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Lomita Post-Acute Care Center

1955 Lomita Blvd, Lomita, CA, 90717

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 055262

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Federal Quality Data

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.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall3 / 5
Health inspections2 / 5
Staffing3 / 5
Quality measures5 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Individual · Chain: The Ensign Group
Certified beds
71 · avg 61 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
40%near the California averageCalifornia avg: 37.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
37.5%near the California averageCalifornia avg: 39.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
1 departednear the California averageCalifornia avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
055262
Certified beds
71 beds · avg 61 residents/day
Ownership type
For profit - Individual
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Sungazer Healthcare Inc
Chain affiliation
The Ensign Group

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitCorporation

Chain affiliation

Part of the The Ensign Group chain — 338 facilities across 17 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.2 / 5.

Disclosed owners (11 on record)

  • Dereck Cretz

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • William Weitin Tarng

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Ami Sato

    Corporate Officer · since 2024

  • Adam Willits

    Corporate Director · since 2023

  • Jesse Kim

    Corporate Officer · since 2023

  • The Ensign Group Inc

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2023

+ 5 additional owners on the federal record.

Recent change of ownership

February 2023 (3 years ago) · acquired from Lomita Post-acute 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

51 health citations on file5 from complaints

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 51)

  • D0677·Feb 10, 2026Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

  • B0912·Dec 11, 2025

    Environmental Deficiencies

    Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.

  • D0883·Dec 11, 2025

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

  • D0842·Dec 11, 2025

    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.

  • E0812·Dec 11, 2025

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  • D0806·Dec 11, 2025

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.

  • D0802·Dec 11, 2025

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.

  • D0761·Dec 11, 2025

    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.

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Fire-safety citations

8 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Dec 11, 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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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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