Nursing home
Brighton Care Center
1836 N. Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA 91103 · Map
For profit - Partnership · 99 certified beds
Brighton Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Pasadena, California. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.14 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Dec 12, 2024 cited 29 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Brighton 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) | 4.14 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.48 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.45 | 2.64 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 58.9% | 38.1% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 29.0 | 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.
What inspectors found at Brighton 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
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 29, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 29, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jan 29, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 29, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 29, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 29, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 29, 2026 · 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 · Jan 29, 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 · Jan 29, 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 · Jan 29, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 29, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 29, 2026 · 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
- 1836 N. Fair Oaks Ave
Pasadena, CA 91103 - CMS certification #
- 555338
- Ownership
- For profit - Partnership
- Certified beds
- 99
- Avg residents/day
- 90.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1989-02-10
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Brighton Care Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2019, 9 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 Mar 24, 2025.
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.
- Oct 17, 2019: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Nov 27, 2020. 9 violations cited (4 serious, 5 other). Penalties: $14,900 proposed, $6,615 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Brighton Convalescent, LLC.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 3342(C). Penalty $280 proposed, $225 now. To be fixed by Mar 24, 2020. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5193(C)(1)(B). Penalty $280 proposed, $150 now. To be fixed by Mar 24, 2020. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5194(E)(1)(B). Penalty $280 proposed, $150 now. To be fixed by Mar 24, 2020. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5194(E)(2). Penalty $280 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Mar 24, 2020. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 6151(C)(1). Penalty $280 proposed, $150 now. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 3577(E). Penalty $3,375 proposed, $2,700 now. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 3578(G). Penalty $3,375 proposed, $270 now. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 5162(A). Penalty $3,375 proposed, $2,700 now. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 5162(B). Penalty $3,375 proposed, $270 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
- Huntington Hospital, Pasadena. 2.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Saint Vincent Healthcare, Pasadena. 0.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Your Homecare Service, Inc, Pasadena. 1.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 91103 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Rose City Dialysis, Pasadena, 2.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Huntington Dialysis, Pasadena, 2.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Eaton Canyon Dialysis, Pasadena, 3.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 155 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 91103.
Faith & Hope Hospice Care, Inc, office in Pasadena, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Maximum Hospice And Palliative Care, Inc, office in Pasadena, 1.1 miles away, straight line
Five Star Home Hospice, office in Pasadena, 1.4 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Usc Care Medical Group Inc, Pasadena. 2.9 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 high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, 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 | 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 Brighton Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Brighton Care Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Brighton Care Center staffed?
Brighton Care Center reports 4.14 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Brighton Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 29 deficiencies.
How many beds does Brighton Care Center have?
Brighton Care Center is certified for 99 beds.