Veterans Home of California - West Los Angeles
Nursing home in Los Angeles, California, CMS certification number 555917
11500 Nimitz Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90049 · Los Angeles County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 312
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 12, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 12
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Veterans Home of California - West Los Angeles take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Veterans Home of California - West Los Angeles 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Veterans Home of California - West Los Angeles 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
- 5.87
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.22
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.17
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.48
- Weekend total hours
- 5.17
- Nursing staff turnover
- 38.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 20.9%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 12, 2025 and cited 12 deficiencies, plus 5 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on December 6, 2024, found 9.
Infection control citations: 2.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Veterans Home of California - West Los Angeles in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 143.9 residents live here, about 46% of its 312 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 312
- Average residents per day
- 143.9
- Certified since
- November 21, 2019
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Veterans Home of California - West Los Angeles
- Legal business name
- Department of Veterans Affairs of the State of California
- Ownership type
- Government - State
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See also all nursing homes in Los Angeles.
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 78 in Los Angeles, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Veterans Home of California - West Los Angeles, 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 Veterans Home of California - West Los Angeles
What is the CMS star rating of Veterans Home of California - West Los Angeles?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Veterans Home of California - West Los Angeles accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Veterans Home of California - West Los Angeles?
12 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Veterans Home of California - West Los Angeles?
Department of Veterans Affairs of the State of California, government - state.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.