Overview
Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the California average of 3.2. It ranks 3rd of 3 nursing homes in Temple City. Its strongest area is staffing (3 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.4 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 62% 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 May 29, 2026, found 33 health deficiencies, more than the California average of 15.5. 15 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 4 fines totaling $234,187 in the past three years.
Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital is a for-profit facility with 391 certified beds, caring for about 349 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1974.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 29, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 33
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 15
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 4 totaling $234,187
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 5
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.43 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.34 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.33 hrs
- Nurse aides2.77 hrs
- Physical therapists0.09 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 391
- Average residents per day
- 349
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 1, 1974
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes