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Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital

Nursing home in Temple City, CA

Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)SFF candidate (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
5522 Gracewood Ave., Temple City, CA 91780
Phone
(626) 579-0310
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
055293
Overall star rating
1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
1 of 5
Staffing rating
2 of 5
Quality measures rating
2 of 5
Certified beds
391
Average residents per day
358
Ownership
For-profit, corporation
Legal business name
Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital & Retirement Center INC
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Apr 1, 1974
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident and family councils
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 055293. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: May 29, 2026. CMS lists 178 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Aug 1, 2023 to Jun 15, 2026): 111 from complaint inspections, 8 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 4 at “immediate jeopardy”. CMS lists this facility as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Jun 15, 2026Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 12, 2026Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 12, 2026Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 5, 2026Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 29, 2026Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 29, 2026Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 29, 2026Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 29, 2026Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 29, 2026Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 29, 2026Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 29, 2026Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 29, 2026Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 178. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 4 fines totalling $234,187 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

Jun 17, 2025Fine: $50,935
Jan 8, 2025Fine: $21,548
May 25, 2024Fine: $75,208
Apr 3, 2024Fine: $86,496
Apr 3, 2024Payment denial for 4 days from May 11, 2024

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
4.23 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.29 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.67 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.97 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
41%
RN turnover (yearly)
59%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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