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B

79/100

Above average

Cottage Crest Post Acute

12350 Rosecrans, Norwalk, CA 90650

CMS 2/5 stars #148 of 369 in Los Angeles County (562) 921-6624
Certified beds
59
Occupancy
92%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

What to ask about before you visit

These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.

  • $66,245 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 3 penalty action(s).

Our read on Cottage Crest Post Acute

Cottage Crest Post Acute sits in Norwalk with 59 certified beds and a for-profit corporate owner. The staffing numbers are genuinely good on paper, 4.53 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 17% above the national average, with turnover at 40% compared to 45.8% nationally. But weekends run about 12% thinner than weekdays, and the inspection record tells a harder story: 61 deficiencies on file, four serious enough to cause harm or jeopardy, two tied to abuse, plus three fines totaling $66,245. The last inspection was May 5, 2026. Strong daily staffing and a four-star quality score don't cancel out that many cited problems, especially the harm-level and abuse-related ones.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing20/30Stability12/15Outcomes12/15Enforcement5/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

20/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →4.05 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.69 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 12% against weekdays

Staff stability

12/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →40% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

12/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →4 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

5/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →$66,245 in federal fines across 3 action(s)

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day4.53 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.69 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours4.01 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover40.00%
National average 45.80%Better than average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: May 5, 2026 (6 months ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

Who owns this home

Full record

Part of DAVID JOHNSON, which operates 48 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about Cottage Crest Post Acute

What is the ElderGrade for Cottage Crest Post Acute? +

Cottage Crest Post Acute holds an ElderGrade of B (79 out of 100), which we describe as "above average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Cottage Crest Post Acute? +

Residents receive an average of 4.53 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Cottage Crest Post Acute been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Cottage Crest Post Acute accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Cottage Crest Post Acute is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.