Nursing home
Camellia Gardens Care Center
1920 N. Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91103 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · 80 certified beds
Camellia Gardens Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Pasadena, California. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.12 hours per resident per day, above the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Mar 7, 2025 cited 18 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $1,747In 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 Camellia Gardens 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) | 5.12 | 4.51 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.78 | 0.65 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.56 | 2.64 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 43.3% | 38.1% | 46.4% | above 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 $1,747, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Camellia Gardens 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
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 · Mar 4, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 4, 2026 · 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 · Feb 27, 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 · Feb 4, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · Dec 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Mar 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Mar 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 7, 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
- 1920 N. Fair Oaks Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91103 - CMS certification #
- 056316
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 80
- Avg residents/day
- 72.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1974-07-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Camellia Gardens Care Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2002
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2024, 3 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 Sep 28, 2002 to Sep 28, 2004. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $3,955 owed to 3 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Camellia Gardens Care Center (Arpom Inc.). Case 1365500.
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.
- May 10, 2024: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Oct 20, 2024. 3 violations cited (3 other). Penalties: $555 proposed, $555 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Highland Healthcare Camellia Gardens, LLC.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 2340.21(a)(2). Penalty $185 proposed, $185 now.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 2473.1(b). Penalty $185 proposed, $185 now.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 3249(C). Penalty $185 proposed, $185 now.
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. 3.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Golden Rose Care Center, 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. 1.5 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, 2.7 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, 1.2 miles away, straight line
Five Star Home Hospice, office in Pasadena, 1.5 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Usc Care Medical Group Inc, Pasadena. 3.0 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 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Camellia Gardens Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Camellia Gardens Care Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Camellia Gardens Care Center staffed?
Camellia Gardens Care Center reports 5.12 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Camellia Gardens Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 18 deficiencies.
How many beds does Camellia Gardens Care Center have?
Camellia Gardens Care Center is certified for 80 beds.