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La Crescenta Healthcare Center

3050 Montrose Ave, La Crescenta, CA 91214

Call La Crescenta Healthcare Center directly(818) 957-0850

For profit - Partnership · 92 certified beds · Medicare and Medicaid · Part of Mariner Health Care (18 facilities)

3
Overall
CMS Rating
★★★☆☆

La Crescenta Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in La Crescenta, California. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 2/5 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 Apr 25, 2025 cited 13 deficiencies.

1 fine totaling $17,122 in CMS records. 1 total penalty
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CMS Quality Ratings

Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars = highest quality.

Overall Rating
★★★☆☆ 3/5
Health Inspections
★★☆☆☆ 2/5
Staffing
★★★★☆ 4/5
Quality Measures
★★★★★ 5/5
Long-Stay QM
★★★★★ 5/5
Short-Stay QM
★★★★★ 5/5

How La Crescenta 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.

MetricThis facilityCalifornia avgNational avg
Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day)4.284.513.89below avg
RN staffing (hrs/resident/day)0.550.650.68below avg
Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day)2.932.642.34above avg
Nursing staff turnover40.0%38.1%46.4%above avg
Deficiencies cited, last inspection13.015.49.5below avg

Staffing

Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.

4.28
Total Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
0.55
RN Hrs/Resident/Day
0.80
LPN Hrs/Resident/Day
2.93
Aide Hrs/Resident/Day
3.96
Weekend Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day

Staff Turnover

Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is ~60%.

Total Nursing Staff
40.0%
Registered Nurses
33.3%
Administrator Changes 0 in last year

Recent Health Inspection

CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.

Apr 25, 2025
Most Recent Inspection Date
13
Total Deficiencies Found
84
Health Inspection Score
1
Number of Fines

What inspectors found at La Crescenta Healthcare Center

Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.

  • Immediate jeopardy
    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 19, 2025
  • Actual 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 · Jul 10, 2025
  • Potential for harm
    Keep all essential equipment working safely.Environmental Deficiencies · Apr 25, 2025
  • Potential for harm
    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 25, 2025
  • Potential for harm
    Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 25, 2025
  • Potential for harm
    Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 25, 2025
  • 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 · Apr 25, 2025
  • 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 · Apr 25, 2025
  • Potential for harm
    Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 25, 2025
  • Potential for harm
    Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 25, 2025
  • Potential for harm
    Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 25, 2025
  • 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 · Apr 25, 2025

About This Facility

Address

3050 Montrose Ave
La Crescenta, CA 91214

CMS Certification #

055960

Ownership

For profit - Partnership

Certified Beds

92

Avg Residents/Day

86.2

Provider Type

Medicare and Medicaid

First Certified

1978-10-01

Chain

Mariner Health Care (18 facilities)

Setting

Urban

Part of Mariner Health Care

18
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Mariner Health Care operates 18 nursing facilities across the United States.

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Frequently asked questions

CMS gives La Crescenta Healthcare Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.

La Crescenta Healthcare Center reports 4.28 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.

Its most recent CMS inspection cited 13 deficiencies.

La Crescenta Healthcare Center is certified for 92 beds.

Admissions at La Crescenta Healthcare Center

For admissions, availability and rehab questions, call (818) 957-0850. If a parent is leaving the hospital, the hospital discharge planner can also check which nursing homes have a bed.

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