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89/100

Excellent

Whittier Nursing And Wellness Center, Inc

7926 S Painter Ave, Whittier, CA 90602

CMS 5/5 stars #34 of 369 in Los Angeles County (562) 693-5618
Certified beds
36
Occupancy
96%
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.

  • $13,627 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 1 penalty action(s).

Our read on Whittier Nursing And Wellness Center, Inc

Whittier Nursing and Wellness Center is a 36-bed for-profit in Whittier, and the staffing numbers are the first thing that stands out: 4.16 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 8% above the national average, and weekend staffing holds steady rather than dropping off. Staff turnover sits at 20% against a national average near 46%, which matters more than almost anything else for whether care stays consistent. The tradeoff is in the inspection record, 29 deficiencies, one serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, and a $13,627 fine. Inspectors were last there in December 2025, so the record is current. Small home, steady hands on staff, but a deficiency count worth asking about directly.

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.

Inspection30/30Staffing23/30Stability15/15Outcomes15/15Enforcement6/10

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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

23/30

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

  • →4.47 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.35 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing holds steady

Staff stability

15/15

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

  • →20% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

15/15

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

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

Enforcement history

6/10

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

  • →$13,627 in federal fines across 1 action(s)
  • →-2 for 1 denial(s) of Medicare payment for new admissions

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 day4.16 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.35 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBelow average

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

Weekend nurse hours4.19 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

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

Nursing staff turnover20.00%
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: December 4, 2025 (11 months ago). No citations were recorded.

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

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Common questions about Whittier Nursing And Wellness Center, Inc

What is the ElderGrade for Whittier Nursing And Wellness Center, Inc? +

Whittier Nursing And Wellness Center, Inc holds an ElderGrade of A (89 out of 100), which we describe as "excellent". 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 Whittier Nursing And Wellness Center, Inc? +

Residents receive an average of 4.16 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Whittier Nursing And Wellness Center, Inc 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 Whittier Nursing And Wellness Center, Inc accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Whittier Nursing And Wellness Center, Inc 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.