Nursing home
Pasadena Nursing Center
1570 North Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA 91103 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · 52 certified beds
Pasadena Nursing Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Pasadena, California. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.20 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Mar 20, 2025 cited 20 deficiencies.
- 3 fines totaling $23,160In CMS records: 3 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Pasadena Nursing 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) | 4.20 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.33 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.73 | 2.64 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 57.9% | 38.1% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 20.0 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 3 fines totaling $23,160, 3 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Pasadena Nursing 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 18, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 26, 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 that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights 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 · Nov 26, 2025 · 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 · Nov 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Nov 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · Oct 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have policies on smoking.
Environmental Deficiencies · Mar 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 20, 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
- 1570 North Fair Oaks Ave
Pasadena, CA 91103 - CMS certification #
- 555893
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 52
- Avg residents/day
- 50.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2015-08-05
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2020
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Pasadena Nursing 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.
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.
- Findings for Jan 1, 2020 to Jan 31, 2020. Violations found: Minimum wage, Overtime. Back wages: $378,332 owed to 217 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Legacy Health Care Center (LEGACY HEALTHCARE CENTER, LLC). Case 1902995.
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
- Huntington Hospital, Pasadena. 2.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Foothill Heights Care Center, Pasadena. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Omega Care Home Health, Pasadena. 0.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 91103 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Rose City Dialysis, Pasadena, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Huntington Dialysis, Pasadena, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Liberty Dialysis - West Pasadena, Pasadena, 2.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 155 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 91103.
Faith & Hope Hospice Care, Inc, office in Pasadena, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Maximum Hospice And Palliative Care, Inc, office in Pasadena, 1.0 mile away, straight line
Five Star Home Hospice, office in Pasadena, 1.2 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Usc Care Medical Group Inc, Pasadena. 2.6 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 high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very 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 Pasadena Nursing Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Pasadena Nursing Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Pasadena Nursing Center staffed?
Pasadena Nursing Center reports 4.20 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Pasadena Nursing Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 20 deficiencies.
How many beds does Pasadena Nursing Center have?
Pasadena Nursing Center is certified for 52 beds.