West Covina Healthcare Center
850 S. Sunkist Ave., West Covina, CA, 91790
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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 · Chain: Cambridge Healthcare Services
- Certified beds
- 97 · avg 87 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 40.6% — near the California averageCalifornia avg: 37.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 44.4% — near the California averageCalifornia avg: 39.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the California averageCalifornia avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 3 fines · $78,978 total
- Payment denials
- 2 denials
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 055992
- Certified beds
- 97 beds · avg 87 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
- Ag West Covina Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Cambridge Healthcare Services
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Cambridge Healthcare Services chain — 32 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.6 / 5.
Disclosed owners (8 on record)
- Ira Smedra
Other · since 2020
- Paulina Salazar
Other · since 2020
- Ira e Smedra Living Trust
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 48% · since 2017
- Cambridge Healthcare Services Llc
Other · since 2013
- ag Facilities Operations, Llc
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2003
- bh Alliance
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 5% · since 2003
+ 2 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
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 49)
- D0573·Apr 23, 2026Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.
- D0684·Jan 2, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- B0912·Dec 5, 2025
Environmental Deficiencies
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
- D0881·Dec 5, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- E0880·Dec 5, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0812·Dec 5, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- B0756·Dec 5, 2025
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.
- D0695·Dec 5, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20242 fines · $44K · 1 payment denial
- 20231 fine · $35K · 1 payment denial
Most recent events
- Mar 28, 2024Payment denial · 4 days · starting Apr 26, 2024
- Mar 28, 2024Fine · $30K
- Jan 31, 2024Fine · $14K
- Oct 13, 2023Payment denial · 6 days · starting Nov 11, 2023
- Oct 13, 2023Fine · $35K
Largest single fine on record: $35K.
Fire-safety citations
11 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Dec 5, 2025. 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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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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