Nursing home
Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital
5522 Gracewood Ave., Temple City, CA 91780 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 391 certified beds
Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Temple City, California. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.19 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on May 8, 2025 cited 54 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight and it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- Special Focus Facility candidateCMS lists this facility as a candidate for enhanced oversight.
- 4 fines totaling $234,187In CMS records: 5 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Santa Anita 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) | 4.19 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.28 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.64 | 2.64 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 42.7% | 38.1% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 54.0 | 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: 4 fines totaling $234,187, 5 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Santa Anita 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
Honor the resident's right to choose his or her attending physician.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 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 · Mar 5, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for 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 · Jan 5, 2026 · 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 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for 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 · Nov 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for 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 · Aug 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 15, 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 · Aug 13, 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
- 5522 Gracewood Ave.
Temple City, CA 91780 - CMS certification #
- 055293
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 391
- Avg residents/day
- 370.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1974-04-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2016
- Workplace safety 3 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2020, 6 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
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 Feb 28, 2016 to Feb 27, 2018. Violations found: Minimum wage. Back wages: $7,714 owed to 133 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Santa Anita Convalesant Hospital (Golden State Health Centers, Inc.). Case 1843521.
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.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Oct 17, 2023: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Feb 12, 2024. 5 violations cited (2 serious, 3 other). Penalties: $11,055 proposed, $3,570 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital & Retirement Center INC.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 461(A). Penalty $375 proposed, $300 now.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 2473.1(b). Penalty $375 proposed, $150 now.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 6151(C)(1). Penalty $185 proposed, $150 now.
- Serious: Cited rule 5162(A). Penalty $5,060 proposed, $270 now.
- Serious: Cited rule 5162(B). Penalty $5,060 proposed, $2,700 now.
- Oct 22, 2021: accident investigation inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Nov 17, 2021. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital & Retirement Center INC.
- Dec 29, 2020: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (health). Case open. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $410 proposed, $410 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital & Retirement Center INC.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5199(C). Penalty $410 proposed, $410 now. To be fixed by Jul 15, 2021.
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 Arcadia Hospital, Arcadia. 2.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Baldwin Gardens Nursing Center, Temple City. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Extensive Home Health Care Inc, Temple City. 0.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 91780 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Temple City Dialysis Facility, Inc., Temple City, 0.8 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Arcadia Oaks Dialysis, Arcadia, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
San Gabriel Nephrology Services, LLC, San Gabriel, 2.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 105 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 91780.
Unique Hospice And Palliative Care, Inc., office in Arcadia, 1.4 miles away, straight line
A Plus Hospice Care, Inc, office in El Monte, 1.8 miles away, straight line
Accurate Hospice Inc., office in Rosemead, 2.1 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Dan Tran, MD, Rosemead. 3.8 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 high, 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 | See above |
| 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: 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital a good nursing home?
CMS gives Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital staffed?
Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital reports 4.19 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 54 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital have?
Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital is certified for 391 beds.