CCN 056220 · Los Angeles County, California
Briarcrest Nursing Center
5648 East Gotham Street, Bell Gardens, CA 90201
Briarcrest Nursing Center is a 135-bed for-profit nursing home in Bell Gardens, California, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 1970. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 124.2 residents a day, about 92% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $6.7 million originally, at 2.98%, with $4.4 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in September 2043.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 135
- Average residents per day
- 124.2 (92.0% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Partnership
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- 5648 East Gotham Street LLC
- Certified since
- Sep 4, 1970
- Chain or affiliated group
- Cambridge Healthcare Services (32 facilities, chain average 2.5 stars)
- Location
- Urban
Ratings and staffing
Star ratings run from 1 to 5. Staffing is nurse hours per resident per day from CMS Payroll Based Journal data; turnover is the CMS annual nursing staff turnover rate. Occupancy is CMS's average daily census divided by certified beds.
| Measure | This facility | California median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 1 of 5 | State spread: 186 at 1, 213 at 2, 244 at 3, 240 at 4, 270 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 4 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 3 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 4.41 | 4.24 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.58 | 0.50 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 4.10 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 43.1% | 36.4% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 92.0% | 92.0% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | 2 totaling $78,684 | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 38 (Jun 4, 2026) | ||
HUD 223(f) Express Lane: the CMS part
HUD gives 223(f) applications queue priority when the facility has CMS overall and health inspection ratings of at least 2 stars and no abuse icon, among other tests (ORCF criteria of March 31, 2026). Briarcrest Nursing Center does not meet it today: overall rating 1, health inspection rating 1. The loan-to-value, coverage and operator tests depend on the deal. All the criteria.
Who owns and operates it
These are the owners and operators the facility reported to CMS: anyone with a 5% or greater direct or indirect stake, and any organization with operational or managerial control.
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Win Win Enterprises, LLCOrganization | Direct Ownership Interest | 40% | 12/10/2002 |
| Cambridge Healthcare Services LLCOrganization | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 06/11/2018 |
| Professional Directions for Health CareOrganization | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 05/23/2013 |
| Bueno, LibertyIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 06/04/2025 |
| Butenko, JulieIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 07/24/2023 |
| Capela, HeidiIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 04/03/2023 |
| Guron, JoelIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 08/30/2024 |
| Hassell, LanceIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 04/25/2022 |
| Johnsonbaugh, JuneIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 04/23/2024 |
| Kuizon, KristinaIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 04/01/2025 |
| Lutz, LindaIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 02/01/2012 |
| Palana, CesarIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 06/02/2025 |
| Salazar, PaulinaIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 12/14/2020 |
| Smedra, IraIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 12/10/2002 |
Changes of ownership
No change of ownership for this facility appears in the CMS change-of-ownership file, which starts in January 2016.
HUD Section 232 loans
HUD's Office of Healthcare Programs lists these FHA-insured loans for a project we matched to this facility by name, city and bed count. Status, rate and balance come from HUD's insured-mortgage files as of September 30, 2026. Check the FHA number against the loan documents before relying on the match.
| Endorsed | Program | Original amount | Status | FHA number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2012 | 223(a)(7) refinance of a 223(f) loanHUD project name: Briarcrest Nursing Center, 135 beds. Lender at endorsement: Capital Funding LLC | $6,676,900 | Active: 2.98%, $4,414,653 balanceMatures Sep 1, 2043. Servicer: Capital Funding LLC | 12222158 |
| Aug 7, 2008 | 223(f) refinance or purchaseHUD project name: Briarcrest Nursing Center, 135 beds. Lender at endorsement: Capital Funding Group | $6,757,500 | Ended Oct 30, 2012Prepayment | 12222090 |
Sources and dates
Facility, rating, staffing and ownership data: CMS Provider Information and CMS Ownership, processing date September 2026. Private equity, REIT and mortgage-interest flags and changes of ownership: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners and Change of Ownership files (2026-10-01). FHA-insured loans: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs endorsement database, data run July 8, 2026. How we join them, and what the join can get wrong: methodology.
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