Kei-Ai South Bay Healthcare Center
Nursing home in Gardena, California, CMS certification number 555306
15115 S Vermont Ave, Gardena, CA 90247 · Los Angeles County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 98
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 23, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 19
- Fines in 3 years
- $17,088 (1)
Does Kei-Ai South Bay Healthcare Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Kei-Ai South Bay Healthcare Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Kei-Ai South Bay Healthcare Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 4.14
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.34
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.24
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.55
- Weekend total hours
- 3.76
- Nursing staff turnover
- 21.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 28.6%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 23, 2026 and cited 19 deficiencies, plus 5 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on January 13, 2025, found 11.
Infection control citations: 1.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Kei-Ai South Bay Healthcare Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $17,088 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 92.5 residents live here, about 94% of its 98 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 98
- Average residents per day
- 92.5
- Certified since
- March 17, 1988
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Kei-Ai South Bay Healthcare Center
- Legal business name
- Agva LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 35 homes nationally under Aspen Skilled Healthcare, 3.7-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Kei-Ai South Bay Healthcare Center
- Gardena Convalescent Center14819 S. Vermont, Gardena 90247
- Rosecrans Care Center1140 West Rosecrans Avenue, Gardena 90247
- Memorial Hospital of Gardena D/P SNF1145 W. Redondo Beach, Gardena 90247
- Clear View Convalescent Center15823 So. Western Ave., Gardena 90247
- Clear View Sanitarium15823 So. Western Ave., Gardena 90247
See also all nursing homes in Gardena.
Who inspects nursing homes in California
California's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in California, the 8 in Gardena, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Kei-Ai South Bay Healthcare Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Kei-Ai South Bay Healthcare Center
What is the CMS star rating of Kei-Ai South Bay Healthcare Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Kei-Ai South Bay Healthcare Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Kei-Ai South Bay Healthcare Center?
19 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Kei-Ai South Bay Healthcare Center?
Agva LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.