Lowest-rated nursing homes in California

1,159 nursing homes in California with a CMS rating, ordered from the lowest. Each row shows what is behind the stars: inspection points, citations, fines and any federal flags.

Average overall rating, California

3.21

≈ About the state average. State 3.20 · National 3.00

This home State average National average

Homes CMS rates
1,159
1-star homes
179 (15%)
Abuse-citation flags
115
Special Focus program
5
Fines
886 ($27,221,500)
Nursing homes ranked from lowest CMS overall rating
# Nursing home Overall rating Inspection points Latest citations Fines CMS flags
176 South Pasadena Care Center South Pasadena, CA 1 of 5 · Much below average 115.0 21 None —
177 Pittsburg Skilled Nursing Center Pittsburg, CA 1 of 5 · Much below average 112.0 18 1 ($10,793) —
178 Mar Vista Country Villa Healthcare & Wellness Los Angeles, CA · Corporate Interface Services 1 of 5 · Much below average 105.0 13 3 ($61,332) —
179 The Canyons Post-Acute Colton, CA · Ark Post Acute Network 1 of 5 · Much below average 103.3 16 1 ($66,158) —
180 Maywood Skilled Nursing & Wellness Centre Maywood, CA · Pacific Healthcare Holdings 1 of 5 · Much below average 102.0 16 2 ($19,892) —
181 Windsor Care Center of Sacramento Sacramento, CA · Windsor 1 of 5 · Much below average 100.0 15 None —
182 Temple Park Convalescent Hospital Los Angeles, CA 1 of 5 · Much below average 97.8 13 1 ($144,964) —
183 Villa Siena Mountain View, CA 1 of 5 · Much below average 86.0 11 None —
184 Coalinga Regional Medical Ctr Dp/snf Coalinga, CA 1 of 5 · Much below average 82.0 9 None ⚑ Abuse citation
185 Maclay Healthcare Center Sylmar, CA · Serrano Group 2 of 5 · Below average 781.3 50 7 ($349,023) ⚑ Special Focus candidate
186 Dept of State Hospitals - Metropolitan SNF Norwalk, CA 2 of 5 · Below average 528.3 23 3 ($135,767) ⚑ Abuse citation ⚑ Special Focus candidate
187 San Diego Post-Acute Center El Cajon, CA · Pacs Group 2 of 5 · Below average 459.8 34 3 ($213,189) ⚑ Abuse citation ⚑ Special Focus candidate
188 Providence St Elizabeth Care Center North Hollywood, CA · Providence Health & Services 2 of 5 · Below average 322.3 31 2 ($54,032) ⚑ Special Focus candidate
189 Woodland Care Center Reseda, CA · Genesis Healthcare 2 of 5 · Below average 297.0 33 2 ($30,972) —
190 California Post Acute Los Angeles, CA · Serrano Group 2 of 5 · Below average 282.3 25 3 ($164,203) —
191 Infinity Care of East Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 2 of 5 · Below average 276.8 33 2 ($65,817) ⚑ Abuse citation
192 The Meadows Post Acute Panorama City, CA · Abraham Bak & Menachem Gastwirth 2 of 5 · Below average 276.5 18 1 ($20,790) —
193 The Ellison John Transitional Care Center Lancaster, CA · Pursue Health 2 of 5 · Below average 269.0 36 3 ($199,594) —
194 All Saints Healthcare Subacute North Hollywood, CA 2 of 5 · Below average 267.3 33 3 ($99,938) —
195 Torrance Care Center West, Inc Torrance, CA · Rollins-Nelson Healthcare Management 2 of 5 · Below average 263.0 33 3 ($45,047) —
196 La Paz Geropsychiatric Center Paramount, CA 2 of 5 · Below average 252.0 32 None ⚑ Abuse citation
197 Briarcrest Nursing Center Bell Gardens, CA · Cambridge Healthcare Services 2 of 5 · Below average 243.0 40 2 ($78,684) —
198 Westwood Post Acute San Jose, CA · Links Healthcare Group 2 of 5 · Below average 243.0 32 2 ($31,936) —
199 Santa Cruz Post Acute Santa Cruz, CA · Pacs Group 2 of 5 · Below average 226.0 28 3 ($161,912) —
200 Long Beach Care Center, Inc Long Beach, CA · Rollins-Nelson Healthcare Management 2 of 5 · Below average 221.8 38 2 ($54,834) ⚑ Abuse citation

Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information [1] . Open a home for its full inspection history, staffing and quality measures.

By city in California

Cities with at least two rated homes, lowest average rating first.

Sources

  1. [1] Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Data Catalog. Nursing Home Provider Information. Star ratings, staffing, turnover, inspection scores, fines, chain and flag data.
  2. [9] Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Data Catalog. Nursing Home State & National Averages. State and national averages used for comparison.
  3. [11] Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Design for Care Compare Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating System: Technical Users' Guide. How the star ratings, scope and severity points, and abuse and Special Focus flags are defined.
  4. [12] Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Medicare Care Compare. CMS's own consumer site, with the latest figures.

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