Nursing home
The Springs Post-Acute
10625 Leffingwell Road, Norwalk, CA 90650 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Links Healthcare Group (31 facilities) · 99 certified beds
The Springs Post-Acute is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Norwalk, California. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.91 hours per resident per day, above the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Feb 7, 2025 cited 24 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- 1 fine totaling $66,866In CMS records: 2 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 The Springs Post-Acute 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) | 4.91 | 4.51 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.55 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.44 | 2.64 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 31.5% | 38.1% | 46.4% | below avg |
| 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: 1 fine totaling $66,866, 2 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at The Springs Post-Acute
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
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 7, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 1, 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 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 19, 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 5, 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 · Jun 12, 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 · Feb 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Feb 7, 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 · Feb 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration Deficiencies · Feb 7, 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
- 10625 Leffingwell Road
Norwalk, CA 90650 - CMS certification #
- 055297
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 99
- Avg residents/day
- 89.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1971-02-19
- Chain
- Links Healthcare Group (31 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Links Healthcare Group
Links Healthcare Group operates 31 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Links Healthcare Group facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around The Springs Post-Acute using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice, diabetes care, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What The Springs Post-Acute says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Hospice/Respite/GIP Services
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Our 24-hour skilled nursing care and 24-hour registered nurses accommodate residents’ needs with specialized programs to address our medical diversity.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice/Respite/GIP Services
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers diabetes care.
Diabetic management & education
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation services
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room.
Our large outdoor courtyard provides opportunities to stroll and relax in the sun and our many private rooms offer the privacy each resident enjoys while they are healing.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Coast Plaza Hospital, Norwalk. 0.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Studebaker Healthcare Center, Norwalk. 0.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Immaculate Heart Of Mary Home Health, Inc, Bellflower. 0.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Costco Pharmacy. 1.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 90650 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Dialysis Services Bellflower, Bellflower, 0.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Bellflower Dialysis Center, Bellflower, 1.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Downey Dialysis Center, Downey, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 259 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 90650.
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Hospice Program, office in Downey, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Steward Hospice Care Inc, office in Bellflower, 1.5 miles away, straight line
Evergreen Hospice Care, Inc, office in Cerritos, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Downey. 1.3 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
- Zone X: Area protected by a levee from the 1% annual chance flood (moderate risk). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 The Springs Post-Acute a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Springs Post-Acute an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is The Springs Post-Acute staffed?
The Springs Post-Acute reports 4.91 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has The Springs Post-Acute had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 24 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Springs Post-Acute have?
The Springs Post-Acute is certified for 99 beds.