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La Paz Geropsychiatric Center
8835 Vans Street, Paramount, CA 90723
Ratings are based on the most recent data available; a facility's ratings may have changed since the last update. The health inspection rating is based on the three most recent standard surveys and complaint investigations. CMS processed this record on 1 Aug 2026. View the Care Compare record.
Certified for 173 beds, La Paz Geropsychiatric Center serves Paramount in Los Angeles County, California and has taken Medicare and Medicaid residents since 1984.
CMS gives it 2 of 5 stars overall, below the California median of 3; the health inspection rating is 1, staffing 4 and quality measures 5.
Inspectors recorded 71 health deficiencies across the three most recent survey cycles (30, 21, 20 by cycle, most recent first), 1 of them at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. That is 41.0 per 100 beds, about the same as the state median of 51.1.
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against the facility in the period covered.
Reported nurse staffing is 2.8 hours per resident per day (0.3 RN), below the California median of 4.2; nursing staff turnover is 18.6%.
CMS flags that the facility carries the CMS abuse icon.
Compared with county, state and nation
| Measure | This facility | Los Angeles Co. median | California median | US average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall star rating | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Health citations, 3 cycles | 71 | 61 | 44 | 28.7 |
| Citations per 100 beds | 41.0 | 69.1 | 51.1 | 26.8 |
| Total nurse hours per resident day | 2.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| RN hours per resident day | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 18.6% | 34.4% | 36.4% | 45.8% |
| Fines listed | $0 | $12,831 | $0 | — |
County and state figures are medians across facilities (369 in the county, 1165 in the state); the US column is the CMS national average where CMS publishes one.
Citations by survey cycle
Dark bar: this facility. Grey bar: California average per facility for the same cycle, as published by CMS. Standard health survey dates: 24 Oct 2025, 18 Oct 2024.
Severity mix: G ×1 D ×42 E ×19 F ×6 B ×3
Health deficiencies
Every health citation in the current CMS record (three survey cycles), most recent first. Tag text is the CMS requirement summary, not the inspection narrative.
Scope and severity letters (A–L)
| Survey date | Tag | What the tag requires | Severity | Type | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2026 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D | Complaint investigation | 29 Jun 2026 |
| 12 Jun 2026 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D | Complaint investigation | 29 Jun 2026 |
| 22 May 2026 | F0552 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. | D | Complaint investigation | 15 Jun 2026 |
| 22 May 2026 | F0755 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D | Complaint investigation | 15 Jun 2026 |
| 28 Apr 2026 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | E | Complaint investigation | 22 May 2026 |
| 19 Feb 2026 | F0656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | E | Complaint investigation | 10 Mar 2026 |
| 19 Feb 2026 | F0842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | E | Complaint investigation | 10 Mar 2026 |
| 31 Dec 2025 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D | Complaint investigation | 23 Jan 2026 |
| 24 Oct 2025 | F0692 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | G | Standard survey | 14 Nov 2025 |
| 24 Oct 2025 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F | Standard survey | 14 Nov 2025 |
| 24 Oct 2025 | F0550 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | E | Standard survey | 14 Nov 2025 |
| 24 Oct 2025 | F0552 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. | E | Standard survey | 14 Nov 2025 |
| 24 Oct 2025 | F0628 | Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. | E | Standard survey | 14 Nov 2025 |
| 24 Oct 2025 | F0755 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | E | Standard survey | 14 Nov 2025 |
| 24 Oct 2025 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E | Standard survey | 26 Dec 2025 |
| 24 Oct 2025 | F0580 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | D | Standard survey | 14 Nov 2025 |
| 24 Oct 2025 | F0584 | 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. | D | Standard survey | 14 Nov 2025 |
| 24 Oct 2025 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D | Complaint investigation | 14 Nov 2025 |
| 24 Oct 2025 | F0605 | Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. | D | Standard survey | 14 Nov 2025 |
| 24 Oct 2025 | F0656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Standard survey | 26 Dec 2025 |
| 24 Oct 2025 | F0679 | Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. | D | Standard survey | 14 Nov 2025 |
| 24 Oct 2025 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Standard survey | 14 Nov 2025 |
| 24 Oct 2025 | F0688 | 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. | D | Standard survey | 14 Nov 2025 |
| 24 Oct 2025 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D | Standard survey | 14 Nov 2025 |
| 24 Oct 2025 | F0697 | Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | D | Standard survey | 14 Nov 2025 |
