The Gardens Of El Monte
5044 Buffington Rd, El Monte, CA, 91732
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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
- 53 · avg 50 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 53.1% — higher than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 37.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 100% — higher than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 39.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the California averageCalifornia avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Payment denials
- 1 denial
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 555903
- Certified beds
- 53 beds · avg 50 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- The Gardens Of El Monte Llc
- 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.
Parent entity
Global Skilled Llc
Disclosed owners (19 on record)
- Jeff Schachten
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Blanca Villasenor
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Harinder Randhawa
Adp of The Snf · since 2023
- Callista Nlemchy Okolo
Adp of The Snf · since 2023
- Michael Katiraie
Operational/managerial Control · since 2023
- 5044 Buffington Road Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2023
+ 13 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 57)
- D0689·Apr 10, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- B0912·Apr 10, 2026
Environmental Deficiencies
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
- D0842·Apr 10, 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.
- D0761·Apr 10, 2026
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure 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.
- D0732·Apr 10, 2026
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Post nurse staffing information every day.
- D0657·Apr 10, 2026
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D0641·Apr 10, 2026
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- E0628·Apr 10, 2026
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20241 payment denial
Most recent events
- Jun 17, 2024Payment denial · 1 day · starting Jul 17, 2024
Fire-safety citations
10 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Apr 10, 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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