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Vernon Healthcare Center

1037 W. Vernon Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90037

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 055167

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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
Staffing1 / 5
Quality measures4 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Pacific Healthcare Holdings
Certified beds
99 · avg 94 residents/day

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
3 fines · $178,438 total
Payment denials
2 denials

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
055167
Certified beds
99 beds · avg 94 residents/day
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Vernon Healthcare Center, Llc
Chain affiliation
Pacific Healthcare Holdings

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitLlc

Chain affiliation

Part of the Pacific Healthcare Holdings chain — 15 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 1.9 / 5.

Disclosed owners (7 on record)

  • Rockport Administrative Services, Llc

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Kingsley Ofoegbu

    Adp of The Snf · since 2024

  • Andrea Carlin

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2023

  • Shlomo Rechnitz

    Corporate Officer · since 2008

  • David Blonder

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 10% · since 2007

  • Eretz Vhc Properties Llc

    Adp of The Snf · since 2007

+ 1 additional owner on the federal record.

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

Federal inspection record

98 health citations on file1 immediate-jeopardy finding61 from complaints3 federal fines totalling $178K2 payment denials

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 98)

  • D0726·Jan 28, 2026Complaint

    Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

    Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

  • B0912·Jan 9, 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.

  • D0880·Jan 9, 2026

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • E0812·Jan 9, 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.

  • D0770·Jan 9, 2026

    Administration Deficiencies

    Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.

  • D0761·Jan 9, 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.

  • D0686·Jan 9, 2026

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

  • D0677·Jan 9, 2026

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

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

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20251 fine · $17K
  • 20242 fines · $161K · 2 payment denials

Most recent events

  • Apr 10, 2025Fine · $17K
  • Jul 31, 2024Payment denial · 45 days · starting Sep 7, 2024
  • Jul 31, 2024Fine · $107K
  • May 24, 2024Payment denial · 24 days · starting Jun 25, 2024
  • May 24, 2024Fine · $54K

Largest single fine on record: $107K.

Fire-safety citations

19 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 9, 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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