Alhambra Hospital Med Ctr DP/SNF

Location & what’s nearby

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Nearest of each type, straight-line distance. Hospitals come from the CMS Hospital General Information registry; everything else from Overture Maps (public data). Hospital and park hours are typical — call ahead to confirm.

Quality measures — how residents actually fare

Quality-measure stars summarize outcomes CMS tracks from the assessments each home submits — avoidable hospitalizations and ER visits, falls with injury, pressure ulcers, unplanned weight loss, and long-term antipsychotic use. Because the underlying data is self-reported, weigh a high score against the independent inspection record. Long-stay = permanent residents; short-stay = rehab and post-hospital stays.

Short-stay rehab — if you are coming here from a hospital

Arriving from a hospital right now? Read the discharge guide → — your appeal rights, how to slow a rushed discharge, and what to ask about the numbers below.

Therapy staffing: this home’s payroll records show 0.05 therapist hours per resident per day in 2026Q1 — more than 2% of the 13,892 homes that report any therapy hours at all.

Weekend therapy: weekend therapy hours are 34% of this home’s weekday level — it runs some therapy at the weekend, at a lower level than on weekdays. The median home that reports therapy runs 13% — weekday-focused therapy is the industry norm, not a shortfall. But recovery does not pause on a Saturday: ask what the weekend actually looks like here.

This section is about rehab stays, not living here. Most of this page — the stars, the quality measures, the inspection record — describes the home the way a permanent resident experiences it. These figures describe the short Medicare stay after a hospital discharge: a hip, a stroke, a bad infection, six weeks and home. They are different residents, different staff, often a different wing. Therapy hours are per resident in the building, not per rehab patient — the count includes every long-stay resident, and they mostly get no therapy at all. So a home with a small rehab wing inside a large nursing population reads low here even if its rehab patients get plenty of therapy, and a mostly-rehab home reads high. Use it to compare homes doing similar work, ask what a rehab resident actually gets in a day, and remember that CMS does not publish therapy minutes per patient — nobody does.

Staffing

How full it usually is: this home is certified for 26 beds and averages 24.9 residents a day — about 96% occupied, or roughly 1 bed typically open. It runs essentially full — expect a waiting list. This is a CMS average, not live availability — no public source publishes real-time vacancies, and a home can be full the day you call. Confirm with the home, and if you need a Medicaid bed specifically, ask about that separately: a home with open beds may still not have an open Medicaid bed.

Against a benchmark — not a legal minimum. In May 2024 CMS finalized the first federal staffing floor for nursing homes: 3.48 total nurse hours per resident per day, including 0.55 RN hours and 2.45 nurse-aide hours. Its hour requirements never took effect and are no longer on the books. Homes had until 2026 (2027 if rural) to comply, and that deadline never arrived: a federal court vacated the hour requirements in April 2025 (CMS has appealed), Congress then barred enforcement until 2034, and CMS formally repealed them by rule effective February 2026. This home is not required to meet these numbers, and is not violating anything by missing them. We still show the comparison because the figures are CMS’s own published estimate of adequate staffing, which makes them a useful yardstick — but they are our benchmark, not federal law: this home’s total nurse staffing of 7.39 hrs/resident/day is at or above the 3.48-hour benchmark and RN staffing of 2.55 is at or above the 0.55-hour RN benchmark and nurse-aide staffing of 2.90 is at or above the 2.45-hour aide benchmark. What federal law does require today is unchanged: “sufficient” nursing staff for residents’ needs and an RN on duty at least 8 consecutive hours a day, 7 days a week (42 CFR 483.35). Those are judged by inspectors on site, not by these averages, so read this comparison alongside the inspection record rather than as a pass/fail.

Weekend coverage: total nurse staffing is 7.02 hrs/resident/day on weekends vs 7.54 on weekdays — 7% thinner on weekends. RN hours go from 2.66 to 2.27 per resident-day. (Payroll-based daily records; the national median home is 15% thinner on weekends.)

