Buena Park Nursing Center
8520 Western Avenue, Buena Park, CA, 90620
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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: The Mandelbaum Family
- Certified beds
- 143 · avg 131 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 28.6% — lower than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 37.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 30.4% — lower than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 39.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 2 departed — near the California averageCalifornia avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $8,278 total
- Payment denials
- 1 denial
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 055571
- Certified beds
- 143 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
- 8520 Western Avenue Inc
- Chain affiliation
- The Mandelbaum Family
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the The Mandelbaum Family chain — 16 facilities across 2 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.6 / 5.
Disclosed owners (15 on record)
- Simcha Mandelbaum
Operational/managerial Control · since 2026
- Vann Rama
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- Gvbp Real Estate Holdings, Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2023
- Jocelyn Jacinto
Operational/managerial Control · since 2023
- Hansen
Adp of The Snf · since 2023
- Janet Mandelbaum
Corporate Director · 50% · since 2023
+ 9 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 74)
- D0732·Mar 18, 2026Complaint
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Post nurse staffing information every day.
- D0881·Mar 18, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- E0880·Mar 18, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0849·Mar 18, 2026
Administration Deficiencies
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
- D0842·Mar 18, 2026
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.
- D0836·Mar 18, 2026
Administration Deficiencies
Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.
- E0813·Mar 18, 2026
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
- E0812·Mar 18, 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.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $8,278 · 1 payment denial
Most recent events
- Oct 30, 2025Payment denial · 13 days · starting Nov 28, 2025
- Oct 30, 2025Fine · $8,278
Fire-safety citations
21 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Mar 18, 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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