La Paz Geropsychiatric Center
Nursing home in Paramount, California, CMS certification number 05A355
8835 Vans Street, Paramount, CA 90723 · Los Angeles County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 173
- Certified for
- Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- October 24, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 32
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does La Paz Geropsychiatric Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
La Paz Geropsychiatric Center is certified for Medicaid only, so Medicare won't pay for a stay here.
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 | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours La Paz Geropsychiatric 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
- 2.82
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.30
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.73
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.78
- Weekend total hours
- 2.58
- Nursing staff turnover
- 15.2%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 14.3%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on October 24, 2025 and cited 32 deficiencies, plus 12 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 18, 2024, found 12.
CMS shows an abuse icon for La Paz Geropsychiatric Center. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for La Paz Geropsychiatric Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 144.9 residents live here, about 84% of its 173 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 173
- Average residents per day
- 144.9
- Certified since
- May 17, 1984
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns La Paz Geropsychiatric Center
- Legal business name
- Legal Business Name Not Available
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near La Paz Geropsychiatric Center
- Paramount Convalescent Hosp.8558 East Rosecrans Avenue, Paramount 90723
- Bellflower Post Acute9710 E. Artesia Ave, Bellflower 90706
- Villa Del Sol Post Acute16910 Woodruff Ave., Bellflower 90706
- Rose Villa Health Care Center9028 Rose Street, Bellflower 90706
- Sunset Villa Post Acute3232 E. Artesia Blvd., Long Beach 90805
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 La Paz Geropsychiatric 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 La Paz Geropsychiatric Center
What is the CMS star rating of La Paz Geropsychiatric Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does La Paz Geropsychiatric Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at La Paz Geropsychiatric Center?
32 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns La Paz Geropsychiatric Center?
Legal Business Name Not Available, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.