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Nursing homes with the most serious citations and fines

From Medicare's inspection and penalty records for all 1,165 certified nursing homes in California. A long record is a reason to ask hard questions, not a final verdict: check what the home has fixed since.

39%of homes have a federal fine on record
115flagged by Medicare for abuse
384rated 4–5 stars with no serious citations or fines

Most serious citations since November 2023

Serious means inspectors found actual harm or immediate danger to residents (Medicare severity G–L).

#Nursing homeCitySeriousAll citationsOverall
1Ararat Nursing Facilityabuse flagMission Hills14135★☆☆☆☆
2Rio Hondo Subacute & Nursing CenterMontebello12168—
3Maclay Healthcare CenterSylmar10138★★☆☆☆
4California Post AcuteLos Angeles9114★★☆☆☆
5Sunnyside Nursing CenterTorrance990★☆☆☆☆
6Imperial Care CenterStudio City890★☆☆☆☆
7University Park Healthcare Centerabuse flagLos Angeles878★☆☆☆☆
8Santa Monica Rehabilitation CenterSanta Monica7175★☆☆☆☆
9Skyline Healthcare Center - LALos Angeles7108★☆☆☆☆
10Vermont Healthcare CenterTorrance797★☆☆☆☆
11Intercommunity Care Centerabuse flagLong Beach789★☆☆☆☆
12Glendora Grand, INCGlendora782★☆☆☆☆
13Bixby Towers Post-Acute RehabLong Beach771★☆☆☆☆
14Madera Rehabilitation & Nursing CenterMadera759★☆☆☆☆
15Mirage Post AcuteLancaster6270★☆☆☆☆
16Santa Anita Convalescent HospitalTemple City6172★☆☆☆☆
17Coral Cove Post AcuteLong Beach6125★☆☆☆☆
18Shasta View Care CenterRed Bluff6104★☆☆☆☆
19Sunset Villa Post AcuteLong Beach688★☆☆☆☆
20Golden San Andreas Care CenterSan Andreas678★★☆☆☆
21Maple Healthcare Centerabuse flagLos Angeles675★★☆☆☆
22Sunray Healthcare CenterLos Angeles674—
23Seacrest Post-Acute Care CenterSan Pedro670★★☆☆☆
24San Diego Post-Acute Centerabuse flagEl Cajon670★★☆☆☆
25Artesia Palms Care Centerabuse flagArtesia655★☆☆☆☆
26Majestic Mountain Care Centerabuse flagOakhurst651★☆☆☆☆
27Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation Ctr D/P SNFSan Francisco636★★★★☆
28Inland Valley Care and Rehabilitation Centerabuse flagPomona5176★☆☆☆☆
29Antelope Valley Care Centerabuse flagLancaster5141★☆☆☆☆
30Bay Crest Care Centerabuse flagTorrance5118★☆☆☆☆
31Miracle Mile Healthcare Center, LLCabuse flagLos Angeles5118★☆☆☆☆
32North Long Beach Post Acuteabuse flagLong Beach597★☆☆☆☆
33The Rehabilitation Center of BakersfieldBakersfield593★☆☆☆☆
34Beachwood Post-Acute & RehabSanta Monica592★☆☆☆☆
35Colonial Care CenterLong Beach580★☆☆☆☆
36Kit Carson Nursing & Rehabilitation CenterJackson578★☆☆☆☆
37Las Flores Convalescent Hospitalabuse flagGardena576★☆☆☆☆
38Greenfield Care Center of FairfieldFairfield570—
39Norwalk Skilled Nursing & Wellness Centre, LLCNorwalk566★★☆☆☆
40Heritage Rehabilitation CenterTorrance562★☆☆☆☆
41Dept of State Hospitals - Metropolitan SNFabuse flagNorwalk553★★☆☆☆
42Artesia Christian Home INC.Artesia547★☆☆☆☆
43Meadowood Nursing Centerabuse flagClearlake543★★☆☆☆
44Professional Post Acute CenterSan Rafael539★★★☆☆
45California Post-Acute CareLynwood4166★☆☆☆☆
46Burbank Healthcare & Rehababuse flagBurbank4149★☆☆☆☆
47Golden Rose Care CenterPasadena4148★☆☆☆☆
48Long Beach Healthcare Centerabuse flagLong Beach4123★☆☆☆☆
49Santa Fe Heights Healthcare Center, LLCabuse flagCompton4117★☆☆☆☆
50Vernon Healthcare Centerabuse flagLos Angeles4113★☆☆☆☆

Highest federal fines

Total civil money penalties Medicare lists for the home in its current file.

