117 Independent Nursing Homes in Los Angeles County, California
117 of the 369 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Los Angeles County, California (32%) are independently owned, and all are listed below. 45 of the 117 graded homes earn an A and 10 earn a D or F. They average 4.88 nursing hours per resident per day, 0.28 hours above the 4.6 for every home in Los Angeles County, California. Torrance Memorial Med Ctr Snf/Dp in Torrance grades highest at A (99 out of 100).
How independently owned homes in Los Angeles County, California compare
This group set against every nursing home in Los Angeles County, California, from the current CMS release.
Nursing hours per resident per day
4.88
All homes in Los Angeles County, California: 4.6
Better than the local average
Nurse staff turnover
33.4%
All homes in Los Angeles County, California: 35.3%
Better than the local average
Average ElderGrade score
77.1/100
All homes in Los Angeles County, California: 76.1/100
Better than the local average
Grade spread
A
B
C
D
45 grade A, 35 grade B, 27 grade C, 10 grade D,
The best-graded independently owned home in Los Angeles County, California is
Torrance Memorial Med Ctr Snf/Dp
in Torrance, CA, grade A, 99/100.
Every independently owned nursing home in Los Angeles County, California
Lawndale Healthcare & Wellness Centre runs 59 certified beds under for-profit, limited-liability ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 4.73 hours per resident day, roughly 22 percent above the national average of 3.86. That's real coverage on paper. But weekends drop about 14 percent below the home's own weekday level, so the weekday numbers don't tell the whole story. The bigger problem is the inspection record: 68 deficiencies, including 2 at the harm or jeopardy level and 14 tied to abuse, plus two fines totaling $62,004. A 1-out-of-5 health inspection rating against 4-out-of-5 marks for staffing and quality measures is a wide gap, and with the last inspection dated January 2026, the record is recent. Ask about those 14 abuse-related deficiencies directly before you visit.
San Marino Healthcare Center runs on 4.10 nurse hours per resident day, about 6% above the national average, and its staff retention is unusually strong, turnover of 25.5% against a national average near 46%. Weekend coverage dips roughly 12% below weekday levels, so ask how that plays out on Saturdays. The inspection record is the weak spot: 45 deficiencies, 5 tied to abuse, though none reached harm or jeopardy level, and the most recent inspection was in January 2026. Quality measures score well and staffing holds up, but the compliance history is heavy for a 59-bed for-profit home.
Pasadena Nursing Center runs 52 beds as a for-profit LLC, and its nurse staffing averages 4.73 hours per resident day, about 22% above the national average of 3.86. That's a real strength, though weekends dip roughly 10% below the home's own weekday levels, and annual turnover sits at 60.7% against a national 45.8%. The inspection record is where the concern lives: 82 deficiencies, one at harm or jeopardy level, and 11 abuse-related, drawing three fines totaling $23,160. Its most recent inspection was in April 2026. High bedside hours paired with heavy turnover and that deficiency history is a mixed picture, worth asking about staff retention and how the abuse-related findings were resolved.
Seacrest runs 4.28 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 11% above the national average, and weekend staffing only dips about 9% below weekdays, so direct care hours aren't the weak spot here. The inspection record is. Seventy-four deficiencies, six serious enough to put residents in harm's way, three tied to abuse, plus two fines totaling $109,708, and the most recent inspection is from March 2026. Staff turnover sits at 57.7% against a 45.8% national average, which means more than half the nursing staff leaves each year. For a family weighing a post-acute stay, the staffing numbers look better than the record they're attached to.
Vermont Healthcare Center runs 200 certified beds in Torrance under for-profit LLC ownership, and the staffing picture is mixed. Total nurse hours come in at 4.31 per resident day, about 12% above the national average, but weekends drop roughly 5% below the home's own weekday level, and annual turnover sits at 51.1% against a national 45.8%. The bigger problem is the inspection record: 96 deficiencies, seven at harm or jeopardy level and seven abuse-related, with five fines totaling $158,506. The most recent inspection was April 2026. High raw staffing hours often attract families, but here they coexist with a one-star health inspection rating and a long, serious deficiency history.
The staffing numbers look decent on paper, 4.24 nurse hours per resident day, about 10% above the national average, but that's where the good news mostly stops. Weekend coverage drops roughly 7% below the home's own weekday level, and a 1-out-of-5 inspection rating with 139 deficiencies on record, including 12 tied to abuse and four at harm or jeopardy level, tells you regulators have found serious problems repeatedly. Four fines totaling $151,463 back that up. This is a 231-bed for-profit run by a limited liability company, and its last inspection was in July 2025. Quality measures score middle-of-the-road, so the clinical picture isn't the concern, the oversight history is.
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.
Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital has 391 certified beds and enough nursing hours per resident to clear the national average by about 10%. But that staffing number is the strongest thing in its file. Turnover runs 41.1%, and weekends drop roughly 6% below its own weekday coverage. The inspection record is where it falls apart: 179 deficiencies, 9 of them at harm or jeopardy level and 19 tied to abuse, with CMS fines totaling $234,187. Federal regulators have placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, and the most recent inspection was May 8, 2025. A corporate-owned home with that citation history needs close, specific questions before you consider it.
Golden Rose Care Center has 99 certified beds and enough nurses on paper, 4.41 hours per resident day, roughly 14% above the national average, but the inspection record tells a different story. The current file lists 129 deficiencies, including four at the level where residents were actually harmed or put in jeopardy, and ten tied to abuse. State and federal surveyors fined this for-profit corporate home 22 times for a total of $175,941.
