Overview
La Paz Geropsychiatric Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the California average of 3.2. It ranks 2nd of 3 nursing homes in Paramount. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 2.8 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 99% of nursing homes in California (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 0.3 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on October 24, 2025, found 32 health deficiencies, more than the California average of 15.5. 12 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 39% of California nursing homes have been fined.
La Paz Geropsychiatric Center is a for-profit facility with 173 certified beds, caring for about 145 residents on an average day. It accepts Medicaid and has participated since 1984.
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.
Top 67%
Top 60%
Top 67%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- October 24, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 32
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 12
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff2.82 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.30 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.73 hrs
- Nurse aides1.78 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 173
- Average residents per day
- 145
- Participates in
- Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- May 17, 1984
- 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
- Yes