Palm Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
24962 Calle Aragon, Laguna Hills, CA, 92637
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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
- 99 · avg 93 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 49.6% — higher than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 37.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 70% — 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 · $50,950 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 555257
- Certified beds
- 99 beds · avg 93 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
- Gate Three Healthcare, Llc
- 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 (5 on record)
- Bryce Lindsey
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2019
- Adam Willits
Corporate Officer · since 2018
- Flagstone Healthcare South Llc
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2006
- Soon Burnam
Corporate Officer · since 2006
- The Ensign Group Inc
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2006
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 51)
- B0842·Feb 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.
- D0755·Feb 9, 2026Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- G0726·Feb 9, 2026Complaint
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
- D0697·Feb 9, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- D0657·Feb 9, 2026Complaint
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.
- D0908·Feb 9, 2026
Environmental Deficiencies
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
- D0880·Feb 9, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0849·Feb 9, 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.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20262 fines · $51K
Most recent events
- Feb 9, 2026Fine · $25K
- Feb 9, 2026Fine · $25K
Largest single fine on record: $25K.
Fire-safety citations
10 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Feb 9, 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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