The Ellison John Transitional Care Center
Nursing home in Lancaster, California, CMS certification number 555904
43830 10th Street West, Lancaster, CA 93534 · Los Angeles County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 170
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- June 18, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 36
- Fines in 3 years
- $199,594 (3)
Does The Ellison John Transitional Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. The Ellison John Transitional Care 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours The Ellison John Transitional Care 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
- 4.96
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.62
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.68
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.65
- Weekend total hours
- 4.47
- Nursing staff turnover
- 36.2%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 33.3%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 18, 2026 and cited 36 deficiencies, plus 23 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 28, 2025, found 24.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined The Ellison John Transitional Care Center 3 times in the past 3 years, for $199,594 in total.
It also had 2 payment denials, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 156.3 residents live here, about 92% of its 170 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 170
- Average residents per day
- 156.3
- Certified since
- September 19, 2017
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns The Ellison John Transitional Care Center
- Legal business name
- Premiere Rehabilitation & Wellness Center of Lancaster LP
- Ownership type
- For profit - Individual
- Chain
- 7 homes nationally under Pursue Health, 2.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near The Ellison John Transitional Care Center
- Desert Canyon Post Acute, LLC1642 West Avenue J, Lancaster 93534
- Mirage Post Acute44445 15th St W, Lancaster 93534
- Antelope Valley Care Center44567 North 15th St. West, Lancaster 93534
- Mountain View Conv Hosp13333 Fenton Avenue, Sylmar 91342
- Santa Clarita Post-Acute Care Center23801 Newhall Avenue, Newhall 91321
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, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run The Ellison John Transitional Care 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 The Ellison John Transitional Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of The Ellison John Transitional Care Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does The Ellison John Transitional Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at The Ellison John Transitional Care Center?
36 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns The Ellison John Transitional Care Center?
Premiere Rehabilitation & Wellness Center of Lancaster LP, for profit - individual.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.