Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Kindred Hospital Brea D/P SNF
875 N Brea Blvd, Brea, CA 92821 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Kindred Healthcare (4 facilities) · 38 certified beds
Kindred Hospital Brea D/P SNF is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Brea, California. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 7.09 hours per resident per day, above the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Nov 22, 2024 cited 13 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Kindred Hospital Brea D/P SNF 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) | 7.09 | 4.51 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.45 | 0.65 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.04 | 2.64 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 15.5% | 38.1% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 13.0 | 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 Kindred Hospital Brea D/P SNF
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
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 5, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 5, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 5, 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 5, 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 5, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 5, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 5, 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 5, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 5, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · Feb 5, 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 · Feb 5, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 5, 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
- 875 N Brea Blvd
Brea, CA 92821 - CMS certification #
- 555859
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 38
- Avg residents/day
- 36.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2009-07-14
- Chain
- Kindred Healthcare (4 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Kindred Healthcare
Kindred Healthcare operates 4 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Kindred Healthcare facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Workplace safety 5 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2018, 18 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.
- Apr 2, 2024: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Sep 11, 2024. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as THC - Orange County, LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
- Jun 1, 2020: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (health). Case closed Aug 26, 2024. 6 violations cited (5 serious, 1 other). Penalties: $150,000 proposed, $59,300 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Kindred Hospital.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 3203(A). Penalty $25,000 proposed, $800 now. To be fixed by Apr 1, 2021. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 5199(D)(1). Penalty $25,000 proposed, $11,700 now. To be fixed by Apr 1, 2021. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 5199(E). Penalty $25,000 proposed, $11,700 now. To be fixed by Apr 1, 2021. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 5199(G). Penalty $25,000 proposed, $11,700 now. To be fixed by Apr 1, 2021. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 5199(H). Penalty $25,000 proposed, $11,700 now. To be fixed by Apr 1, 2021. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 5199(I). Penalty $25,000 proposed, $11,700 now. To be fixed by Apr 1, 2021. Contested by the employer.
- Jan 18, 2019: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Jul 2, 2019. 7 violations cited (3 serious, 4 other). Penalties: $16,780 proposed, $6,720 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as THC - Orange County, LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 4300.32(a). Penalty $425 proposed, $300 now. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 3221(B). Penalty $210 proposed, $150 now. To be fixed by May 13, 2019. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 6151(C)(1). Penalty $425 proposed, $300 now. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 6151(G). Penalty $425 proposed, $300 now. To be fixed by May 13, 2019. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 4559(A). Penalty $3,825 proposed, $2,700 now. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 5162(A). Penalty $5,735 proposed, $2,700 now. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 5162(B). Penalty $5,735 proposed, $270 now. Contested by the employer.
- Jan 18, 2019: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed May 16, 2019. 3 violations cited (3 other). Penalties: $845 proposed, $450 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Kindred Nursing Centers West, L.l.c.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 3221(B). Penalty $210 proposed, $150 now. To be fixed by May 13, 2019. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 6151(C)(1). Penalty $425 proposed, $300 now. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 6151(G). Penalty $210 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by May 13, 2019. Contested by the employer.
- Jul 6, 2018: complaint inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Feb 19, 2019. 2 violations cited (2 other). Penalties: $1,680 proposed, $900 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Kindred Hospital.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 3203(A). Penalty $840 proposed, $450 now. To be fixed by Dec 20, 2018. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 3342(C). Penalty $840 proposed, $450 now. To be fixed by Dec 20, 2018. 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
- Providence St. Jude Medical Center, Fullerton. 3.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Park Vista at Morningside, Fullerton. 2.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Amberkare Home Health, Inc, Brea. 1.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 92821 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Brea Dialysis Center, Brea, 0.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Quotidian Home Dialysis Clinic, La Habra, 2.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm)
Davita Crossroads Dialysis Center, Fullerton, 3.3 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 96 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 92821.
Wecare Hospice And Palliative Services Inc., office in Brea, 1.6 miles away, straight line
Beta Caring Hands Hospice, Inc., office in Brea, 1.8 miles away, straight line
Tyrone Hospice Care, Inc., office in Brea, 1.9 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Providence Medical Foundation, Fullerton. 3.7 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)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Brea, CA, risk to homes is greater than 70% of communities in California and 93% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively moderate, 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 |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 Kindred Hospital Brea D/P SNF a good nursing home?
CMS gives Kindred Hospital Brea D/P SNF an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Kindred Hospital Brea D/P SNF staffed?
Kindred Hospital Brea D/P SNF reports 7.09 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Kindred Hospital Brea D/P SNF had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 13 deficiencies.
How many beds does Kindred Hospital Brea D/P SNF have?
Kindred Hospital Brea D/P SNF is certified for 38 beds.