Palos Verdes Health Care Center
26303 Western Ave., Lomita, CA, 90717
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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 - Individual
- Certified beds
- 48 · avg 39 residents/day
- 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)
- 3 fines · $97,006 total
- Payment denials
- 1 denial
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 555028
- Certified beds
- 48 beds · avg 39 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Individual
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Allelo & Associates
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (3 on record)
- Calixto John Caro
W-2 Managing Employee · 100% · since 1999
- Allelo & Associates
Operational/managerial Control · 100% · since 1999
- Amnon Licht
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 1999
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, 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 65)
- D0609·Apr 1, 2026Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D0600·Apr 1, 2026Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- D0550·Mar 27, 2026Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D0947·Feb 12, 2026
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
- D0912·Feb 12, 2026
Environmental Deficiencies
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
- E0908·Feb 12, 2026
Environmental Deficiencies
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
- D0887·Feb 12, 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.
- E0883·Feb 12, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20243 fines · $97K · 1 payment denial
Most recent events
- Nov 22, 2024Fine · $15K
- Oct 11, 2024Fine · $11K
- May 17, 2024Payment denial · 70 days · starting Jun 15, 2024
- May 17, 2024Fine · $71K
Largest single fine on record: $71K.
Fire-safety citations
11 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Feb 12, 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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