, 2025 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.May 29, 2025 · F0600 · Level of harm: Actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.May 17, 2025 · F0689 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.April 7, 2025 · F0658 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.February 13, 2025 · F0600 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.February 13, 2025 · F0609 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.February 13, 2025 · F0610 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.February 6, 2025 · F0580 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.February 6, 2025 · F0600 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.February 6, 2025 · F0656 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.January 23, 2025 · F0600 · Level of harm: Actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.January 23, 2025 · F0658 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.January 23, 2025 · F0689 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.January 2, 2025 · F0580 · Level of harm: Actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.January 2, 2025 · F0657 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.January 2, 2025 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.January 2, 2025 · F0689 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.December 4, 2024 · F0842 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.November 20, 2024 · F0641 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.November 20, 2024 · F0656 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.November 20, 2024 · F0657 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
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.November 20, 2024 · F0688 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.October 29, 2024 · F0697 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.October 2, 2024 · F0552 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.October 2, 2024 · F0656 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.October 2, 2024 · F0657 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
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.October 2, 2024 · F0758 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.August 23, 2024 · F0580 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.August 23, 2024 · F0600 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.August 23, 2024 · F0610 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.July 10, 2024 · F0689 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.May 23, 2024 · F0585 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.May 19, 2024 · F0602 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Few
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.April 2, 2024 · F0600 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.April 2, 2024 · F0609 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.March 27, 2024 · F0600 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.March 27, 2024 · F0657 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.February 23, 2024 · F0580 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.November 22, 2023 · F0689 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.October 30, 2023 · F0697 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.October 28, 2023 · F0656 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.October 12, 2023 · F0602 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few

Fines and payment denials

Fine of $29,848May 17, 2025
Fine of $64,337January 2, 2025
Fine of $18,984May 19, 2024
Medicare payment denial for 19 daysStarting February 21, 2025

Nurse staffing

Hours of nursing care per resident per day, as the home reports them to Medicare through payroll records.

Hours per resident per day	This home	California average	U.S. average
Total nurse staffing	3.87	4.52	3.86
Registered nurses (RN)	0.29	0.67	0.69
Licensed practical nurses (LPN)	1.06	1.20	0.86
Nurse aides	2.52	2.65	2.32
Total nursing staff turnover	27.8%	36.7%	45.8%

About this home

Ownership	For profit - Limited Liability company
Certified beds	99
Average residents per day	91.7
Inside a hospital	No
Continuing care retirement community	No

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Data from Medicare (CMS), updated October 2026, from Santa Fe Heights Healthcare Center, LLC on Medicare's Care Compare and the CMS Provider Data Catalog. ParentNextStep isn't affiliated with Medicare or CMS.