Nursing home
La Crescenta Healthcare Center
3050 Montrose Ave, La Crescenta, CA 91214 · Map
For profit - Partnership · Part of Mariner Health Care (18 facilities) · 92 certified beds
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 $17,122In 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 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.
| 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) | 0.55 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.93 | 2.64 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 40.0% | 38.1% | 46.4% | above 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $17,122, 1 total penalty.
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 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · Apr 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 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 · Apr 25, 2025 · 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 · Apr 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 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 · Apr 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
- 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
Mariner Health Care operates 18 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Mariner Health Care facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around La Crescenta Healthcare Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2021, 4 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.
- May 26, 2021: accident investigation inspection, partial (health). Case closed Sep 22, 2023. 4 violations cited (1 serious, 3 other). Penalties: $19,120 proposed, $10,680 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Verdugo Vista Operating Company, LP. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(9). Penalty $375 proposed, $375 now. To be fixed by Aug 4, 2021. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(1). Penalty $935 proposed, $935 now. To be fixed by Aug 4, 2021. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(6). Penalty $935 proposed, $935 now. To be fixed by Aug 4, 2021. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(3)(A). Penalty $16,875 proposed, $8,435 now. To be fixed by Jul 12, 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
- Usc Verdugo Hills Hospital, Glendale. 3.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Montrose Springs Skilled Nursing & Wellness Center, Montrose. 0.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Los Care Homehealth Inc., La Crescenta. 0.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 91214 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Usrc Verdugo Hills Dialysis, Glendale, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Glendale Heights, Glendale, 4.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Burbank Dialysis, Burbank, 4.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 141 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 91214.
Treasure Care Hospice, Inc., office in La Crescenta, 0.3 miles away, straight line
Soul Hospice Care, Inc., office in Glendale, 0.6 miles away, straight line
La Canada Hospice Care, Inc., office in Glendale, 0.6 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Arbis Rojas, MD, Glendale. 3.4 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)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively 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 relatively 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is La Crescenta Healthcare Center a good nursing home?
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.
How is La Crescenta Healthcare Center staffed?
La Crescenta Healthcare Center reports 4.28 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has La Crescenta Healthcare Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 13 deficiencies.
How many beds does La Crescenta Healthcare Center have?
La Crescenta Healthcare Center is certified for 92 beds.