Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Burlington Convalescent Hospital
845 S.Burlington Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90057 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Longwood Management Corporation (38 facilities) · 124 certified beds
Burlington 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 3.96 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Feb 21, 2025 cited 12 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $8,278In 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 Burlington 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) | 3.96 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.46 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.64 | 2.64 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 41.6% | 38.1% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 12.0 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $8,278, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Burlington 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
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 · Jun 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 21, 2025 · 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 · Feb 21, 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 · Feb 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 21, 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 · Feb 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 21, 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 · Feb 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
Environmental Deficiencies · Feb 21, 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
- 845 S.Burlington Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90057 - CMS certification #
- 056326
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 124
- Avg residents/day
- 116.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1974-08-01
- 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 →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Burlington Convalescent Hospital using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2010
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2020, 8 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.
- Findings for Jan 10, 2010 to Jan 9, 2012. Violations found: Fair Labor Standards Act (pay and hours). Employer as DOL recorded it: Burlington Convalescent Hospital, Inc.. Case 1637212.
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.
- Dec 1, 2020: accident investigation inspection, partial (health). Case closed May 16, 2023. 8 violations cited (2 serious, 6 other). Penalties: $31,615 proposed, $14,325 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Burlington Convalescent Hospital, INC.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 342(A). Penalty $5,000 proposed, $3,000 now. To be fixed by Jul 22, 2021. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 4300.4(a). Penalty $375 proposed, $300 now. To be fixed by Jul 22, 2021. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 3203(A). Penalty $935 proposed, $750 now. To be fixed by Jul 22, 2021. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(1). Penalty $935 proposed, $750 now. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(6). Penalty $935 proposed, $750 now. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(8). Penalty $935 proposed, $750 now. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(3). Penalty $11,250 proposed, $5,400 now. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(7). Penalty $11,250 proposed, $2,625 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
- 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
- Pih Health Good Samaritan Hospital D/p SNF, Los Angeles. 0.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Hana Home Care, Los Angeles. 0.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 90057 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Wilshire Dialysis Center, Los Angeles, 0.3 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Usrc Grand Home, Los Angeles, 0.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Of Mid-Wilshire, Los Angeles, 0.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 222 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 90057.
Rubicon Hospice Care, office in Los Angeles, 0.9 miles away, straight line
Angel'S Smile Hospice, Inc., office in Los Angeles, 1.0 mile away, straight line
Elim Wellcare Hospice, LLC, office in Los Angeles, 1.1 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Pih Health Physicians, Los Angeles. 0.3 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: very 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Burlington Convalescent Hospital a good nursing home?
CMS gives Burlington 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 Burlington Convalescent Hospital staffed?
Burlington Convalescent Hospital reports 3.96 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Burlington Convalescent Hospital had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 12 deficiencies.
How many beds does Burlington Convalescent Hospital have?
Burlington Convalescent Hospital is certified for 124 beds.