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Pasadena Palace Tcu

716 South Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91105

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 055341

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Federal Quality Data

Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall2 / 5
Health inspections2 / 5
Staffing3 / 5
Quality measures2 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Certified beds
75 · avg 64 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
53.6%higher than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 37.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
57.1%higher than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 39.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
2 departednear the California averageCalifornia avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
1 fine · $27,808 total

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
055341
Certified beds
75 beds · avg 64 residents/day
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Gem Healthcare, Llc

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitLlc

Disclosed owners (4 on record)

  • Yolanda l Sambile

    Corporate Officer · since 2011

  • Saint Cabrini Healthcare Services Llc

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2006

  • Grace s Mercado

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · since 2000

  • Ruperto v Ouano

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · since 2000

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.

Federal inspection record

86 health citations on file1 immediate-jeopardy finding43 from complaints1 federal fine totalling $28K

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Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 86)

  • D0693·Dec 17, 2025Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.

  • D0571·Nov 19, 2025Complaint

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Limit the charges against residents' personal funds for items or services for which payment is made under Medicare or Medicaid.

  • B0912·Nov 19, 2025

    Environmental Deficiencies

    Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.

  • D0908·Nov 19, 2025

    Environmental Deficiencies

    Keep all essential equipment working safely.

  • E0880·Nov 19, 2025

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • D0814·Nov 19, 2025

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

  • E0813·Nov 19, 2025

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.

  • E0812·Nov 19, 2025

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20251 fine · $28K

Most recent events

  • May 16, 2025Fine · $28K

Fire-safety citations

24 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Nov 19, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.

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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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