This home’s total nursing-staff turnover of 30% is below the national median of 45%.

Payroll-based (PBJ) staffing hours, as reported for Jan–Mar 2026 (CMS PBJ CY2026Q1) — the most recent quarter CMS has published, so they can lag a change of operator or staffing agency. Higher is generally better. Registered-nurse coverage and weekend staffing are the numbers families most often overlook — an RN on site matters most when something goes wrong, and coverage usually thins on weekends. High turnover means residents rarely see the same caregiver twice. One caveat: these are hours as reported, not adjusted for how sick or heavy-care this home’s residents are. CMS separately publishes a case-mix-adjusted view; we show the reported hours. A home caring for higher-acuity residents needs more hours to deliver the same care, so compare these figures against homes doing similar work, and read them next to the inspection record rather than alone.

Inspection trend

Deficiencies are fewer than at the previous inspection — improving. Fewer citations over time suggests a home is fixing problems; a rising count is a warning sign — though two surveys are a short record, and survey teams differ. These counts are from the standard annual health survey only; the full citation list below may also include findings from complaint investigations, so the two won’t always add up.

Inspection deficiencies

State health-inspection citations, most serious first. Each carries an F-code (the federal rule it cites, e.g. F-684 = quality of care) and a letter A–L marking how serious and how widespread the problem was — we translate that grid into the plain tiers shown here. Wording is the official federal description.

Each letter is a CMS scope-severity level; highlighted ones are where this home has citations. A–C = no harm found; D–F = potential for harm; G–I = actual harm; J–L = immediate jeopardy. Within each band the later letter is the more widespread finding (an isolated G is one resident; a widespread I is a pattern), so rightward and downward is worse.

26 citations, most serious first. The 10 most serious are shown; the remaining 16 are one tap away and print in full.

