Nursing home
West Gardena Post Acute
16530 S Broadway Street, Gardena, CA 90248 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Abraham Bak & Menachem Gastwirth (16 facilities) · 50 certified beds
West Gardena Post Acute is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Gardena, California. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.80 hours per resident per day, above the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Nov 20, 2025 cited 20 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $43,004In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How West Gardena 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) | 4.80 | 4.51 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.25 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.79 | 2.64 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 42.6% | 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.
- Every deficiency from the November 20, 2025 inspection was corrected by December 15, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $43,004, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at West Gardena 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
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2025 · 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 20, 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 · Nov 20, 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 · Nov 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for 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 · Nov 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough space and equipment to meet each resident's needs
Environmental Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 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
- 16530 S Broadway Street
Gardena, CA 90248 - CMS certification #
- 555410
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 50
- Avg residents/day
- 45.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1989-10-01
- Chain
- Abraham Bak & Menachem Gastwirth (16 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Abraham Bak & Menachem Gastwirth
Abraham Bak & Menachem Gastwirth operates 16 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Abraham Bak & Menachem Gastwirth facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What West Gardena 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.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
24-hour Licensed Nursing Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Memorial Hospital Of Gardena, Gardena. 1.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Kei-ai South Bay Healthcare Center, Gardena. 1.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Supreme Visiting Nurses, Inc., Compton. 1.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Meiji Pharmacy. 1.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 90248 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Usrc Gardena Dialysis, Gardena, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Gardena Dialysis, Gardena, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Usrc Pacific Gateway, Gardena, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 67 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 90248.
Hope International Hospice, Inc., office in Torrance, 3.2 miles away, straight line
Pacific Hearts Hospice, Inc., office in Torrance, 3.5 miles away, straight line
Diamond Hospice Services Inc, office in Torrance, 3.6 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Sarah Olelewe, MD, Hawthorne. 5.3 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
- 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: very high. By hazard: inland flooding very high, tornado relatively 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 | 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 West Gardena Post Acute a good nursing home?
CMS gives West Gardena Post Acute 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 West Gardena Post Acute staffed?
West Gardena Post Acute reports 4.80 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has West Gardena Post Acute had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 20 deficiencies.
How many beds does West Gardena Post Acute have?
West Gardena Post Acute is certified for 50 beds.