Nursing home
Highland Park Skilled Nursing and Wellness Center
5125 Monte Vista St., Los Angeles, CA 90042 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Pacific Healthcare Holdings (15 facilities) · 59 certified beds
Highland Park Skilled Nursing and Wellness Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Los Angeles, California. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.28 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Feb 13, 2025 cited 15 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Highland Park Skilled Nursing and Wellness 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) | 4.28 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.32 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.54 | 2.64 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 22.8% | 38.1% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 15.0 | 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.
What inspectors found at Highland Park Skilled Nursing and Wellness 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
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2026 · 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 · Mar 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Mar 12, 2026 · 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 · Mar 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 12, 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 · Mar 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 12, 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 · Mar 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - 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 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 12, 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
- 5125 Monte Vista St.
Los Angeles, CA 90042 - CMS certification #
- 555165
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 59
- Avg residents/day
- 54.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1984-02-13
- Chain
- Pacific Healthcare Holdings (15 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Pacific Healthcare Holdings
Pacific Healthcare Holdings operates 15 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Pacific Healthcare Holdings facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Highland Park Skilled Nursing and Wellness Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2024, no 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.
- Nov 13, 2024: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed May 9, 2025. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Highland Park Skilled Nursing & Wellness Centre LLC.
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. 3.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- York Healthcare & Wellness Centre, Los Angeles. 0.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Innovative Home Health Care, South Pasadena. 1.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 1.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 90042 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Usc Kidney Center, Los Angeles, 3.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita North Glendale Dialysis, Glendale, 3.3 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fmc-Arroyo Dialysis, Pasadena, 3.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 174 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 90042.
Verdugo Hospice Care Center, office in Los Angeles, 2.2 miles away, straight line
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Los Angeles - Hospice, office in Pasadena, 3.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of St. Clare, Inc, office in Glendale, 3.8 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Usc Care Medical Group Inc, Los Angeles. 3.1 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors 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 high, 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 | 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 Highland Park Skilled Nursing and Wellness Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Highland Park Skilled Nursing and Wellness Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Highland Park Skilled Nursing and Wellness Center staffed?
Highland Park Skilled Nursing and Wellness Center reports 4.28 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Highland Park Skilled Nursing and Wellness Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 15 deficiencies.
How many beds does Highland Park Skilled Nursing and Wellness Center have?
Highland Park Skilled Nursing and Wellness Center is certified for 59 beds.