Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Alden Terrace Convalescent Hospital
1240 S Hoover St, Los Angeles, CA 90006 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Longwood Management Corporation (38 facilities) · 210 certified beds
Alden Terrace Convalescent Hospital is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Los Angeles, California. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.00 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Nov 20, 2025 cited 8 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Alden Terrace Convalescent Hospital compares
This facility vs. the California and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | California avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.00 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.32 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.73 | 2.64 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 28.7% | 38.1% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 8.0 | 15.4 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the November 20, 2025 inspection was corrected by December 13, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 total penalty, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Alden Terrace Convalescent Hospital
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Administration Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop 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 Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents.
Environmental Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Apr 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Oct 4, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 4, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1240 S Hoover St
Los Angeles, CA 90006 - CMS certification #
- 056237
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 210
- Avg residents/day
- 194.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1970-09-25
- Chain
- Longwood Management Corporation (38 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Longwood Management Corporation
Longwood Management Corporation operates 38 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Longwood Management Corporation facilities →
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Alden Terrace Convalescent Hospital using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2020, 5 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
DOL also concluded 1 case here with no violations found, most recently for a period ending Jan 27, 2012.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Aug 26, 2020: accident investigation inspection, partial (health). Case closed May 16, 2023. 5 violations cited (1 serious, 4 other). Penalties: $33,500 proposed, $10,535 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Alden Terrace.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 342(A). Penalty $5,000 proposed, $3,000 now. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(1). Penalty $750 proposed, $600 now. To be fixed by Jul 30, 2021. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(6). Penalty $750 proposed, $600 now. To be fixed by Jul 30, 2021. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(3). Penalty $13,500 proposed, $935 now. To be fixed by Jul 30, 2021. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(5). Penalty $13,500 proposed, $5,400 now. To be fixed by Jul 30, 2021. Contested by the employer.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- California Hospital Medical Center La, Los Angeles. 1.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Alvarado Care Center, Los Angeles. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Hana Home Care, Los Angeles. 0.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Pharmacy. 0.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 90006 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Medical Care Of Mid-Wilshire, Los Angeles, 0.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Wilshire Dialysis Center, Los Angeles, 0.9 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Usrc Grand Home, Los Angeles, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 241 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 90006.
Promise Hospice, Inc, office in Los Angeles, 0.2 miles away, straight line
Elim Wellcare Hospice, LLC, office in Los Angeles, 0.9 miles away, straight line
Starline Hospice, Inc, office in Los Angeles, 1.3 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Pih Health Physicians, Los Angeles. 0.9 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 risk
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 low, 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.
What we checked
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 |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Alden Terrace Convalescent Hospital a good nursing home?
CMS gives Alden Terrace Convalescent Hospital an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Alden Terrace Convalescent Hospital staffed?
Alden Terrace Convalescent Hospital reports 4.00 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Alden Terrace Convalescent Hospital had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does Alden Terrace Convalescent Hospital have?
Alden Terrace Convalescent Hospital is certified for 210 beds.