Nursing home
Kei-Ai Los Angeles Healthcare Center
2221 Lincoln Park Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90031 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Aspen Skilled Healthcare (34 facilities) · 300 certified beds
Kei-Ai Los Angeles Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Los Angeles, California. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.35 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Jan 10, 2025 cited 39 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $184,989In CMS records: 3 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Kei-Ai Los Angeles 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) | 4.35 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.51 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.71 | 2.64 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 48.1% | 38.1% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 39.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the March 24, 2026 inspection was corrected by April 16, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $184,989, 3 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Kei-Ai Los Angeles 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
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 24, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 24, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2026 · 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 · Feb 27, 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 · Feb 20, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 20, 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 · 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 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 · Feb 20, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 20, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 20, 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 · Feb 20, 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
- 2221 Lincoln Park Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90031 - CMS certification #
- 555438
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 300
- Avg residents/day
- 289.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1990-09-25
- Chain
- Aspen Skilled Healthcare (34 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Aspen Skilled Healthcare
Aspen Skilled Healthcare operates 34 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Aspen Skilled Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Kei-Ai Los Angeles Healthcare Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2020, 5 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Kei-Ai Los Angeles Healthcare Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Smoke-free.
Smoking is not permitted in the nursing home facility.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
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.
- Jun 9, 2020: accident investigation inspection, partial (health). Case closed Aug 25, 2023. 5 violations cited (4 serious, 1 other). Penalties: $59,000 proposed, $32,700 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Kei-ai Los Angeles Healthcare.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 342(A). Penalty $5,000 proposed, $3,000 now. To be fixed by Jul 27, 2021. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 5199(C). Penalty $13,500 proposed, $13,500 now. To be fixed by Jul 27, 2021. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(3). Penalty $13,500 proposed, $1,350 now. To be fixed by Jul 27, 2021. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(5). Penalty $13,500 proposed, $13,500 now. To be fixed by Jul 27, 2021. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(7). Penalty $13,500 proposed, $1,350 now. To be fixed by Jul 27, 2021. 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
- Los Angeles General Medical Center, Los Angeles. 1.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Huntington Healthcare Center, Los Angeles. 1.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Sierra Home Healthcare Services, Inc, Los Angeles. 1.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Gateway Circle Pharmacy. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 90031 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Usc Kidney Center, Los Angeles, 0.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita East La Plaza Dialysis, Los Angeles, 1.7 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Boyle Heights Dialysis, Los Angeles, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 157 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 90031.
Santa Rosa Hospice, office in Alhambra, 2.9 miles away, straight line
Grace Hospice, Inc, office in Los Angeles, 3.6 miles away, straight line
Ogada Hospice Care, Inc, office in Monterey Park, 3.9 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Usc Care Medical Group Inc, Los Angeles. 0.6 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 moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, 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: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Kei-Ai Los Angeles Healthcare Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Kei-Ai Los Angeles Healthcare Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Kei-Ai Los Angeles Healthcare Center staffed?
Kei-Ai Los Angeles Healthcare Center reports 4.35 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Kei-Ai Los Angeles Healthcare Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 39 deficiencies.
How many beds does Kei-Ai Los Angeles Healthcare Center have?
Kei-Ai Los Angeles Healthcare Center is certified for 300 beds.