| 24 Oct 2025 | F0726 | 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. | D | Standard survey | 26 Dec 2025 |
| 24 Oct 2025 | F0732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | D | Standard survey | 14 Nov 2025 |
| 24 Oct 2025 | F0867 | Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | D | Standard survey | 26 Dec 2025 |
| 24 Oct 2025 | F0943 | Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation. | D | Complaint investigation | 14 Nov 2025 |
| 24 Oct 2025 | F0911 | Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents. | B | Standard survey | 14 Nov 2025 |
| 2 May 2025 | F0550 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D | Complaint investigation | 24 May 2025 |
| 2 May 2025 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D | Complaint investigation | 24 May 2025 |
| 2 May 2025 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D | Complaint investigation | 24 May 2025 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | F0580 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | E | Complaint investigation | 30 Jan 2025 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | F0657 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | E | Complaint investigation | 30 Jan 2025 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | F0755 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | E | Complaint investigation | 30 Jan 2025 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E | Complaint investigation | 30 Jan 2025 |
| 18 Oct 2024 | F0561 | Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. | F | Standard survey | 16 Nov 2024 |
| 18 Oct 2024 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F | Standard survey | 16 Nov 2024 |
| 18 Oct 2024 | F0867 | Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | F | Standard survey | 16 Nov 2024 |
| 18 Oct 2024 | F0558 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | E | Standard survey | 16 Nov 2024 |
| 18 Oct 2024 | F0580 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | E | Standard survey | 16 Nov 2024 |
| 18 Oct 2024 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | E | Complaint investigation | 16 Nov 2024 |
| 18 Oct 2024 | F0679 | Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. | E | Standard survey | 16 Nov 2024 |
| 18 Oct 2024 | F0947 | Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | E | Standard survey | 16 Nov 2024 |
| 18 Oct 2024 | F0656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Standard survey | 16 Nov 2024 |
| 18 Oct 2024 | F0657 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | D | Standard survey | 16 Nov 2024 |
| 18 Oct 2024 | F0726 | 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. | D | Standard survey | 16 Nov 2024 |
| 18 Oct 2024 | F0881 | Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | D | Standard survey | 16 Nov 2024 |
| 18 Oct 2024 | F0911 | Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents. | B | Standard survey | 16 Nov 2024 |
| 1 Aug 2024 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D | Complaint investigation | 21 Aug 2024 |
| 8 Jul 2024 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D | Complaint investigation | 31 Jul 2024 |
| 4 Mar 2024 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D | Complaint investigation | 25 Mar 2024 |
| 21 Dec 2023 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Complaint investigation | 11 Jan 2024 |
| 21 Dec 2023 | F0883 | Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | D | Complaint investigation | 11 Jan 2024 |
| 20 Oct 2023 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F | Standard survey | 10 Nov 2023 |
| 20 Oct 2023 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F | Standard survey | 10 Nov 2023 |
| 20 Oct 2023 | F0688 | 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. | E | Standard survey | 10 Nov 2023 |
| 20 Oct 2023 | F0692 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | E | Complaint investigation | 10 Nov 2023 |
| 20 Oct 2023 | F0558 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. | D | Standard survey | 10 Nov 2023 |
| 20 Oct 2023 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D | Standard survey | 10 Nov 2023 |
| 20 Oct 2023 | F0656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Standard survey | 10 Nov 2023 |
| 20 Oct 2023 | F0676 | Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. | D | Standard survey | 10 Nov 2023 |
| 20 Oct 2023 | F0685 | Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. | D | Standard survey | 10 Nov 2023 |
| 20 Oct 2023 | F0697 | Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | D | Standard survey | 10 Nov 2023 |
| 20 Oct 2023 | F0755 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D | Standard survey | 10 Nov 2023 |
| 20 Oct 2023 | F0757 | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D | Standard survey | 10 Nov 2023 |
| 20 Oct 2023 | F0773 | Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results. | D | Standard survey | 10 Nov 2023 |
| 20 Oct 2023 | F0791 | Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. | D | Standard survey | 10 Nov 2023 |
| 20 Oct 2023 | F0883 | Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | D | Standard survey | 10 Nov 2023 |
| 20 Oct 2023 | F0911 | Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents. | B | Standard survey | 10 Nov 2023 |
Penalties
CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this facility in the period covered.
