• CMS rates this facility 2/5 stars (below average)
• Has 182 certified beds with an average of 169.3 residents per day (93% occupancy)
• Last health inspection found 21 deficiencies (inspected Feb 14, 2025)
• No fines on record
• Total nursing staff: 3.95 hours per resident per day
• Staff turnover rate: 33.1%
• Part of the The Ensign Group chain (324 facilities)
Sea Cliff Healthcare Center is a 2-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in Huntington Beach, California with 182 certified beds. It has been operating since 1987. The facility scored below average compared to California facilities.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
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.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
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.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
+ 62 more deficiencies
No penalties on record.
Staffing hours per resident per day. The black line shows the national average.
Quality measures as percentages of residents. Lower is better for all measures.
| Name | Role | Type | Ownership % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLAGSTONE HEALTHCARE SOUTH LLC | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | 100% | Jan 30, 2006 |
| THE ENSIGN GROUP INC | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | 100% | Sep 1, 2003 |
| HARRISON, MICHAEL | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Apr 24, 2017 |
| WILLITS, ADAM | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Apr 29, 2019 |
| BURNAM, SOON | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Jan 30, 2006 |
| FITCH, CRAIG | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Jan 15, 2019 |
| HARRISON, MICHAEL | W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | Individual | N/A | Apr 24, 2017 |
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