Nursing home
Intercommunity Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
12627 Studebaker Road, Norwalk, CA 90650 · Map
For profit - Individual · Part of Longwood Management Corporation (38 facilities) · 86 certified beds
Intercommunity Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Norwalk, California. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.14 hours per resident per day, above the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Jul 25, 2025 cited 16 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $20,654In 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 Intercommunity Healthcare & Rehabilitation 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) | 5.14 | 4.51 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.51 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.63 | 2.64 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 39.6% | 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: 1 fine totaling $20,654, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Intercommunity Healthcare & Rehabilitation 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
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 10, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 10, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Nov 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 25, 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 · Jul 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Jul 25, 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 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 25, 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 · Jul 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jul 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 25, 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
- 12627 Studebaker Road
Norwalk, CA 90650 - CMS certification #
- 055457
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 86
- Avg residents/day
- 79.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1978-02-13
- 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
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Other public records
- 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.
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 4, 2024: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case open. 3 violations cited (2 serious, 1 other). Penalties: $11,860 proposed, $11,860 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Norwalk Healthcare INC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 2473.1(b). Penalty $160 proposed, $160 now.
- Serious: Cited rule 3210(A). Penalty $5,850 proposed, $5,850 now.
- Serious: Cited rule 3277(K). Penalty $5,850 proposed, $5,850 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
- Coast Plaza Hospital, Norwalk. 0.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Studebaker Healthcare Center, Norwalk. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Immaculate Heart Of Mary Home Health, Inc, Bellflower. 1.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Costco 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 90650 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Firestone Blvd Dialysis, Norwalk, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc Dialysis Services Bellflower, Bellflower, 1.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Downey Landing Dialysis Center, Downey, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 259 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 90650.
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Hospice Program, office in Downey, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Premium Hospice, Inc., office in Norwalk, 1.7 miles away, straight line
California Hospice Services, Inc, office in Norwalk, 2.0 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Downey. 1.5 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
- Zone X: Area protected by a levee from the 1% annual chance flood (moderate risk). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Intercommunity Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Intercommunity Healthcare & Rehabilitation 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 Intercommunity Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Intercommunity Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center reports 5.14 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Intercommunity Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 16 deficiencies.
How many beds does Intercommunity Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center have?
Intercommunity Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center is certified for 86 beds.