Assisted Living
Gardena Retirement Center
14741 S. Vermont Ave., Gardena, CA 90247 · Map
Licensed for 108 residents · GARDENA RETIREMENT CENTER, INC.
Gardena Retirement Center is a state-licensed assisted living community in Gardena, California. It is licensed for 108 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
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Care and services
From the community’s website
What Gardena Retirement Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite (short-term) stay available at a daily rate.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers diabetes care.
Diabetic Management
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - 3 meals a day.
3 daily meals and snack service with alternative meals offered
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Private and Semi-private rooms.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Lilisity’s independent report
What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
License
Active, 108 residents
RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY 197607366, licensed since Apr 30, 2008. Licensee GARDENA RETIREMENT CENTER, INC..
Nearest emergency room
0.4 miles
Memorial Hospital Of Gardena, rated 1 of 5 stars by CMS.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License | Inspection citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardena Retirement Center this community | 108 | Not published | Active | 4 Type A, 22 Type B | |
| Family First Board & Care | 0.6 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 2 Type B |
| Papa Joe's Hands | 1.3 mi | 4 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 0 Type B |
| Ainsworth Home Care | 1.4 mi | 6 | $20,000/mo | Active | 0 Type A, 0 Type B |
| Fort Faith RCFE | 1.4 mi | 4 | Not published | Active | 0 Type A, 4 Type B |
State inspection record4 Type A, 22 Type B
- Last state visit
- July 28, 2026
- State visits since August 5, 2021
- 72 (including 5 inspections, 72 complaints investigated)
- Type A citations
- 4 immediate risk
- Type B citations
- 22 potential risk if not corrected
- Complaint allegations investigated
- 163: 23 substantiated, 140 not substantiated
- No citations at the last inspection (April 2026)
- License active since 2008
Citations (26), newest first
- 80078(a) (plan of correction due March 5, 2026): Responsibility for Providing Care and Supervision. The licensee must provide the care and supervision each person needs, and plan a safe move when the state requires a resident to relocate.
- 87468.1(a)(2) (plan of correction due September 3, 2025): Personal Rights of Residents in All Facilities. Lists the basic rights of every resident, including dignity, safe and comfortable accommodations, and freedom from punishment, humiliation and abuse.
- 877224(a)(4) (plan of correction due August 29, 2025): Plain meaning not available; see the state’s report.
- 87468.2(8) (plan of correction due November 14, 2024): Additional Personal Rights of Residents in Privately Operated Facilities. Additional rights for residents of privately operated communities, such as privacy, confidential records and help exercising their rights.
- 87465(a)(1) (plan of correction due November 14, 2024): Incidental Medical and Dental Care Services. The community must have a plan for residents' medical and dental care and help residents arrange and get to that care.
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- 87468.1(a)(1)(3) (plan of correction due June 19, 2024): Personal Rights of Residents in All Facilities. Lists the basic rights of every resident, including dignity, safe and comfortable accommodations, and freedom from punishment, humiliation and abuse.
- 87468.1(a)(16) (plan of correction due May 3, 2024): Personal Rights of Residents in All Facilities. Lists the basic rights of every resident, including dignity, safe and comfortable accommodations, and freedom from punishment, humiliation and abuse.
- 85072(b)(9) (plan of correction due May 2, 2024): Plain meaning not available; see the state’s report.
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- 80072(a)(2) (plan of correction due February 1, 2024): Personal Rights. Personal rights of people in care, such as dignity, safe accommodations and freedom from punishment or abuse.
- 87468.1(a)(3) (plan of correction due December 20, 2023): Personal Rights of Residents in All Facilities. Lists the basic rights of every resident, including dignity, safe and comfortable accommodations, and freedom from punishment, humiliation and abuse.
- 87224(f) (plan of correction due March 16, 2023): Eviction Procedures. Rules for evicting a resident: the allowed reasons, written notice, and reporting the eviction to the state.
- 87466 (plan of correction due January 3, 2023): Observation of the Resident. Staff must watch residents for changes in their physical, mental, emotional and social condition, write changes down, and tell the resident's doctor and responsible person.
- 87411(d)(5) (plan of correction due January 3, 2023): Personnel Requirements - General. All staff must have on-the-job training or related experience for their duties, such as nutrition, sanitation, resident care and medication help.
