Briarcrest Nursing Center
Nursing home in Bell Gardens, California, CMS certification number 056220
5648 East Gotham Street, Bell Gardens, CA 90201 · Los Angeles County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 135
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- June 4, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 40
- Fines in 3 years
- $78,684 (2)
Does Briarcrest Nursing Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Briarcrest Nursing Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Briarcrest Nursing Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 4.40
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.57
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.36
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.46
- Weekend total hours
- 4.11
- Nursing staff turnover
- 42.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 41.2%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 4, 2026 and cited 40 deficiencies, plus 23 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 13, 2025, found 15.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Briarcrest Nursing Center 2 times in the past 3 years, for $78,684 in total.
It also had 2 payment denials, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 125 residents live here, about 93% of its 135 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 135
- Average residents per day
- 125
- Certified since
- September 4, 1970
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Briarcrest Nursing Center
- Legal business name
- 5648 East Gotham Street LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Partnership
- Chain
- 32 homes nationally under Cambridge Healthcare Services, 2.6-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Briarcrest Nursing Center
- Bell Convalescent Hospital4900 E. Florence Ave, Bell 90201
- Villa Del Rio7002 Gage Avenue, Bell Gardens 90201
- Maywood Skilled Nursing & Wellness Centre6025 Pine Ave, Maywood 90270
- California Post-Acute Care3615 E. Imperial Hwy, Lynwood 90262
- Lynwood Post Acute Care Center3611 East Imperial Highway, Lynwood 90262
Who inspects nursing homes in California
California's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in California, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Briarcrest Nursing Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Briarcrest Nursing Center
What is the CMS star rating of Briarcrest Nursing Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Briarcrest Nursing Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Briarcrest Nursing Center?
40 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Briarcrest Nursing Center?
5648 East Gotham Street LLC, for profit - partnership.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.