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported through the Payroll-Based Journal; grey bars are the California average. Turnover: nursing staff 18.6%, RNs 18.8%; 0 administrators left in the reporting year.
Quality measures
| Measure | Residents | This facility | California median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | Long Stay | 1.7% | 8.9% | 12.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | Long Stay | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | Long Stay | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | Long Stay | 1.5% | 1.3% | 2.8% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | Long Stay | 1.0% | 8.6% | 12.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | Long Stay | 0.6% | 3.6% | 4.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | Long Stay | 98.4% | 9.1% | 13.4% |
Four-quarter averages for the measures CMS uses in the quality-measure star rating (2025Q2-2026Q1). Lower is better for every measure listed. Medians are computed across facilities on this site.
Ownership
Ownership type: for-profit, corporation. Legal business name: Legal Business Name Not Available.
No organisations are listed in the CMS ownership record for this facility.
Only organisations are shown. CMS also records individual owners, officers and managing employees; this site does not publish people's names.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcott Rehabilitation Hospital | Los Angeles | 121 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 34.7 | $9K | 23 Dec 2025 |
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| Angels Nursing Health Center | Los Angeles | 49 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 75.5 | $72K | 11 Jun 2026 |
| Ararat Post Acute | Glendale | 28 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 107.1 | $42K | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Atherton Baptist Home | Alhambra | 113 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 24.8 | — | 16 Jan 2026 |
| Atlantic Memorial Healthcare Center | Long Beach | 104 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 24.0 | — | 16 Jun 2026 |
| Beachside Post Acute | Torrance | 110 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 28.2 | — | 19 Dec 2025 |
| Beacon Healthcare Center | West Covina | 54 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 59.3 | — | 14 May 2026 |
All 369 facilities in Los Angeles County
Questions and answers
How many deficiencies has La Paz Geropsychiatric Center been cited for?
71 health deficiencies across the three most recent survey cycles, 1 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. The California median is 44 per facility.
Has La Paz Geropsychiatric Center been fined?
CMS lists no fines against the facility in the period covered.
How does staffing at La Paz Geropsychiatric Center compare?
Reported total nurse staffing is 2.8 hours per resident per day against a California median of 4.2 and a national average of 3.9.
Who operates La Paz Geropsychiatric Center?
Ownership type is for-profit, corporation. Individual owners and managers are not listed on this site.
When was La Paz Geropsychiatric Center last inspected?
The most recent survey or investigation in the CMS record is dated 12 Jun 2026; the most recent standard health survey was 24 Oct 2025.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Care Compare datasets (provider information, health deficiencies, penalties, ownership and quality measures), processed 1 Aug 2026. Ratings and citations may change; the Care Compare record is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Care Compare nursing home datasets (provider information, health deficiencies, penalties, ownership, MDS quality measures, state and national averages), public domain, processed by CMS on 1 Aug 2026. Facility record: Care Compare. Errors in processing are corrected at the next daily build; see corrections.