Beachside Nursing Center
7781 Garfield Avenue, Huntington Beach, CA, 92648
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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 - Limited Liability company · Chain: The Ensign Group
- Certified beds
- 59 · avg 56 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 37.7% — near the California averageCalifornia avg: 37.4% · National avg: 46.1% · 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
- 555027
- Certified beds
- 59 beds · avg 56 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Desert Mallow Healthcare Inc
- Chain affiliation
- The Ensign Group
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the The Ensign Group chain — 338 facilities across 17 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.2 / 5.
Disclosed owners (7 on record)
- Adam Willits
Corporate Director · since 2023
- Seth Braithwaite
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2023
- The Ensign Group Inc
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2023
- William Rand Looper
Corporate Officer · since 2023
- Craig Fitch
Corporate Officer · since 2022
- Flagstone Healthcare South Llc
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2022
+ 1 additional owner on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
February 2023 (3 years ago) · acquired from Beachside Nursing Center
Transaction type: Change of Ownership
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures + Change of Ownership, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 53)
- D0880·Apr 30, 2026Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0656·Apr 16, 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.
- E0842·Feb 25, 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.
- D0887·Feb 25, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
- D0880·Feb 25, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0812·Feb 25, 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.
- D0761·Feb 25, 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.
- D0755·Feb 25, 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
9 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Feb 25, 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.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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