• Potential for harm · Ecited before2025-07-03 · tag F0693 — failed to provide proper feeding-tube care — pattern
  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.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to cap the purple cone tip of the gastronomy tube feeding (g-tube; a tube inserted through the belly that brings nutrition directly to the stomach) when not connected to resident for two (2) of 2 sampled residents (Resident 17 and 22). This deficient practice had the potential to result in complications including infections and stomach discomfort. Findings: 1.During a record review of Resident 17's admission record indicated the facility originally admitted Resident 17 on 5/6/2025. During a record review of Resident 17's history and physical (H&P) dated 5/7/2025 indicated Resident 17 with diagnosis of respiratory failure ventilator dependent (a person's lungs are unable to provide enough oxygen), dementia (a decline in mental abilities, including memory, thinking, and reasoning, severe enough to interfere with daily life), and hypertension (high blood pressure). During a record review of Resident 17's Minimum Data Set (MDS, a resident…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Ecited before2025-07-03 · tag F0880 — failed to prevent and control infections — pattern
  Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure standard infection prevention control practices (a set of practices that prevent or stop the spread of infections and or diseases in the healthcare setting) were followed for four (4) of four sampled residents (Residents 5, 11, 21, and 6) in accordance with the facility's policy and procedure (P&P) by failing to: 1. and 2. Sanitize (make clean and hygienic) the pulse oximetry (pulse ox- a non-invasive method used to measure the oxygen saturation [the percentage of hemoglobin in the blood that is carrying oxygen] level in a resident's blood) monitor before and after each resident's use for Resident 5 and Resident 11. 3. Ensure facility staff donned (wear) personal protective equipment (PPE- a barrier precaution which includes use of gloves, gown, mask, face shield, shoe covers, head covers, respirators, etc. when you anticipate contact with blood or body fluids or other communicable toxins or agents) before checking Resident 21's…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Infection Control Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-07-03 · tag F0584 — failed to keep a safe, clean, comfortable home — isolated
  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.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to maintain a safe, clean, comfortable sanitary and home-like environment by failing to ensure one (1) of 12 sampled residents (Resident 19) had a sink in the resident's room with a Formica (hard durable plastic laminate used for countertops, cupboard doors, and other surfaces) that was stripped off and with an exposed rough wood. This deficient practice caused an unsanitary environment and had potential for resident and staff to be placed at risk of injury. Findings: During a record review of Resident 19's admission Record, the admission record indicated Resident 19 was admitted on [DATE]. During a record review of Resident 19's History and Physical (H&P), dated 4/29/2025 indicated Resident 19 with diagnosis of acute chronic hypoxic respiratory failure (a person's lungs are unable to provide enough oxygen), hypertension (high blood pressure), and seizure (involuntary muscle movement). During a record review of Resident 19's Minimum Data Set…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Rights Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-07-03 · tag F0686 — failed to prevent and treat pressure sores (bedsores) — isolated
  Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to follow its Policy and Procedure on pressure ulcer (localized damage to the skin and underlying soft tissue caused by prolonged pressure) prevention and wound management for one (1) of two (2) sample residents ( Resident 13) by failing to ensure the Low Air Loss mattress (LAL mattress, designed to prevent and treat pressure ulcer ) was set at the correct setting in accordance with the resident's weight. This deficient practice had the potential for Resident 13's pressure ulcer to worsen and develop complications which will negatively affect the resident's overall wellbeing. Findings: During a record review of Resident 13's admission Record, the admission Record indicated the facility originally admitted Resident 12 on 12/22/2023. During a record review of Resident 13's History and Physical (H&P) dated, 12/22/2023, the H&P indicated Resident 13 with diagnosis of tracheostomy (tracheostomy- a surgically created opening (stoma) in the trachea (windpipe) to allow for breathing and airway management), dependence…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-07-03 · tag F0694 — isolated
  Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation, interview and record review the facility failed to ensure the midline catheter (a specific type of intravenous [IV] catheter designed for administering fluids, medications, and sometimes for drawing blood over an extended period) with 2 lumen injection ports had a swab cap (a disinfecting cap, often used in healthcare settings, designed to cover and disinfect needleless connectors on IV lines) when not in use for one (1) of 12 sampled residents (Resident 9) in accordance to the facility policy. This deficient practice had the potential to result in Resident 9 developing IV complications which can lead to infection and possible hospitalization. Findings: During a record review of Resident 9's admission Record, the admission Record indicated the facility originally admitted Resident 9 on 6/22/2025. During a record review of Resident 9's History and Physical (H&P), dated 6/23/2025, the H&P indicated Resident 9 with a diagnosis of anemia (levels of healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout your body), seizure (a sudden, uncontrolled electrical disturbance…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2025-07-03 · tag F0755 — failed to provide safe pharmacy services — isolated
  Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide pharmaceutical services (including procedures that assure the accurate administering of all drugs and biologicals) to meet the needs of one (1) of six (6) sampled residents (Resident 24) by failing to ensure two (2) of 6 medications, mixed with water, were completely administered during medication administration. This deficient practice resulted in Resident 24 not being able to take the full amount/dose of the prescribed medications which had the potential to result in harm due to unmet individual medication needs. Findings: During a review of Resident 24's admission Record, the admission Record indicated Resident 24 was initially admitted to the facility on [DATE] and readmitted on [DATE] with diagnoses that included respiratory failure (a condition where the lungs are unable to adequately deliver oxygen to the blood or remove carbon dioxide), tracheostomy (a surgical procedure to create an opening in the windpipe through the…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-07-03 · tag F0759 — failed to keep medication error rate low — isolated
  Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure its medication error rate was less than five (5) percent (%). Two (2) medication errors (the observed or identified preparation or administration of medications or biologicals which is not in accordance with the prescriber's order/ manufacturer's specifications / accepted professional standards and principles out of 27 opportunities (observed administered medications) for error, to yield an overall medication error rate of 7.41 percent (%) for one (1) of six (6) sampled residents (Resident 24) observed during medication administration (med pass). Licensed Vocational Nurse 1 (LVN 1) failed to administer the entire dose of glycopyrrolate (a medication used to treat severe drooling caused by certain brain disorders) and ascorbic acid (Vitamin C- a vitamin that protects the cells from damage and is essential for the growth and repair of tissues throughout the body) 500 milligrams (mg-unit of measurement) to Resident 24 as indicated in…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2025-07-03 · tag F0812 — failed to store, cook, and serve food safely — isolated
  Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to follow proper food handling practices in accordance with its policy and procedure by failing to ensure: 1. A box of Kosher salt was not open and unsealed. 2. A container of soy sauce was free of drippings. 3. A container of Japanese curry powder was properly sealed. 4. The can opener was clean, not chipped, and free of rust. These deficient practices had the potential to result in pathogen (germ) exposure to residents, which could place the residents at risk for developing foodborne illness ([food poisoning] with symptoms including upset stomach, stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and fever) and can lead to other serious medical complications and hospitalization. Findings: During an observation in the facility's kitchen on 6/30/2025 at 7:57 AM in the kitchen's preparation area, the following were observed: 1. A box of Kosher salt was not open and unsealed. 2. A container of soy sauce was free of drippings. 3. A container of Japanese curry powder was not properly sealed. 4. The can opener was clean,…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · E2024-06-30 · tag F0550 — failed to protect resident dignity and rights — pattern
  Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide a dignity bag (a bag used to cover and hold the catheter drainage/collection bag) for two (2) of three (3) sampled residents (Resident 14 and 126) who has a urinary indwelling catheter (tube inserted into the bladder to drain urine to a collection bag). This deficient practice had failed to safeguard the residents' dignity and had a potential to affect the residents' emotional and mental well-being. Findings: 1. A review of Resident 14's admission Record indicated the resident was admitted to the facility on [DATE]. A review of Resident 14's History and Physical (H&P), dated 6/11/2024, indicated Resident 14's diagnoses included focal seizures (also known as auras, occur in one area on one side of the brain, includes involuntary movements called automatism [like rubbing of the hands, lip-smacking, and chewing]), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD, a chronic inflammatory lung disease that causes obstructed airflow from the…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Rights Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · E2024-06-30 · tag F0578 — failed to honor advance directives / code status — pattern
  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.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure residents' medical records were updated to show documentation that advance directives (written statement of a person's wishes regarding medical treatment made to ensure those wishes are carried out should the person be unable to communicate them to a doctor) were discussed and written information were provided to the residents and/or resident representatives for six (6) of eight (8) sampled residents (Residents 3, 16, 21, 22, 23, and 19). This deficient practice violated the residents' and/or the representatives' right to be fully informed of the option to formulate their advance directives and had the potential to unwanted treatment with the residents' wishes regarding health care. Findings: 1. A review of Resident 3's admission Record indicated Resident 3 was admitted to the facility on [DATE]. A review of Resident 3's History and Physical (H&P, the initial clinical evaluation and examination of the resident), dated 2/27/2024, indicated…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Rights Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction

“Cited before” means this same F-tag appears on at least one other survey date in the record we hold — counting complaint investigations as well as standard surveys, with no time limit. It is our own read of the data, not CMS’s: CMS uses repeat deficiency as a formal term tied to consecutive standard surveys, and that is a narrower test than this one. A tag marked here may or may not meet it.

Fines & penalties

No federal fines in the current CMS record.

Part of a chain

This home belongs to AHMC HEALTHCARE — 5 facilities. Here is how its ratings compare with the chain’s average across all its homes: See the whole chain — ratings, flags, fines and finances →

A home rated well below its chain’s average can signal local problems; a chain with a low average across the board is a bigger pattern worth researching. CMS chain data under-reports private-equity and REIT ownership, so treat this as a floor, not the full picture.

Who owns this facility

CMS files one row per role, so the 11 rows in the source record cover these 7 parties — each is shown once here with every role it holds. Nothing is omitted.

1 organizational owner listed — a facility can be part of a larger chain. CMS ownership data is known to under-report private-equity and REIT ties; treat as a starting point.

What families pay in CA