Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital
Nursing home in Temple City, California, CMS certification number 055293
5522 Gracewood Ave., Temple City, CA 91780 · Los Angeles County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 391
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 29, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 33
- Fines in 3 years
- $234,187 (4)
Does Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital 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
- 4.43
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.34
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.33
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.77
- Weekend total hours
- 4.10
- Nursing staff turnover
- 41.1%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 51.4%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 29, 2026 and cited 33 deficiencies, plus 15 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 8, 2025, found 25.
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 Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital 4 times in the past 3 years, for $234,187 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 348.5 residents live here, about 89% of its 391 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 391
- Average residents per day
- 348.5
- Certified since
- April 1, 1974
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital
- Legal business name
- Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital & Retirement Center Inc
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital
- Baldwin Gardens Nursing Center10786 Live Oak Avenue, Temple City 91780
- Temple City Healthcare5101 Tyler Avenue, Temple City 91780
- Rosemead Healthcare Center4096 Easy Street, El Monte 91731
- Arcadia Care Center1601 S Baldwin Ave., Arcadia 91007
- San Marino Healthcare Center6812 N. Oak Avenue, San Gabriel 91775
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 Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital, 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 Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital
What is the CMS star rating of Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital?
33 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital?
Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital & Retirement Center Inc, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.