The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited March 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
St. Elizabeth Healthcare & Rehab
Registered name: ST ELIZABETH HEALTHCARE CENTER
FULLERTON, CA · Medicare-certified · 59 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
Data as of July 1, 2026
3 of 5 overall
St. Elizabeth Healthcare & Rehab in Fullerton, CA has an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. Its staffing is above the federal benchmark (4.52 vs. 4.1 hours per resident per day), with 3-star health inspection and quality ratings, no fines in the last 24 months, and recent inspection citations related to food safety, infection control, and medication storage/labeling.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.5194 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: March 19, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.5194.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.64
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.46
- Nurse aides
- 2.42
- Weekend nursing
- 4.13
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 23%
Registered nurse turnover: 0%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
—0%—
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%0%No change
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
13.3%9.5%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
0%13.3%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
3.8%3.2%Improving
Residents needing more help with daily activities
0%7.7%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—14.4%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
8.7%6.5%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%1.1%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
24.1%25.4%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
39.1%17.2%Improving
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—99.5%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited March 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited May 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: D
The home failed to ensure residents were free from physical restraints unless they were needed for medical treatment. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 604 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 16 health deficiencies.
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- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
Recent ownership change · May 1, 2019
Now operated by St. Elizabeth Healthcare and Rehabilitation, previously St. Elizabeth Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of THE ENSIGN GROUP · 346 homes · 3.2 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 54.1 residents on an average day (92% of 59 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 49 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.