Antelope Valley Care Center
44567 North 15Th St. West, Lancaster, CA, 93534
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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.
Special Focus Candidate
CMS has identified this facility as a Special Focus Candidate — a track record of serious quality issues that places it one step away from full Special Focus Facility designation.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Pacs Group
- Certified beds
- 199 · avg 178 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 46.5% — higher than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 37.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 61.5% — 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
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 2 fines · $124,690 total
- Payment denials
- 2 denials
- Infection control citations
- 3
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 555456
- Certified beds
- 199 beds · avg 178 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
- Antelope Valley Snf Healthcare Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Pacs Group
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Pacs Group chain — 279 facilities across 16 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.0 / 5.
Disclosed owners (8 on record)
- Frederick g Apt
Corporate Officer · since 2023
- Jason h Murray
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2023
- John t Mitchell
Corporate Officer · since 2023
- Mark d Hancock
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2023
- Pacs Group, Inc.
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2023
- Pacs Holdings, Llc
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · since 2023
+ 2 additional owners on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
June 2023 (3 years ago) · acquired from Antelope Valley Care 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 172)
- D0692·Apr 15, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- D0607·Apr 15, 2026Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- E0842·Apr 2, 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.
- E0694·Apr 2, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
- D0656·Apr 2, 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.
- D0880·Mar 23, 2026Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0842·Mar 13, 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.
- D0684·Mar 13, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $34K · 1 payment denial
- 20241 payment denial
- 20231 fine · $90K
Most recent events
- Jun 18, 2025Payment denial · 26 days · starting Sep 18, 2025
- Jan 14, 2025Fine · $34K
- Jun 28, 2024Payment denial · 19 days · starting Aug 24, 2024
- Jul 25, 2023Fine · $90K
Largest single fine on record: $90K.
Fire-safety citations
15 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Aug 29, 2025. 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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