Cerritos Vista Healthcare Center
17836 Woodruff Avenue, Bellflower, CA, 90706
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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 - Corporation · Chain: Longwood Management Corporation
- Certified beds
- 140 · avg 131 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 41.1% — near the California averageCalifornia avg: 37.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 27.3% — lower 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
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 056405
- Certified beds
- 140 beds · avg 131 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Cerritos Vista Healthcare Center Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Longwood Management Corporation
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Longwood Management Corporation chain — 38 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.3 / 5.
Disclosed owners (12 on record)
- Aaron Friedman
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 20% · since 2023
- Friedman Family Trust
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 20% · since 2023
- Ira d Friedman 1991 Trust
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 20% · since 2023
- Ira David Friedman
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 20% · since 2023
- Lehmann Family 1991 Trust
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 20% · since 2023
- Libby Lehmann
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 20% · since 2023
+ 6 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
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 87)
- D0745·Apr 6, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
- E0880·Feb 26, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0814·Feb 26, 2026
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
- E0812·Feb 26, 2026
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E0805·Feb 26, 2026
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
- E0804·Feb 26, 2026
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- E0802·Feb 26, 2026
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
- D0755·Feb 26, 2026
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Fire-safety citations
25 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Feb 26, 2026. 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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