Staffing holds up better than most on turnover, at 43.1% against a national 45.8%, though weekend coverage drops about 7% below its own weekday levels. The last inspection was June 5, 2025. A 1-out-of-5 health inspection rating with that many harm-level findings is the number that matters most here.
Avalon Villa Care Center is a 131-bed for-profit home in Los Angeles, and its record is one of the heaviest in the federal system: 132 deficiencies on file, three of them serious enough to put residents in harm's way, and ten tied to abuse. Those numbers, plus $111,937 in fines, are why CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, the agency's watchlist for homes with a pattern of persistent problems. Nurse staffing sits just under the national average, weekends run about 5% leaner than weekdays, and nearly half the staff turned over last year. The good quality-measure score doesn't offset an inspection record like this.
Inland Valley runs 221 beds in Pomona under for-profit LLC ownership, and its staffing numbers are genuinely better than most: 4.60 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 19% above the national average, with weekend coverage holding within about 4% of weekdays. Turnover sits at 27.8%, well under the 45.8% national figure. The problem is everything else. That staffing hasn't translated into safe care, 197 deficiencies on the current record, seven of them at harm or jeopardy level and six tied to abuse, plus four fines totaling $204,818. CMS has placed the home in its Special Focus Facility program, reserved for the country's most persistently troubled nursing homes, and the most recent inspection was August 2025. Good ratios can't offset a record like that.
Nurse staffing at Hyde Park Healthcare Center runs about 4.35 hours per resident day, roughly 13% above the national average of 3.86, but that's the one number here that looks good. The rest is harder: 64.6% annual turnover against a 45.8% national average means nearly two-thirds of the nursing staff left within a year, and weekend coverage drops about 9% below the home's own weekday level. On the current record are 91 deficiencies, including 4 at the harm or jeopardy level and 10 related to abuse, plus five fines totaling $264,318. A 1-out-of-5 inspection rating and a 2-out-of-5 on quality measures rounds it out.
Sunnyside Nursing Center runs 299 certified beds in Torrance under nonprofit corporate ownership, and the staffing numbers are the one bright spot: 4.94 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 28% above the national average of 3.86. That staffing comes with churn, 52.2% annual turnover against a 45.8% national figure, and it thins out on weekends, dropping about 12% below the home's own weekday level.
The inspection record is where the real weight sits. Eighty-seven deficiencies are on file, nine of them at the harm or jeopardy level and four tied to abuse, drawing five fines totaling $214,020. CMS has placed Sunnyside in its Special Focus Facility program, which is reserved for homes with a persistent pattern of serious problems. The most recent inspection was April 10, 2026.
Ararat Nursing Facility has real staffing strength, 4.79 nurse hours per resident day, about a quarter above the national average, with turnover at 41.7% that's actually a bit better than the typical home. That's the good news, and it matters. The problem is everything else. A one-star inspection rating, 145 deficiencies on record including 12 at the harm or jeopardy level and 17 tied to abuse, and $469,538 in fines across eight penalties. CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, the agency's watchlist for homes with a persistent pattern of serious problems. Weekend staffing also drops about 12% below weekdays, so the coverage families see on a Tuesday isn't what they get on a Saturday. Good aides can't offset a record like that.
The Metropolitan State Hospital SNF in Norwalk runs on unusually heavy nurse staffing, 9.80 hours per resident day, roughly two and a half times the national average, and its 22.6% turnover is about half the national rate. Those numbers are real, and they matter. But look at the record: 55 deficiencies, five of them at harm or jeopardy level, ten tied to abuse, and $83,093 in fines. It sits in CMS's Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for homes with a persistent pattern of serious problems, and its last inspection was December 2025. Weekend coverage drops about 8% below weekdays. Strong staffing alone hasn't translated into safe care here.
Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center has 170 deficiencies on its current record, including 18 tied to abuse and seven at the level where residents were actually harmed or put in immediate jeopardy. That record, plus four fines totaling $156,799, is why CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for the homes with the worst sustained inspection histories. Staffing looks decent on paper at 4.02 nurse hours per resident day, slightly above the national average, but weekends run about 11% thinner than weekdays and turnover sits at 55.8% against a 45.8% national rate. High turnover and a one-star inspection rating mean the people caring for residents are often new and the oversight has been failing.
Mesa Glen runs a for-profit operation with 96 certified beds, and 144 deficiencies sit on its current record, a number worth pausing on, since 18 of those are abuse-related and three rose to the level of actual harm or jeopardy. Federal inspectors have flagged the Glendora home as a Special Focus Facility, a designation reserved for the small share of nursing homes with a pattern of persistent problems; two fines totaling $103,080 are also on file. Nurse staffing averages 4.11 hours per resident day, which beats the national figure, but turnover sits at 63.2 percent and weekend coverage drops about 8 percent below weekdays, so the hours look better on paper than they likely feel on a Sunday.
Frequently asked questions
How many independently owned nursing homes are there in Los Angeles County, California?
There are 117 independently owned Medicare-certified nursing homes in Los Angeles County, California, 32% of the 369 nursing homes there.
Are independently owned nursing homes better staffed?
In Los Angeles County, California they average 4.88 total nursing hours per resident per day, against 4.6 for all nursing homes in Los Angeles County, California, a difference of +0.28 hours. Staff turnover averages 33.4% against 35.3%.
Which independently owned nursing home grades best in Los Angeles County, California?