Nursing home
Paramount Convalescent Hospital
8558 East Rosecrans Avenue, Paramount, CA 90723 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of David & Frank Johnson (45 facilities) · 59 certified beds
Paramount Convalescent Hospital is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Paramount, California. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.55 hours per resident per day, above the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Dec 5, 2025 cited 14 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $34,613In 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 Paramount Convalescent Hospital 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) | 4.55 | 4.51 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.46 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.72 | 2.64 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 23.0% | 38.1% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 14.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the December 5, 2025 inspection was corrected by December 30, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $34,613, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Paramount Convalescent Hospital
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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 5, 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 · Dec 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 5, 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 · Dec 5, 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 · Dec 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Dec 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 5, 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 · Dec 5, 2025 · 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 · Dec 5, 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
- 8558 East Rosecrans Avenue
Paramount, CA 90723 - CMS certification #
- 056446
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 59
- Avg residents/day
- 50.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1974-10-07
- Chain
- David & Frank Johnson (45 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of David & Frank Johnson
David & Frank Johnson operates 45 nursing facilities across the United States. View all David & Frank Johnson facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Paramount Convalescent Hospital 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.
non-smoking facility
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
DOL also concluded 1 case here with no violations found, most recently for a period ending Jan 7, 2011.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Pih Health Downey Hospital, Downey. 2.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- La Paz Geropsychiatric Center, Paramount. 1.0 mile away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Steaman Home Health Incorporated, Paramount. 0.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Pharmacy. 1.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 90723 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Paramount Dialysis Center, Paramount, 0.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc-Paramount Hope Dialysis Center, Paramount, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Davita Downey Dialysis Center, Downey, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 143 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 90723.
Family First Hospice, Inc, office in Paramount, 0.9 miles away, straight line
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Hospice Program, office in Downey, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Healing Care Hospice, Inc, office in Downey, 2.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Bellflower. 0.9 miles away, straight line. 3 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
- 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 low, tornado very low, heat wave very 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 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| 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 |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Paramount Convalescent Hospital a good nursing home?
CMS gives Paramount Convalescent Hospital 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 Paramount Convalescent Hospital staffed?
Paramount Convalescent Hospital reports 4.55 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Paramount Convalescent Hospital had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 14 deficiencies.
How many beds does Paramount Convalescent Hospital have?
Paramount Convalescent Hospital is certified for 59 beds.