★★☆☆☆CMS 2/584 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- n/a /day
- Staff turnover
- n/a
- Serious cites
- 0
Villa Del Rio Gardens is a for-profit, corporate-owned home with 84 certified beds in Bell Gardens. The staffing number is the one to pay attention to: CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars for staffing, and that's the weakest area by far, since the average California home tends to run closer to 3. Inspections land at 3 out of 5, with 28 deficiencies on the current record, one serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, though none tied to abuse. The last inspection was February 2022, so the record you're reading is more than three years old and may not reflect who's working there now. Ask about current direct-care hours per resident before you visit.
★☆☆☆☆CMS 1/5135 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.41 /day
- Staff turnover
- 43%
- Serious cites
- 0
Briarcrest runs a decent amount of nursing care on paper, 4.41 hours per resident day, roughly 14 percent above the national average, with turnover at 43.1 percent that's actually a touch better than the typical home. Weekend staffing dips about 7 percent below weekdays, so coverage thins out when families tend to visit. The problem sits elsewhere: 103 deficiencies on the current record, including 8 at the harm or jeopardy level and 9 tied to abuse. Two fines totaling $78,684, and the most recent inspection was March 13, 2025. For-profit partnership ownership, 135 beds. Whatever the daily staffing looks like, that inspection history is what you'd need to ask hard questions about.
★☆☆☆☆CMS 1/512 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.85 /day
- Staff turnover
- 57%
- Serious cites
- 0
Villa Del Rio is a twelve-bed for-profit home in Bell Gardens, and its record is one of the most troubled you'll find in Los Angeles County. The nurse staffing number looks fine on paper, but that average hides a 57.3% annual turnover rate, well above the national 45.8%, and weekend coverage that drops about 8% below its own weekday level, meaning care gets thinner exactly when families tend to visit. The inspection history is the real problem: 99 deficiencies on the current record, including 4 at the harm or jeopardy level and 8 tied to abuse, plus four fines totaling $147,028. CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, which is reserved for the homes with the most persistent problems.