Gem Tcu
Nursing home in Pasadena, California, CMS certification number 055341
716 South Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105 · Los Angeles County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 75
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- November 19, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 22
- Fines in 3 years
- $27,808 (1)
Does Gem Tcu take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Gem Tcu 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Gem Tcu 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
- 4.50
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.59
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.31
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.61
- Weekend total hours
- 3.97
- Nursing staff turnover
- 64.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 50%
- Administrators who left
- 3
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on November 19, 2025 and cited 22 deficiencies, plus 7 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on November 1, 2024, found 12.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Gem Tcu 1 time in the past 3 years, for $27,808 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 66.3 residents live here, about 88% of its 75 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 75
- Average residents per day
- 66.3
- Certified since
- April 1, 1972
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Gem Tcu
- Legal business name
- Pasadena Palace Tcu LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 19 homes nationally under Abraham Bak & Menachem Gastwirth, 2.6-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Gem Tcu
- The Californian Pasadena Healthcare120 Bellefontaine Street, Pasadena 91105
- The Bellefontaine Healthcare Center150 Bellefontaine St, Pasadena 91105
- South Pasadena Care Center904 Mission St, South Pasadena 91030
- Villa Gardens Health Care Unit842 East Villa Street, Pasadena 91101
- York Healthcare & Wellness Centre6071 York Blvd., Los Angeles 90042
See also all nursing homes in Pasadena.
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, the 13 in Pasadena, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Gem Tcu, 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 Gem Tcu
What is the CMS star rating of Gem Tcu?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Gem Tcu accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Gem Tcu?
22 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Gem Tcu?
Pasadena Palace Tcu LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.