Nursing home
Cerritos Vista Healthcare Center
17836 Woodruff Avenue, Bellflower, CA 90706 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Longwood Management Corporation (38 facilities) · 140 certified beds
Cerritos Vista Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Bellflower, California. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.82 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Mar 20, 2025 cited 34 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Cerritos Vista Healthcare Center compares
This facility vs. the California and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | California avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.82 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.38 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.49 | 2.64 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 41.2% | 38.1% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 34.0 | 15.4 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
What inspectors found at Cerritos Vista Healthcare Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 17836 Woodruff Avenue
Bellflower, CA 90706 - CMS certification #
- 056405
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 140
- Avg residents/day
- 131.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1973-10-19
- Chain
- Longwood Management Corporation (38 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Longwood Management Corporation
Longwood Management Corporation operates 38 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Longwood Management Corporation facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Cerritos Vista Healthcare Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Our 140-bed skilled nursing facility provides comprehensive rehabilitation services and 24/7 skilled nursing care.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Uci Health-Lakewood, Lakewood. 1.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Bellflower Post Acute, Bellflower. 0.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Home Care Excellence Health Services, Inc, Cerritos. 1.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 1.0 mile away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 90706 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Bellflower Dialysis Center, Bellflower, 1.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Artesia Home Training, Bellflower, 1.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Nephron Dialysis, Long Beach, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 243 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 90706.
Evergreen Hospice Care, Inc, office in Cerritos, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Steward Hospice Care Inc, office in Bellflower, 1.2 miles away, straight line
Trinitas Hospice Care LLC, office in Lakewood, 1.6 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Bellflower. 2.4 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Zone X: Area protected by a levee from the 1% annual chance flood (moderate risk). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively low, tornado very low, heat wave very low, earthquake relatively high. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | No kitchen matched |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Cerritos Vista Healthcare Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Cerritos Vista Healthcare Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Cerritos Vista Healthcare Center staffed?
Cerritos Vista Healthcare Center reports 3.82 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Cerritos Vista Healthcare Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 34 deficiencies.
How many beds does Cerritos Vista Healthcare Center have?
Cerritos Vista Healthcare Center is certified for 140 beds.