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Colonial Care Center

1913 E 5Th Street, Long Beach, CA, 90802

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 056043

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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

Overall1 / 5
Health inspections1 / 5
Staffing2 / 5
Quality measures2 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Corporation · Chain: Longwood Management Corporation
Certified beds
196 · avg 189 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
37.3%near the California averageCalifornia avg: 37.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
50%higher than most California nursing homesCalifornia 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

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
4 fines · $140,904 total
Payment denials
3 denials

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
056043
Certified beds
196 beds · avg 189 residents/day
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Colonial Care Center Inc.
Chain affiliation
Longwood Management Corporation

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitCorporation

Chain affiliation

Part of the Longwood Management Corporation chain — 38 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.3 / 5.

Disclosed owners (12 on record)

  • Aaron Friedman

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 20% · since 2023

  • Friedman Family Trust

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 20% · since 2023

  • Ira d Friedman 1991 Trust

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 20% · since 2023

  • Ira David Friedman

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 20% · since 2023

  • Lehmann Family 1991 Trust

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 20% · since 2023

  • Libby Lehmann

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 20% · since 2023

+ 6 additional owners on the federal record.

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.

Federal inspection record

82 health citations on file2 immediate-jeopardy findings16 from complaints4 federal fines totalling $141K3 payment denials

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Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 82)

  • D0600·Feb 12, 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.

  • E0880·Feb 12, 2026

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • D0849·Feb 12, 2026

    Administration Deficiencies

    Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.

  • F0814·Feb 12, 2026

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

  • E0812·Feb 12, 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.

  • D0761·Feb 12, 2026

    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.

  • E0759·Feb 12, 2026

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

  • E0700·Feb 12, 2026

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20261 fine · $15K · 1 payment denial
  • 20252 fines · $71K · 1 payment denial
  • 20241 fine · $55K · 1 payment denial

Most recent events

  • Jan 29, 2026Payment denial · 6 days · starting Feb 27, 2026
  • Jan 29, 2026Fine · $15K
  • Nov 6, 2025Fine · $12K
  • Feb 6, 2025Payment denial · 16 days · starting Mar 11, 2025
  • Feb 6, 2025Fine · $59K
  • Feb 23, 2024Payment denial · 27 days · starting Mar 23, 2024

Largest single fine on record: $59K.

Fire-safety citations

30 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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