Briarcrest Nursing Center
5648 East Gotham Street, Bell Gardens, CA, 90201
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Partnership · Chain: Cambridge Healthcare Services
- Certified beds
- 135 · avg 126 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 41.5% — near the California averageCalifornia avg: 37.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 66.7% — higher than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 39.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the California averageCalifornia avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 2 fines · $78,684 total
- Payment denials
- 2 denials
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 056220
- Certified beds
- 135 beds · avg 126 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Partnership
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- 5648 East Gotham Street Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Cambridge Healthcare Services
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Cambridge Healthcare Services chain — 32 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.6 / 5.
Parent entity
bh Alliance
Disclosed owners (32 on record)
- Professional Directions For Health Care
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Cambridge Healthcare Services Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Liberty Pineda Bueno
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- Cesar Demate Palana
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- Kristina Kuizon
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- Joel c Guron
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
+ 26 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 102)
- D0583·Apr 1, 2026Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- D0842·Mar 26, 2026Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D0628·Mar 26, 2026Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- D0580·Mar 26, 2026Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- D0700·Jan 21, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
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…
- D0656·Jan 21, 2026Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D0645·Jan 21, 2026Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- D0607·Jan 21, 2026Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $45K · 1 payment denial
- 20241 fine · $34K · 1 payment denial
Most recent events
- Mar 1, 2025Payment denial · 18 days · starting Mar 29, 2025
- Mar 1, 2025Fine · $45K
- Jun 25, 2024Payment denial · 47 days · starting Jul 27, 2024
- Jun 25, 2024Fine · $34K
Largest single fine on record: $45K.
Fire-safety citations
17 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Mar 13, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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