Monrovia Gardens Healthcare Center
A nursing home in Monrovia, California 91016
615 W. Duarte Rd., Monrovia, California 91016. (626) 358-4547.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 1of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 26 health citations at the latest inspection cycle California average: 15.7
- 4.28 nurse hours per resident per day California average: 4.54
- 0 fines in the last three years
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean7
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
26 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The California average is 15.7.
Last standard inspection Dec 19, 2025.
Most serious in three years: actual harm (G), at a complaint inspection on Jan 24, 2025
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
86 citations in 18 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. Most serious: actual harm (G). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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All 86 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 53 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Jul 15, 2026: complaint inspection1 citation
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Jul 8, 2026: complaint inspection3 citations
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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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.
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Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident’s bathroom and bathing area.
Jun 23, 2026: complaint inspection2 citations
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Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
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Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Jun 4, 2026: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Mar 3, 2026: complaint inspection3 citations
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Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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Provide appropriate foot care.
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Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Dec 19, 2025: standard inspection15 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Honor the resident’s right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
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Not hire anyone with a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft.
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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Provide activities to meet all resident’s needs.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Oct 31, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Sep 17, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Honor the resident’s right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Sep 3, 2025: complaint inspection3 citations
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Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
Aug 27, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Aug 5, 2025: complaint inspection3 citations
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Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Jul 9, 2025: complaint inspection3 citations
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Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
May 13, 2025: complaint inspection3 citations
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Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Apr 24, 2025: complaint inspection2 citations
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Mar 27, 2025: complaint inspection6 citations
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Keep residents’ personal and medical records private and confidential.
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
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Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
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Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
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Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration.
Feb 26, 2025: complaint inspection3 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
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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.
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Feb 10, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Jan 24, 2025: complaint inspection7 citations
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
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Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident’s well being.
Dec 31, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Dec 24, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Nov 25, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Oct 31, 2024: standard inspection18 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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Honor the resident’s right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
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Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
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Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident’s needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident’s health.
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Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
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Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
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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.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident’s bathroom and bathing area.
Jun 21, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
May 29, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
May 9, 2024: complaint inspection3 citations
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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.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Dec 31, 1971.
- Not on CMS’s special focus list.
- No abuse icon from CMS.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as for profit, limited liability company.
- 96 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- No fines in the last three years.
- No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
- 53 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Who does the caring?
4.28 nurse hours per resident per day
The California average is 4.54.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | California average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 4.28 | 4.54 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.47 | 0.68 |
| At weekends | 3.86 | 4.10 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 50% | 36.6% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 33.3% | 37.8% |
| Administrators who left | 0 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- Ag Facilities Operations, LLC owns 100% directly since Aug 11, 2003.
- Cambridge Healthcare Services LLC runs it.
- 25 owners or officers are people: Jacob Wintner (corporate officer, 50%); Ira Smedra (owns 5% or more through other companies, 47.5%); Miguel Vidales (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Miguel Vidales (on the governing body (managing control)); Miguel Vidales (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Linda Lutz (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Linda Lutz (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Lance A Hassell (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Lance A Hassell (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Ira Smedra (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Ira Smedra (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Jacob Wintner (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Jacob Wintner (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Donald B Balacuit (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Donald B Balacuit (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Paulina Salazar (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Paulina Salazar (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Julie Butenko (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Julie Butenko (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Jaspal Sohal (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Jaspal Sohal (on the governing body (managing control)); Jaspal Sohal (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Hayley Cruz (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Heidi Capela (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Heidi Capela (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)).
- Part of Cambridge Healthcare Services (32 homes in CMS’s data).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ag Facilities Operations, LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Aug 11, 2003 |
| Ira E Smedra Living Trust | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 47.5% | Aug 11, 2003 |
| Win Win Enterprises, LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 47.5% | Aug 11, 2003 |
| Bh Alliance | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 5% | Aug 11, 2003 |
| Win Win Enterprises, LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| 615 W. Duarte, LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| Cambridge Healthcare Services LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Oct 1, 2013 | |
| Cambridge Healthcare Services LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Oct 24, 2025 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 2 of 5 (California average 4.2).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 2 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 3.0 miles, this one had the 4th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (26; the middle value was 20.5).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Monrovia Gardens Healthcare Center This nursing home | 26 | |
| Monrovia Post Acute | 1.8 | 20 |
| Santa Fe Lodge | 1.8 | 16 |
| Mayflower Care Center | 1.8 | 10 |
| Monte Vista Healthcare Center | 1.9 | 21 |
| Huntington Drive Health and Rehabilitation Center | 2.3 | 33 |
| Royal Terrace Healthcare | 2.3 | 12 |
| Royal Oaks Manor-Bradbury Oaks | 2.4 | 10 |
| Temple City Healthcare | 2.6 | 29 |
| The Gardens of El Monte | 2.7 | 26 |
| Fidelity Health Care | 2.9 | 13 |
| Arcadia Care Center | 3.0 | 28 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Replies
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Paid listing
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