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Penn Mar Healthcare Center
3938 Cogswell Road, El Monte, CA 91732
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 45 beds, Penn Mar Healthcare Center serves El Monte in Los Angeles County, California and has taken Medicare and Medicaid residents since 1985.
CMS gives it 2 of 5 stars overall, below the California median of 3; the health inspection rating is 2, staffing 1 and quality measures 5.
Inspectors recorded 70 health deficiencies across the three most recent survey cycles (16, 27, 27 by cycle, most recent first), 1 of them at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. That is 155.6 per 100 beds, more than the state median of 51.1.
CMS lists 1 penalty in the period covered: fines totalling $5K.
Reported nurse staffing is 3.3 hours per resident per day (0.2 RN), below the California median of 4.2; nursing staff turnover is 56.9%.
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 | 70 | 61 | 44 | 28.7 |
| Citations per 100 beds | 155.6 | 69.1 | 51.1 | 26.8 |
| Total nurse hours per resident day | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| RN hours per resident day | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 56.9% | 34.4% | 36.4% | 45.8% |
| Fines listed | $4,893 | $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: 21 Nov 2025, 6 Dec 2024.
Severity mix: G ×1 D ×32 E ×29 F ×1 B ×7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 2026 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Complaint investigation | Deficient, Provider has no plan of correction |
| 4 Dec 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 | Complaint investigation | 26 Dec 2025 |
| 21 Nov 2025 | F0727 | Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. | F | Standard survey | 15 Dec 2025 |
| 21 Nov 2025 | F0552 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. | E | Standard survey | 15 Dec 2025 |
| 21 Nov 2025 | F0578 | 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. | E | Standard survey | 15 Dec 2025 |
| 21 Nov 2025 | F0656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | E | Standard survey | 15 Dec 2025 |
| 21 Nov 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. | E | Standard survey | 15 Dec 2025 |
| 21 Nov 2025 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E | Standard survey | 15 Dec 2025 |
| 21 Nov 2025 | F0842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | E | Standard survey | 15 Dec 2025 |
| 21 Nov 2025 | F0868 | Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly | E | Standard survey | 15 Dec 2025 |
| 21 Nov 2025 | F0605 | Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. | D | Standard survey | 15 Dec 2025 |
| 21 Nov 2025 | F0641 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | D | Standard survey | 15 Dec 2025 |
| 21 Nov 2025 | F0756 | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | D | Standard survey | 15 Dec 2025 |
| 21 Nov 2025 | F0881 | Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | B | Standard survey | 15 Dec 2025 |
| 21 Nov 2025 | F0887 | Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status. | B | Standard survey | 15 Dec 2025 |
| 21 Nov 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 | 15 Dec 2025 |
| 9 Jul 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 | 4 Aug 2025 |
| 14 May 2025 | F0730 | Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. | E | Complaint investigation | 6 Jun 2025 |
| 14 May 2025 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Complaint investigation | 6 Jun 2025 |
| 14 May 2025 | F0732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | B | Complaint investigation | 6 Jun 2025 |
| 7 May 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 | Complaint investigation | 6 Jun 2025 |
| 15 Apr 2025 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Complaint investigation | 21 May 2025 |
| 28 Mar 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 | 21 Apr 2025 |
| 16 Jan 2025 | F0839 | Employ staff that are licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with state laws. | E | Complaint investigation | 12 Feb 2025 |
| 16 Jan 2025 | 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 | Complaint investigation | 12 Feb 2025 |
| 20 Dec 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 | Complaint investigation | 14 Jan 2025 |
| 20 Dec 2024 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D | Complaint investigation | 14 Jan 2025 |
| 20 Dec 2024 | F0842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D | Complaint investigation | 14 Jan 2025 |
| 6 Dec 2024 | F0578 | 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. | E | Standard survey | 30 Dec 2024 |
| 6 Dec 2024 | F0638 | Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. | E | Standard survey | 30 Dec 2024 |
| 6 Dec 2024 | F0712 | Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits. | E | Standard survey | 30 Dec 2024 |
| 6 Dec 2024 | F0727 | Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. | E | Standard survey | 30 Dec 2024 |
| 6 Dec 2024 | F0730 | Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. | E | Standard survey | 30 Dec 2024 |
| 6 Dec 2024 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E | Standard survey | 30 Dec 2024 |
| 6 Dec 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 | 30 Dec 2024 |
| 6 Dec 2024 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Standard survey | 30 Dec 2024 |
| 6 Dec 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 | 30 Dec 2024 |
