Nursing home
Foothill Heights Care Center
1515 North Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA 91103 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Helene Mayer (6 facilities) · 49 certified beds
Foothill Heights Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Pasadena, California. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.95 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Apr 17, 2025 cited 16 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $9,390In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Foothill Heights 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) | 3.95 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.41 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.60 | 2.64 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 51.9% | 38.1% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 16.0 | 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: 2 fines totaling $9,390, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Foothill Heights 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
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 26, 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 · Dec 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 · Jul 23, 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 · Jul 23, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Environmental Deficiencies · May 31, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · May 31, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 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 · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Environmental Deficiencies · Apr 17, 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 · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 17, 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
- 1515 North Fair Oaks Ave
Pasadena, CA 91103 - CMS certification #
- 555894
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 49
- Avg residents/day
- 44.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2015-07-29
- Chain
- Helene Mayer (6 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Helene Mayer
Helene Mayer operates 6 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Helene Mayer facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Huntington Hospital, Pasadena. 2.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Pasadena Grove Health Center, Pasadena. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Omega Care Home Health, Pasadena. 0.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.0 mile 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, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Huntington Dialysis, Pasadena, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Liberty Dialysis - West Pasadena, Pasadena, 2.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 155 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 91103.
Maximum Hospice And Palliative Care, Inc, office in Pasadena, 1.0 mile away, straight line
Faith & Hope Hospice Care, Inc, office in Pasadena, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Five Star Home Hospice, office in Pasadena, 1.2 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Usc Care Medical Group Inc, Pasadena. 2.5 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 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Foothill Heights Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Foothill Heights Care Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Foothill Heights Care Center staffed?
Foothill Heights Care Center reports 3.95 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Foothill Heights Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 16 deficiencies.
How many beds does Foothill Heights Care Center have?
Foothill Heights Care Center is certified for 49 beds.