Overview
Villa Gardens Health Care Unit has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the California average of 3.2. It is the highest-rated of the 13 nursing homes in Pasadena. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.3 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 88% of nursing homes in California (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 5, 2025, found 9 health deficiencies, fewer than the California average of 15.5. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 39% of California nursing homes have been fined.
Villa Gardens Health Care Unit is a nonprofit facility with 54 certified beds, caring for about 43 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1990. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
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 8%
Top 4%
Top 6%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 5, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 9
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- 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 staff5.27 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.61 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.57 hrs
- Nurse aides3.09 hrs
- Physical therapists0.14 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 54
- Average residents per day
- 43
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 31, 1990
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes