Nursing home
Santa Fe Heights Healthcare Center
2309 N Santa Fe Ave, Compton, CA 90222 · Map
For profit - Individual · Part of Crystal Solorzano (10 facilities) · 99 certified beds
Santa Fe Heights Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Compton, California. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.03 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Feb 13, 2025 cited 34 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- 3 fines totaling $112,022In CMS records: 4 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Santa Fe Heights 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) | 4.03 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.27 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.64 | 2.64 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 40.0% | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 3 fines totaling $112,022, 4 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Santa Fe Heights 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
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 9, 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 9, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 9, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Environmental Deficiencies · Feb 9, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 9, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Administration Deficiencies · Feb 9, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 9, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 9, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 9, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 9, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 9, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 9, 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
- 2309 N Santa Fe Ave
Compton, CA 90222 - CMS certification #
- 555732
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 99
- Avg residents/day
- 91.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1998-11-06
- Chain
- Crystal Solorzano (10 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Crystal Solorzano
Crystal Solorzano operates 10 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Crystal Solorzano 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
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital, Los Angeles. 1.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Lighthouse Healthcare Center, Los Angeles. 1.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Supreme Visiting Nurses, Inc., Compton. 2.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 90222 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Usrc Mlk Community Dialysis, Compton, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Davita Kenneth Hahn Plaza Dialysis Center, Los Angeles, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Mobile Dialysis Services, Inc. (Compton), Compton, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 179 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 90222.
Healing Care Hospice, Inc, office in Downey, 5.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Hospice Program, office in Downey, 5.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of California, office in Torrance, 5.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- West Coast Wound And Skin Care Inc, Lynwood. 1.5 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor 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: 0.2% annual chance (500-year) flood area (moderate risk). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively low, tornado very low, heat wave very low, earthquake very 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Santa Fe Heights Healthcare Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Santa Fe Heights 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 Santa Fe Heights Healthcare Center staffed?
Santa Fe Heights Healthcare Center reports 4.03 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Santa Fe Heights Healthcare Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 34 deficiencies.
How many beds does Santa Fe Heights Healthcare Center have?
Santa Fe Heights Healthcare Center is certified for 99 beds.