#Nursing homeCityFinesNumber of finesOverall
1Rancho Seco Care CenterGalt$490,2052★☆☆☆☆
2Ararat Nursing FacilityMission Hills$426,7858★☆☆☆☆
3Madera Rehabilitation & Nursing CenterMadera$373,7333★☆☆☆☆
4Rio Hondo Subacute & Nursing CenterMontebello$368,9437—
5Maclay Healthcare CenterSylmar$349,0237★★☆☆☆
6Friendship Manor Nursing & Rehab CenterNational City$291,0743★★★★★
7Miracle Mile Healthcare Center, LLCLos Angeles$274,1834★☆☆☆☆
8Artesia Palms Care CenterArtesia$267,0566★☆☆☆☆
9Intercommunity Care CenterLong Beach$256,7515★☆☆☆☆
10Los Altos Post-AcuteLos Altos$251,6401★★★☆☆
11Skyline Healthcare Center - LALos Angeles$251,0905★☆☆☆☆
12Greenfield Care Center of FairfieldFairfield$245,4923—
13Sunland Post AcuteSunland$240,2813★☆☆☆☆
14Santa Anita Convalescent HospitalTemple City$234,1874★☆☆☆☆
15Sunnyside Nursing CenterTorrance$233,6306★☆☆☆☆
16University Park Healthcare CenterLos Angeles$230,6064★☆☆☆☆
17Sunset Villa Post AcuteLong Beach$223,7754★☆☆☆☆
18Bay View Rehabilitation Hospital, LLCAlameda$216,8342★☆☆☆☆
19San Diego Post-Acute CenterEl Cajon$213,1893★★☆☆☆
20Imperial Care CenterStudio City$212,7494★☆☆☆☆
21Broadway By the SeaLong Beach$205,6425★☆☆☆☆
22Shasta View Care CenterRed Bluff$202,1863★☆☆☆☆
23Vernon Healthcare CenterLos Angeles$200,5634★☆☆☆☆
24The Ellison John Transitional Care CenterLancaster$199,5943★★☆☆☆
25The Rehabilitation Center on PicoLos Angeles$193,7104★★☆☆☆
26Majestic Mountain Care CenterOakhurst$188,3572★☆☆☆☆
27Kei-Ai Los Angeles Healthcare CenterLos Angeles$184,9892★☆☆☆☆
28North Bay Post AcutePetaluma$179,6133★☆☆☆☆
29Beachwood Post-Acute & RehabSanta Monica$177,7182★☆☆☆☆
30Glendora Grand, INCGlendora$168,1905★☆☆☆☆
31River Walk Care CenterPorterville$164,7783★★☆☆☆
32Maple Healthcare CenterLos Angeles$164,2645★★☆☆☆
33California Post AcuteLos Angeles$164,2033★★☆☆☆
34Alta View Post AcuteLos Angeles$163,5661★☆☆☆☆
35All Saint's Subacute & Transitional CareSan Leandro$163,1272★★★☆☆
36Hyde Park Healthcare CenterLos Angeles$162,5844★☆☆☆☆
37Glendale Post Acute CenterGlendale$161,9824★☆☆☆☆
38Santa Cruz Post AcuteSanta Cruz$161,9123★★☆☆☆
39Vermont Healthcare CenterTorrance$158,5065★☆☆☆☆
40East Terrace Rehabilitation & Wellness Centre, LPLos Angeles$157,7283★☆☆☆☆
41Mirage Post AcuteLancaster$153,9913★☆☆☆☆
42San Francisco Health CareSan Francisco$152,4042★☆☆☆☆
43Golden Modesto Care CenterModesto$150,1396★★☆☆☆
44Sunray Healthcare CenterLos Angeles$147,8934—
45Heritage Rehabilitation CenterTorrance$147,1155★☆☆☆☆
46Coral Cove Post AcuteLong Beach$146,3564★☆☆☆☆
47Temple Park Convalescent HospitalLos Angeles$144,9641★☆☆☆☆
48Crescent City Care CenterCrescent City$144,8661★☆☆☆☆
49Professional Post Acute CenterSan Rafael$143,2113★★★☆☆
50Santa Monica Rehabilitation CenterSanta Monica$143,1643★☆☆☆☆

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Care Compare health deficiencies and penalties files, processed October 1, 2026. Find a specific home on the nursing home directory, or search near a ZIP code.