Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Glendale Healthcare Center
1208 S. Central Ave, Glendale, CA 91204 · Map
For profit - Individual · Part of Cambridge Healthcare Services (32 facilities) · 48 certified beds
Glendale Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Glendale, California. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.07 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Jan 24, 2025 cited 8 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Glendale Healthcare 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) | 4.07 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.37 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.29 | 2.64 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 28.3% | 38.1% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 8.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the February 20, 2026 inspection was corrected by March 16, 2026
What inspectors found at Glendale Healthcare 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
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 20, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Feb 20, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 20, 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 · Feb 20, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 20, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Sep 17, 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 · Jan 24, 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 · Jan 24, 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 · Jan 24, 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 · Jan 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 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
- 1208 S. Central Ave
Glendale, CA 91204 - CMS certification #
- 555609
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 48
- Avg residents/day
- 43.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1994-09-21
- Chain
- Cambridge Healthcare Services (32 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Cambridge Healthcare Services
Cambridge Healthcare Services operates 32 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Cambridge Healthcare Services facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2021, 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.
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 20, 2021: accident investigation inspection, partial (health). Case closed Oct 12, 2022. 3 violations cited (1 serious, 2 other). Penalties: $8,445 proposed, $5,250 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Glendale CV Operating Company, LLC.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(9). Penalty $325 proposed, $250 now. To be fixed by Aug 5, 2021. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(6). Penalty $810 proposed, $500 now. To be fixed by Aug 5, 2021. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(3). Penalty $7,310 proposed, $4,500 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
- Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center, Glendale. 0.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Glenhaven Healthcare, Glendale. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Your Best Care Home Health, Glendale. 0.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS 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 91204 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Care Dialysis Center, Glendale, 0.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Fmc-West Glendale, Glendale, 0.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita West Glendale Dialysis, Glendale, 0.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 171 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 91204.
Primal Care Hospice, Inc, office in Glendale, 0.3 miles away, straight line
Libra Hospice Care, Inc, office in Glendale, 0.4 miles away, straight line
Citadel Hospice Care, office in Glendale, 0.6 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Ferdinant Saran, MD, Glendale. 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 very high, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively moderate, 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Glendale Healthcare Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Glendale Healthcare Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Glendale Healthcare Center staffed?
Glendale Healthcare Center reports 4.07 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Glendale Healthcare Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does Glendale Healthcare Center have?
Glendale Healthcare Center is certified for 48 beds.