Nursing home report
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA · Medicare-certified · 182 beds
Sea Cliff Healthcare Center has an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, with 2-star health inspections, 3-star staffing, and 4-star quality measures. Reported nurse staffing is 3.98 hours per resident per day, slightly below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.9766 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.9766.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to prevent unnecessary mind-altering medications or ensure medicines did not limit a resident’s ability to function. Cited January 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 605 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: E
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited January 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents’ medications were free from unnecessary drugs. Cited January 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 757 — 42 CFR §483.45(d) — S/S: E
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited January 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited January 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 20 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
