CCN 555306 · Los Angeles County, California
Kei-Ai South Bay Healthcare Center
15115 S Vermont Ave, Gardena, CA 90247
Kei-Ai South Bay Healthcare Center is a 98-bed for-profit nursing home in Gardena, California, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 1988. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 93.7 residents a day, about 96% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $9.1 million originally, at 3.23%, with $8.4 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in March 2057.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 98
- Average residents per day
- 93.7 (95.6% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- Agva LLC
- Certified since
- Mar 17, 1988
- Chain or affiliated group
- Aspen Skilled Healthcare (35 facilities, chain average 3.7 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 | 2 of 5 | State spread: 186 at 1, 213 at 2, 244 at 3, 240 at 4, 270 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 4 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 3 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 4.14 | 4.24 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.32 | 0.50 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 3.71 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 28.8% | 36.4% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 95.6% | 92.0% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | 1 totaling $17,088 | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 18 (Jan 23, 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). Kei-Ai South Bay Healthcare Center meets that part today: 2 stars overall, 2 on health inspections, no abuse icon. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agva LLCOrganization | Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 01/09/2015 |
| Aspen Skilled Healthcare IncOrganization | Mortgage Interest | n/a | 02/09/2022 |
| White Oak Healthcare Finance LLCOrganization | Mortgage Interest | n/a | 02/09/2022 |
| Agva LLCOrganization | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 05/19/2016 |
| Caslmon, TimothyIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 01/01/2023 |
| Davoudian, SohailIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 03/01/2024 |
| Punzalan, ImeldaIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 08/18/2022 |
| Thompson, StephenIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 01/01/2023 |
| Varley, JasonIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 06/26/2024 |
Holders of a 5% or greater mortgage interest reported in the enrollment record: Aspen Skilled Healthcare Inc, White Oak Healthcare Finance LLC.
Changes of ownership
| Effective | Buyer | Seller |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2016 | Agva LLC | Keiro Nursing Home |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2022 | 223(a)(7) refinance of a 223(f) loanHUD project name: Kei-Ai South Bay Healthcare Center, 98 beds. Lender at endorsement: White Oak Healthcare Finance LLC | $9,120,000 | Active: 3.23%, $8,439,135 balanceMatures Mar 1, 2057. Servicer: Merchants Capital Corp. | 12222268 |
| Mar 29, 2019 | 223(f) refinance or purchaseHUD project name: Pacifica - Kei-Ai South Bay Healthcare Center, 98 beds. Lender at endorsement: Keybank National Association | $9,120,000 | Ended Feb 9, 2022Prepayment | 12222229 |
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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