Overview
Artesia Palms Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the California average of 3.2. It ranks 2nd of 2 nursing homes in Artesia. Its strongest area is health inspections (2 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.0 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 79% of nursing homes in California (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 0.2 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 29, 2026, found 6 health deficiencies, fewer than the California average of 15.5. 3 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 6 fines totaling $267,056 in the past three years.
Artesia Palms Care Center is a for-profit facility with 296 certified beds, caring for about 201 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1993.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 29, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 6
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 3
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 6 totaling $267,056
- Payment denials
- 2
- Total penalties
- 8
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.98 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.25 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.20 hrs
- Nurse aides2.53 hrs
- Physical therapists0.11 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 296
- Average residents per day
- 201
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 16, 1993
- 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