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Palos Verdes Health Care Center

26303 Western Ave., Lomita, CA, 90717

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 555028

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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

Overall2 / 5
Health inspections1 / 5
Staffing2 / 5
Quality measures5 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Individual
Certified beds
48 · avg 39 residents/day
Administrators who left
0 departednear 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

For-profitCorporation

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

65 health citations on file3 immediate-jeopardy findings25 from complaints3 federal fines totalling $97K1 payment denial

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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.

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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.

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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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