Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital
5522 Gracewood Ave., Temple City, CA, 91780
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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.
CMS Abuse Flag
CMS has flagged this facility for a substantiated finding of resident abuse, neglect, or exploitation in its current or recent inspection cycle. Ask the facility for the specific citation and corrective-action plan during your visit, and consider contacting your state's long-term care ombudsman for context.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
Special Focus Candidate
CMS has identified this facility as a Special Focus Candidate — a track record of serious quality issues that places it one step away from full Special Focus Facility designation.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 391 · avg 354 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 42.6% — higher than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 37.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 64% — higher than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 39.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the California averageCalifornia avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 4 fines · $234,187 total
- Payment denials
- 1 denial
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 055293
- Certified beds
- 391 beds · avg 354 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Santa Anita Convalescent Hospital & Retirement Center Inc
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (7 on record)
- Howard Weiss
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 23% · since 2019
- Martin j Weiss
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 21% · since 2013
- The Chani Levitin Gst Non-exempt Trust
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 18% · since 2013
- Ronald j Mayer
Corporate Director · since 2011
- Bernard Friedman
Operational/managerial Control · since 2011
- Helene Mayer 2007 Irrevocable Trust
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 20% · since 2009
+ 1 additional owner on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 179)
- D0609·Apr 30, 2026Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D0842·Apr 7, 2026Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D0555·Mar 5, 2026Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to choose his or her attending physician.
- D0552·Mar 5, 2026Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- D0689·Jan 5, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0656·Dec 4, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D0641·Nov 24, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D0689·Nov 5, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20252 fines · $72K
- 20242 fines · $162K · 1 payment denial
Most recent events
- Jun 17, 2025Fine · $51K
- Jan 8, 2025Fine · $22K
- May 25, 2024Fine · $75K
- Apr 3, 2024Payment denial · 4 days · starting May 11, 2024
- Apr 3, 2024Fine · $86K
Largest single fine on record: $86K.
Fire-safety citations
25 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: May 8, 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.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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