Overview
Dept of State Hospitals - Metropolitan SNF has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the California average of 3.2. It ranks 5th of 7 nursing homes in Norwalk. Its strongest area is staffing (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 9.8 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 99% of nursing homes in California (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 4.0 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 8, 2025, found 23 health deficiencies, more than the California average of 15.5. 9 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 3 fines totaling $135,767 in the past three years.
Dept of State Hospitals - Metropolitan SNF is a government-run facility with 102 certified beds, caring for about 56 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1998.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 8, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 23
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 9
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 3 totaling $135,767
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 4
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff9.77 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)4.04 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)4.51 hrs
- Nurse aides1.22 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Certified beds
- 102
- Average residents per day
- 56
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 13, 1998
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Partial