Mirage Post Acute
44445 15Th St W, 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 - Partnership · Chain: Pacs Group
- Certified beds
- 299 · avg 267 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 48.1% — higher than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 37.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 44.4% — near the California averageCalifornia 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)
- 3 fines · $153,991 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 056039
- Certified beds
- 299 beds · avg 267 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Partnership
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Lancaster 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.Holding
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2023
- Pacs Holdings, LlcHolding
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2023
+ 2 additional owners on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
June 2023 (3 years ago) · acquired from Wellsprings Post Acute 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
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 262)
- D0842·Apr 28, 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.
- D0656·Apr 28, 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.
- E0908·Apr 24, 2026
Environmental Deficiencies
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
- E0881·Apr 24, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- D0880·Apr 24, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0812·Apr 24, 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.
- E0803·Apr 24, 2026
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
- D0790·Apr 24, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20253 fines · $154K
Most recent events
- Jul 22, 2025Fine · $36K
- Mar 10, 2025Fine · $99K
- Feb 7, 2025Fine · $18K
Largest single fine on record: $99K.
Fire-safety citations
32 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Apr 24, 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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