Nursing home
Arcadia Care Center
1601 S Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, CA 91007 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Abraham Bak & Menachem Gastwirth (16 facilities) · 164 certified beds
Arcadia Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Arcadia, California. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.29 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Jul 24, 2025 cited 18 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $3,174In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Arcadia Care Center 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) | 4.29 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.46 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.24 | 2.64 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 31.5% | 38.1% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 18.0 | 15.4 | 9.5 | above 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $3,174, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Arcadia Care Center
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
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Mar 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 3, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 3, 2026 · 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 · Feb 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 24, 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 · Jul 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 24, 2025 · 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
- 1601 S Baldwin Ave.
Arcadia, CA 91007 - CMS certification #
- 555729
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 164
- Avg residents/day
- 143.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1998-07-29
- Chain
- Abraham Bak & Menachem Gastwirth (16 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Abraham Bak & Menachem Gastwirth
Abraham Bak & Menachem Gastwirth operates 16 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Abraham Bak & Menachem Gastwirth facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Arcadia Care Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, transportation, secured outdoor area
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2022, 3 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Arcadia Care 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 Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Chauffeured transportation
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Has a secured outdoor area.
Our Memory Lane residents also have access to a dedicated, secure garden, allowing them access to plenty of sunshine and fresh air within a beautiful, outdoor setting.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Oct 21, 2022: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Feb 22, 2024. 3 violations cited (1 serious, 2 other). Penalties: $9,365 proposed, $3,630 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Arcadia Care Center, LLC.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 3203(A)(8). Penalty $465 proposed, $465 now.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 3395(I). Penalty $465 proposed, $465 now.
- Serious: Cited rule 5162(A). Penalty $8,435 proposed, $2,700 now. 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
- Usc Arcadia Hospital, Arcadia. 1.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- San Marino Healthcare Center, San Gabriel. 0.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Great Choice Home Health, Arcadia. 0.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- 986 Pharmacy. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 91007 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Arcadia Oaks Dialysis, Arcadia, 0.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Pasadena Foothills Dialysis Center, Pasadena, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Temple City Dialysis Facility, Inc., Temple City, 2.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 118 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 91007.
Unique Hospice And Palliative Care, Inc., office in Arcadia, 0.3 miles away, straight line
Reachwell Hospice Care, Inc., office in Arcadia, 0.3 miles away, straight line
Fortuna Hospice Inc, office in Arcadia, 0.4 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Huntington Geriatric Medical Group, Pasadena. 3.2 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 high. By hazard: inland flooding very high, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Arcadia Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Arcadia Care Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Arcadia Care Center staffed?
Arcadia Care Center reports 4.29 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Arcadia Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 18 deficiencies.
How many beds does Arcadia Care Center have?
Arcadia Care Center is certified for 164 beds.