Nursing home
St. John of God Retirement
2468 South St Andrews Place, Los Angeles, CA 90018 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 156 certified beds
St. John of God Retirement is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Los Angeles, California. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.49 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Dec 5, 2025 cited 24 deficiencies.
- 3 fines totaling $124,440In CMS records: 4 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 St. John of God Retirement 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) | 4.49 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.27 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.85 | 2.64 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 38.1% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 24.0 | 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 $124,440, 4 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at St. John of God Retirement
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
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 24, 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 15, 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 · Jan 15, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2026 · 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)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control 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
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Dec 5, 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 · Dec 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Environmental Deficiencies · Dec 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Administration 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
- 2468 South St Andrews Place
Los Angeles, CA 90018 - CMS certification #
- 055253
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 156
- Avg residents/day
- 142.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-01-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around St. John of God Retirement using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Workplace safety 3 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016, 8 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.
- Sep 11, 2023: complaint inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Dec 11, 2023. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $560 proposed, $560 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as St. John of God Retirement and Care Center.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5199(C). Penalty $560 proposed, $560 now. To be fixed by Jan 19, 2024.
- Apr 24, 2018: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Nov 2, 2018. 7 violations cited (7 other). Penalties: $1,815 proposed, $1,815 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as St. John of God Retirement and Care Center.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 3203(A). Penalty $185 proposed, $185 now. To be fixed by Nov 26, 2018.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 3342(C). Penalty $420 proposed, $420 now. To be fixed by Nov 26, 2018.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 3395(I). Penalty $185 proposed, $185 now. To be fixed by Nov 26, 2018.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5144(E)(1). Penalty $280 proposed, $280 now. To be fixed by Nov 26, 2018.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5144(F)(1). Penalty $280 proposed, $280 now. To be fixed by Nov 26, 2018.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5144(K). Penalty $280 proposed, $280 now. To be fixed by Nov 26, 2018.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5194(E)(1). Penalty $185 proposed, $185 now. To be fixed by Nov 26, 2018.
- Jul 21, 2016: accident investigation inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Sep 2, 2016. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as St. Johns of God Retirement and Care Center.
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
- California Hospital Medical Center La, Los Angeles. 2.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- East Terrace Rehabilitation & Wellness Centre, LP, Los Angeles. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Select Care Home Health Services Inc, Los Angeles. 1.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 90018 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Los Angeles Dialysis Center, Los Angeles, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Davita Usc Korea Town Home Dialysis, Los Angeles, 2.0 miles away, straight line
Davita University Park Dialysis Center, Los Angeles, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 260 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 90018.
Eden Hospice Care Inc, office in Los Angeles, 0.5 miles away, straight line
Rafaella Hospice, Inc, office in Los Angeles, 1.4 miles away, straight line
Starline Hospice, Inc, office in Los Angeles, 1.4 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Seung Kim, MD, Los Angeles. 2.1 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 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 | 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: 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 St. John of God Retirement a good nursing home?
CMS gives St. John of God Retirement an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is St. John of God Retirement staffed?
St. John of God Retirement reports 4.49 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has St. John of God Retirement had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 24 deficiencies.
How many beds does St. John of God Retirement have?
St. John of God Retirement is certified for 156 beds.