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- 87303(a) (plan of correction due October 14, 2022): Maintenance and Operation. Rules for keeping the building clean, safe and in good repair, including room temperature, lighting, water, waste, laundry, emergency lighting and call signal systems.
- 87303(a) (plan of correction due October 14, 2022): Maintenance and Operation. Rules for keeping the building clean, safe and in good repair, including room temperature, lighting, water, waste, laundry, emergency lighting and call signal systems.
- 87463(a) (plan of correction due May 6, 2022): Reappraisals. Rules for updating each resident's needs appraisal at least once a year or when their condition changes, and acting on those changes.
- 87705(b)(2) (plan of correction due May 6, 2022): Care of Persons with Dementia. Rules for caring for residents with dementia, including staff training, door alarms, and delayed-exit or locked exterior doors.
- 87705(j) (plan of correction due May 5, 2022): Care of Persons with Dementia. Rules for caring for residents with dementia, including staff training, door alarms, and delayed-exit or locked exterior doors.
- 87468.1(a)(2) (plan of correction due April 26, 2022): Personal Rights of Residents in All Facilities. Lists the basic rights of every resident, including dignity, safe and comfortable accommodations, and freedom from punishment, humiliation and abuse.
- 80087 (plan of correction due March 25, 2022): Buildings and Grounds. The building and grounds must be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair, with walkways kept clear and hazards guarded.
- 87468.1(a)(3) (plan of correction due March 22, 2022): Personal Rights of Residents in All Facilities. Lists the basic rights of every resident, including dignity, safe and comfortable accommodations, and freedom from punishment, humiliation and abuse.
- 87303(e)(2) (plan of correction due March 11, 2022): Maintenance and Operation. Rules for keeping the building clean, safe and in good repair, including room temperature, lighting, water, waste, laundry, emergency lighting and call signal systems.
- 87465(a)(2) (plan of correction due February 7, 2022): Incidental Medical and Dental Care Services. Rules for helping residents with medicines and other incidental medical and dental care.
- 87411(c)(1) (plan of correction due January 21, 2022): Personnel Requirements - General. General staffing rules: enough competent staff, minimum age, training, good health and background clearance before starting work.
- 87113 (plan of correction due January 20, 2022): Posting of License. The license must be posted where the public can see it.
- 87468.1(a)(3) (plan of correction due November 2, 2021): Personal Rights of Residents in All Facilities. Lists the basic rights of every resident, including dignity, safe and comfortable accommodations, and freedom from punishment, humiliation and abuse.
Plain meanings are our short reading of the rule cited, from the state’s regulation text. The state’s report says what happened.
Complaints with substantiated allegations (date the finding was approved)
- April 3, 2026: 1 substantiated, 1 unsubstantiated, 1 Type B citation
- September 18, 2025: 1 substantiated, 2 Type B citations
- January 2, 2025: 2 substantiated, 2 Type A citations
- November 15, 2024: 1 substantiated, 1 unsubstantiated, 1 Type B citation
- June 5, 2024: 1 substantiated, 3 unsubstantiated, 1 Type B citation
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- June 3, 2024: 1 substantiated, 1 unsubstantiated, 1 Type B citation
- May 28, 2024: 1 substantiated, 5 unsubstantiated, 1 Type B citation
- April 3, 2023: 1 substantiated, 2 Type B citations
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- March 27, 2023: 1 substantiated, 1 Type B citation
- December 20, 2022: 2 substantiated, 2 Type B citations
- June 2, 2022: 1 substantiated
- May 23, 2022: 2 substantiated, 3 unsubstantiated, 1 Type A citation, 2 Type B citations
- April 28, 2022: 1 substantiated, 1 Type B citation
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- April 22, 2022: 1 substantiated, 5 unsubstantiated, 1 Type B citation
- April 11, 2022: 1 substantiated, 1 Type B citation
- March 23, 2022: 1 substantiated, 3 unsubstantiated
- February 2, 2022: 2 substantiated, 2 Type B citations
- December 21, 2021: 1 substantiated, 1 unsubstantiated
- November 9, 2021: 1 substantiated, 1 Type B citation
Complaints with no substantiated allegation (53)
- August 26, 2026: 2 unsubstantiated
- July 27, 2026: 1 unsubstantiated
- February 4, 2026: 1 unsubstantiated
- November 20, 2025: 1 unsubstantiated
- March 20, 2025: 4 unsubstantiated
