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The Californian Pasadena Healthcare

120 Bellefontaine Street, Pasadena, CA, 91105

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 055480

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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 inspections3 / 5
Staffing2 / 5
Quality measures4 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Abraham Bak & Menachem Gastwirth
Certified beds
82 · avg 56 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
54.1%higher than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 37.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
69.2%higher than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 39.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
0 departednear the California averageCalifornia avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
055480
Certified beds
82 beds · avg 56 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
Bellefontaine Health Center, Llc
Chain affiliation
Abraham Bak & Menachem Gastwirth

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitLlc

Chain affiliation

Part of the Abraham Bak & Menachem Gastwirth chain — 16 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.4 / 5.

Disclosed owners (25 on record)

  • Brandon Bales

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Avi Horowicz

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 15% · since 2024

  • Avishai Oscherowitz

    Indirect Ownership Interest · 3% · since 2024

  • Ab1 Trust Under Trust Dated July 12, 2023

    Direct Ownership Interest · 2% · since 2024

  • Ab3 Trust Under Trust Dated July 12, 2023

    Direct Ownership Interest · 2% · since 2024

  • Abak Consulting Llc

    Adp of The Snf · since 2024

+ 19 additional owners on the federal record.

Recent change of ownership

April 2024 (2 years ago) · acquired from California Convalescent Hospital of Pasadena, Inc.

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

55 health citations on file11 from complaints

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 55)

  • D0919·Feb 20, 2026

    Environmental Deficiencies

    Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.

  • E0880·Feb 20, 2026

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • D0842·Feb 20, 2026

    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·Feb 20, 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.

  • D0755·Feb 20, 2026

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

  • B0732·Feb 20, 2026

    Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

    Post nurse staffing information every day.

  • E0726·Feb 20, 2026

    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.

  • D0699·Feb 20, 2026

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.

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Fire-safety citations

12 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Feb 24, 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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