Lakewood Healthcare Center
Nursing home in Downey, California, CMS certification number 555099
12023 Lakewood Blvd., Downey, CA 90242 · Los Angeles County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 290
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 18, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 33
- Fines in 3 years
- $128,597 (3)
Does Lakewood Healthcare Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Lakewood Healthcare 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Lakewood Healthcare 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
- 4.38
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.32
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.12
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.94
- Weekend total hours
- 3.99
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 18, 2025 and cited 33 deficiencies, plus 8 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 4, 2024, found 26.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Lakewood Healthcare Center. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
It is a candidate for the CMS special focus program. CMS puts homes with a long record of serious problems on this list for extra inspections.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Lakewood Healthcare Center 3 times in the past 3 years, for $128,597 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 281 residents live here, about 97% of its 290 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 290
- Average residents per day
- 281
- Certified since
- August 1, 1978
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Lakewood Healthcare Center
- Legal business name
- The Healthcare Center of Downey LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 15 homes nationally under Pacific Healthcare Holdings, 2.1-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Lakewood Healthcare Center
- Downey Community Health Center8425 Iowa Street, Downey 90241
- Southland11701 Studebaker Road, Norwalk 90650
- Downey Post Acute13007 S. Paramount Blvd., Downey 90242
- Intercommunity Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center12627 Studebaker Road, Norwalk 90650
- The Springs Post-Acute10625 Leffingwell Road, Norwalk 90650
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 Lakewood Healthcare 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 Lakewood Healthcare Center
What is the CMS star rating of Lakewood Healthcare Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Lakewood Healthcare Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Lakewood Healthcare Center?
33 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Lakewood Healthcare Center?
The Healthcare Center of Downey LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.