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- December 14, 2024: 5 unsubstantiated
- December 3, 2024: 6 unsubstantiated
- June 5, 2024: 3 unsubstantiated
- April 3, 2024: 3 unsubstantiated
- March 26, 2024: 1 unsubstantiated
- March 13, 2024: 2 unsubstantiated
- March 13, 2024: 1 unsubstantiated
- December 13, 2023: 1 unsubstantiated
- November 28, 2023: 1 unsubstantiated
- September 13, 2023: 4 unsubstantiated
- August 30, 2023: 1 unsubstantiated
- May 10, 2023: 1 unsubstantiated
- March 28, 2023: 1 unsubstantiated
- September 29, 2022: 2 unsubstantiated
- September 2, 2022: 1 unsubstantiated
- September 2, 2022: 1 unsubstantiated
- September 2, 2022: 1 unsubstantiated
- August 29, 2022: 1 unsubstantiated
- August 25, 2022: 8 unsubstantiated
- July 28, 2022: 1 unsubstantiated
- July 26, 2022: 6 unsubstantiated
- July 25, 2022: 2 unsubstantiated
- June 27, 2022: 1 unsubstantiated
- June 23, 2022: 2 unsubstantiated
- June 22, 2022: 1 unsubstantiated
- June 22, 2022: 2 unsubstantiated
- June 22, 2022: 2 unsubstantiated
- June 21, 2022: 1 unsubstantiated
- June 7, 2022: 1 unsubstantiated
- May 25, 2022: 1 unsubstantiated
- April 28, 2022: 2 unsubstantiated
- April 27, 2022: 1 unsubstantiated
- April 27, 2022: 1 unsubstantiated
- April 22, 2022: 3 unsubstantiated
- April 8, 2022: 3 unsubstantiated
- April 8, 2022: 2 unsubstantiated
- March 30, 2022: 3 unsubstantiated
- March 29, 2022: 2 unsubstantiated
- March 23, 2022: 1 unsubstantiated
- February 17, 2022: 6 unsubstantiated
- February 2, 2022: 1 unsubstantiated
- December 22, 2021: 1 unsubstantiated
- December 9, 2021: 2 unsubstantiated
- December 2, 2021: 5 unsubstantiated
- November 17, 2021: 2 unsubstantiated
- November 2, 2021: 2 unsubstantiated
- October 22, 2021: 1 unsubstantiated
- October 8, 2021: 6 unsubstantiated
Every state visit (91)
- July 28, 2026: Complaint visit
- July 9, 2026: Complaint visit
- April 27, 2026: Inspection
- March 20, 2026: Complaint visit
- February 20, 2026: Complaint visit
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- February 19, 2026: Complaint visit
- January 8, 2026: Complaint visit
- December 17, 2025: Complaint visit
- December 4, 2025: Other visit
- October 28, 2025: Complaint visit
- September 4, 2025: Other visit
- August 28, 2025: Complaint visit
- August 25, 2025: Complaint visit
- April 7, 2025: Inspection
- February 14, 2025: Complaint visit
- January 29, 2025: Complaint visit
- November 13, 2024: Complaint visit
- July 8, 2024: Complaint visit
- June 5, 2024: Complaint visit (2)
- May 23, 2024: Complaint visit
- May 1, 2024: Complaint visit (2)
- April 18, 2024: Complaint visit
- April 11, 2024: Complaint visit
- March 25, 2024: Inspection
- March 25, 2024: Complaint visit
- March 18, 2024: Complaint visit
- February 26, 2024: Complaint visit
- February 7, 2024: Complaint visit
- January 18, 2024: Complaint visit
- January 11, 2024: Complaint visit
- December 6, 2023: Other visit
- October 30, 2023: Complaint visit
- September 29, 2023: Complaint visit (2)
- September 8, 2023: Other visit
- August 14, 2023: Complaint visit
- July 26, 2023: Complaint visit
- July 19, 2023: Other visit
- June 16, 2023: Complaint visit
- April 14, 2023: Inspection
- March 30, 2023: Complaint visit
- March 15, 2023: Complaint visit
- February 24, 2023: Complaint visit
- December 19, 2022: Complaint visit
- December 13, 2022: Complaint visit
- November 9, 2022: Complaint visit
- October 6, 2022: Complaint visit
- August 8, 2022: Complaint visit
- June 27, 2022: Complaint visit
- June 16, 2022: Complaint visit
- June 7, 2022: Complaint visit (2)
- May 31, 2022: Complaint visit (3)
- May 27, 2022: Complaint visit
- May 26, 2022: Complaint visit
- May 23, 2022: Complaint visit (2)
- May 19, 2022: Inspection
- May 19, 2022: Complaint visit (2)
- May 12, 2022: Complaint visit
- May 4, 2022: Complaint visit (2)
- April 13, 2022: Complaint visit
- April 12, 2022: Complaint visit
- April 11, 2022: Complaint visit
- March 25, 2022: Complaint visit
- March 21, 2022: Complaint visit
- March 11, 2022: Other visit
- March 10, 2022: Complaint visit (2)
- March 8, 2022: Complaint visit (4)
- February 17, 2022: Complaint visit
- January 21, 2022: Complaint visit (2)
- January 5, 2022: Other visit
- December 21, 2021: Complaint visit (2)
- December 3, 2021: Complaint visit
- October 19, 2021: Complaint visit (2)
- September 15, 2021: Complaint visit
- August 5, 2021: Complaint visit (2)
Read every report on the state’s site →
What these terms mean
Type A citations are for “the most serious type of violations in which there is an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of those in care,” and are issued “even if the violation is corrected on the spot.”
