Nursing home
View Heights Conv Hospital
12619 S. Avalon Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90061 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 163 certified beds
View Heights Conv Hospital is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Los Angeles, California. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.68 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Feb 14, 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 $31,450In 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 View Heights Conv 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) | 3.68 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.45 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.51 | 2.64 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 14.8% | 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 $31,450, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at View Heights Conv 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
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 17, 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 · Jul 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 17, 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 · Apr 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide at least one room set aside to use as a resident dining room and for activities, that is a good size, with good lighting, air flow and furniture.
Environmental Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide a neutral and fair arbitration process and agree to arbitrator and venue.
Administration Deficiencies · Feb 14, 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 · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 14, 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 · Feb 14, 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
- 12619 S. Avalon Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90061 - CMS certification #
- 056417
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 163
- Avg residents/day
- 133.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1973-11-14
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Behavioral support
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What View Heights Conv 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.
- Offers behavioral support.
Network of Care For Behavioral Health Services
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital, Los Angeles. 1.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Avalon Villa Care Center, Los Angeles. 0.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Forever Caring Home Health Services, Inc., Los Angeles. 0.3 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 90061 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Rai - Compton - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Gateway Plaza Dialysis Center, Compton, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Usrc Mlk Community Dialysis, Compton, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 199 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 90061.
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of California, office in Torrance, 4.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Hope International Hospice, Inc., office in Torrance, 5.7 miles away, straight line
Diamond Hospice Services Inc, office in Torrance, 6.1 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- West Coast Wound And Skin Care Inc, Lynwood. 3.9 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 moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, 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 | 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: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| 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 View Heights Conv Hospital a good nursing home?
CMS gives View Heights Conv Hospital an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is View Heights Conv Hospital staffed?
View Heights Conv Hospital reports 3.68 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has View Heights Conv Hospital had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 24 deficiencies.
How many beds does View Heights Conv Hospital have?
View Heights Conv Hospital is certified for 163 beds.