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St. Catherine Healthcare

Nursing home in Fullerton, CA

Medicare & Medicaid certified3★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
245 E Wilshire Avenue, Fullerton, CA 92832
Phone
(714) 871-6020
Listed under
For-profit, No fines in 3 years
Medicare CCN
055689
Overall star rating
3 of 5 ★★★☆☆
Health inspection rating
3 of 5
Staffing rating
3 of 5
Quality measures rating
4 of 5
Certified beds
99
Average residents per day
89
Ownership
For-profit, corporation
Legal business name
Santa Catalina Healthcare, INC.
Chain
The Ensign Group (342 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Sep 3, 1969
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 055689. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Mar 17, 2026. CMS lists 52 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Dec 7, 2021 to Mar 17, 2026): 10 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Mar 17, 2026Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights
B
Potential for minimal harm, pattern
Mar 17, 2026Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care
B
Potential for minimal harm, pattern
Mar 17, 2026Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 17, 2026Honor 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…
Resident Rights
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 17, 2026Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 17, 2026Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 17, 2026Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 17, 2026Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 17, 2026Ensure 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…
Pharmacy Service
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 17, 2026Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nutrition and Dietary
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 17, 2026Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 17, 2026Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 52. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.95 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.36 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.40 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.68 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
17%
RN turnover (yearly)
13%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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