Type B citations are for “a violation that, if not corrected, may [pose] an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of clients,” such as faulty medical record keeping or staff training.
CCLD: “There is no difference between an inconclusive and an unsubstantiated complaint allegation. Both terms mean that there was no preponderance of evidence to prove that an alleged violation occurred.” Allegations CCLD finds unfounded are also not substantiated.
This community is licensed for 108 residents; larger communities are visited and complained about more often, so read counts with size in mind. Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing, data as of September 28, 2026, covering the five years of records the state publishes. The state’s advice: “Never rely on this information alone to make a decision about a facility. Always visit facilities in person.”
License and ownershipActive license, licensee GARDENA RETIREMENT CENTER, INC.
- License type
- RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY
- License number
- 197607366
- License status
- Active
- Licensed since
- 2008-04-30
- Licensed capacity
- 108
- Licensee
- GARDENA RETIREMENT CENTER, INC.
- County
- Los Angeles County
- Administrator
- Susana Fuentes
Source: California state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Administrator name from the California licensing record, as of Sep 9, 2026.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in California, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in California
- Assisted Living Waiver (ALW). Medi-Cal can pay for assisted living care services through the Assisted Living Waiver, but only in 15 counties, only for people who need nursing home level care, and there is a waitlist. The resident still pays room and board. (state page)
- Waitlist. The Assisted Living Waiver has a waitlist. DHCS reported 18,365 people on it in December 2025. (source)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 0.4 mi, nursing home 0.1 mi, pharmacy 1.0 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Memorial Hospital Of Gardena, Gardena. 0.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Gardena Convalescent Center, Gardena. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Supreme Visiting Nurses, Inc., Compton. 1.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Meiji Pharmacy. 1.0 mile away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 90247 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Usrc Gardena Dialysis, Gardena, 0.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Gardena Dialysis, Gardena, 0.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Davita Gateway Plaza Dialysis Center, Compton, 2.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 178 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 90247.
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of California, office in Torrance, 2.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Sun Rise Hospice Care, LLC, office in Hawthorne, 3.5 miles away, straight line
Hope International Hospice, Inc., office in Torrance, 3.9 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Sarah Olelewe, MD, Hawthorne. 4.0 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk relatively moderate; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, tornado very low, heat wave very low, earthquake relatively high. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- The state recorded a finding in April 2026. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
- Who gives medications, and what training do they have?
- For what reasons can a resident be asked to leave?
- Is the apartment held during a hospital stay, and at what cost?
What we checked14 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing inspection records | Sep 28, 2026 | See above |
| California Medicaid provider list | Mar 3, 2026 | Not on the state list we checked. These lists are often incomplete. |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | No kitchen matched |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Gardena Retirement Center provide?
Gardena Retirement Center is licensed by the state of California for assisted living in Gardena, California. Its licensed capacity is 108 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Gardena Retirement Center?
No. We publish state licensing details for Gardena Retirement Center but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does Gardena Retirement Center cost?
Assisted Living in Los Angeles County typically starts at $3,750 to $7,300 a month. Based on 42 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. Gardena Retirement Center does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Gardena Retirement Center?
Use Gardena Retirement Center's website, gardenaretirement.com, or visit at 14741 S. Vermont Ave., Gardena, CA 90247.
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