Vermont Healthcare Center
22035 S. Vermont Avenue, Torrance, CA, 90502
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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 - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 200 · avg 171 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 51.7% — higher than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 37.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 39.3% — near the California averageCalifornia avg: 39.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the California averageCalifornia avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 5 fines · $158,506 total
- Payment denials
- 1 denial
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 056433
- Certified beds
- 200 beds · avg 171 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
- Vermont Healthcare Center Llc
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (4 on record)
- Eliyahu Hendeles
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 15% · since 2014
- Alger l Brion
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 15% · since 2014
- Maria i Tilney
W-2 Managing Employee · 70% · since 2014
- Moise e Hendeles
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 70% · since 2014
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 100)
- E0880·Apr 24, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0842·Apr 24, 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.
- D0812·Apr 24, 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.
- E0761·Apr 24, 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.
- D0760·Apr 24, 2026
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- D0759·Apr 24, 2026
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- D0757·Apr 24, 2026
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- D0756·Apr 24, 2026
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20261 fine · $16K
- 20253 fines · $116K · 1 payment denial
- 20241 fine · $27K
Most recent events
- Feb 6, 2026Fine · $16K
- Oct 30, 2025Fine · $31K
- May 1, 2025Fine · $12K
- Feb 5, 2025Payment denial · 33 days · starting Mar 7, 2025
- Feb 5, 2025Fine · $72K
- Mar 8, 2024Fine · $27K
Largest single fine on record: $72K.
Fire-safety citations
13 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Apr 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.
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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