| 6 Dec 2024 | F0756 | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | D | Standard survey | 30 Dec 2024 |
| 6 Dec 2024 | F0758 | Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. | D | Standard survey | 30 Dec 2024 |
| 6 Dec 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 | 30 Dec 2024 |
| 23 Oct 2024 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E | Complaint investigation | 16 Nov 2024 |
| 28 Aug 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 | 22 Sep 2024 |
| 5 Aug 2024 | F0865 | Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities. | E | Complaint investigation | 29 Aug 2024 |
| 12 Jul 2024 | F0758 | Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. | D | Complaint investigation | 2 Aug 2024 |
| 4 Jun 2024 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | G | Complaint investigation (under dispute review) | 28 Jun 2024 |
| 4 Jun 2024 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | E | Complaint investigation | 28 Jun 2024 |
| 4 Jun 2024 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | E | Complaint investigation | 28 Jun 2024 |
| 4 Jun 2024 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D | Complaint investigation | 28 Jun 2024 |
| 7 May 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 | 30 May 2024 |
| 2 Apr 2024 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Complaint investigation | 25 Apr 2024 |
| 2 Apr 2024 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D | Complaint investigation | 25 Apr 2024 |
| 20 Mar 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. | E | Complaint investigation | 16 Apr 2024 |
| 20 Mar 2024 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | E | Complaint investigation | 16 Apr 2024 |
| 20 Mar 2024 | F0609 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D | Complaint investigation | 16 Apr 2024 |
| 8 Dec 2023 | F0805 | Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. | E | Standard survey | 8 Jan 2024 |
| 8 Dec 2023 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E | Standard survey | 8 Jan 2024 |
| 8 Dec 2023 | F0919 | Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. | E | Standard survey | 8 Jan 2024 |
| 8 Dec 2023 | F0561 | Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. | D | Standard survey | 8 Jan 2024 |
| 8 Dec 2023 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Standard survey | 8 Jan 2024 |
| 8 Dec 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. | D | Standard survey | 8 Jan 2024 |
| 8 Dec 2023 | F0692 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | D | Standard survey | 8 Jan 2024 |
| 8 Dec 2023 | F0732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | D | Standard survey | 8 Jan 2024 |
| 8 Dec 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 | 8 Jan 2024 |
| 8 Dec 2023 | F0757 | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D | Standard survey | 8 Jan 2024 |
| 8 Dec 2023 | F0759 | Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | D | Standard survey | 8 Jan 2024 |
| 8 Dec 2023 | F0921 | Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | D | Standard survey | 8 Jan 2024 |
| 8 Dec 2023 | F0578 | 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. | B | Standard survey | 8 Jan 2024 |
| 8 Dec 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 | 8 Jan 2024 |
| 7 Nov 2023 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | E | Complaint investigation | 7 Dec 2023 |
| 7 Nov 2023 | F0725 | Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. | E | Complaint investigation | 7 Dec 2023 |
Penalties
| Date | Type | Amount | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 2024 | Fine | $4,893 |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported through the Payroll-Based Journal; grey bars are the California average. Turnover: nursing staff 56.9%, RNs 100.0%; 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 | 0.0% | 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 | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | Long Stay | 0.0% | 1.3% | 2.8% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | Long Stay | 0.0% | 8.6% | 12.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | Long Stay | 0.0% | 3.6% | 4.2% |
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, limited liability company. 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.
Other nursing homes in Los Angeles County
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcott Rehabilitation Hospital | Los Angeles | 121 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 34.7 | $9K | 23 Dec 2025 |
| Alden Terrace Convalescent Hospital | Los Angeles | 210 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 16.7 | — | 20 Nov 2025 |
| 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 Penn Mar Healthcare Center been cited for?
70 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 Penn Mar Healthcare Center been fined?
Yes. CMS lists fines totalling $5K in the period covered.
How does staffing at Penn Mar Healthcare Center compare?
Reported total nurse staffing is 3.3 hours per resident per day against a California median of 4.2 and a national average of 3.9.
Who operates Penn Mar Healthcare Center?
Ownership type is for-profit, limited liability company. Individual owners and managers are not listed on this site.
When was Penn Mar Healthcare Center last inspected?
The most recent survey or investigation in the CMS record is dated 24 Jun 2026; the most recent standard health survey was 21 Nov 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.