Quick answer: Nursing home neglect in Los Angeles County is the failure to provide the care a resident needs to stay safe: repositioning, feeding, hydration, hygiene, supervision, and medical care. Under California's Elder Abuse Act (Welfare and Institutions Code 15610.57), serious neglect can carry attorney's fees and enhanced damages. Document what you see, request the chart, and call (888) 999-0169 or send us a message for a free review. Of the county's roughly 350 nursing homes, fewer than half carry a four- or five-star overall CMS rating. Of Los Angeles County's 369 skilled nursing facilities, 210, more than half, carry an overall CMS rating of one or two stars, the tier most associated with serious inspection and staffing failures. Neglect is what that number looks like at the bedside: the missed repositioning, the unanswered call light, the meal taken away untouched.
If your loved one was neglected in an LA County nursing home, you may have a claim under California's Elder Abuse Act. Call (888) 999-0169 for a free, confidential consultation. We are former defense attorneys who now hold these facilities accountable, and you pay nothing unless we win.
Nursing home records in Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County has 369 federally certified nursing facilities with 37,526 licensed beds. Since 1997, state inspectors have issued 4,162 citations against Los Angeles County facilities, including 73 class AA citations and 1,096 class A citations. Facilities in the county have been assessed $39,883,387 in state penalties over that period.
A class AA citation is a class A violation that the Department of Public Health determined was a direct proximate cause of a resident's death. A class A citation is a violation the Department determined presented an imminent danger of death or serious harm to residents, or a substantial probability that death or serious physical harm would result.
272 of those enforcement actions were connected to a resident's death.
48 Los Angeles County facilities currently carry the federal abuse warning icon.
The county's facilities average 2.5 of 5 stars on the federal rating system. 210 of 369 facilities hold a 1 or 2 star overall rating.
Los Angeles County facilities have been assessed $16,092,884 in federal fines.
The most cited nursing homes in Los Angeles County
- Western Convalescent Hospital (76 citations)
- Artesia Palms Care Center (61 citations)
- Lakewood Healthcare Center (52 citations)
See every facility in the county, with its full record, in the nursing home directory.
Citation data covers July 1, 1997 through June 30, 2024. Ratings and fines are current as of the CMS processing date shown above.
What the record shows across Los Angeles County
Neglect surfaces as specific injuries: bedsores, falls and fractures, dehydration and malnutrition, sepsis and infections, medication errors, and wandering and elopement. The scale of the county's enforcement record is its own story. LA County nursing homes carry $16,092,884 in federal fines across 207 facilities, and CMS displays its abuse icon, a flag for a home cited for abuse or its potential, on 48 of them.
Each home's citations and fines Each home's citations and fines are a matter of public record.
In the CMS data, these are the county's nursing homes with the lowest overall CMS ratings. CMS gives Ararat Nursing Facility in Mission Hills a 1 star overall rating and a 1 star health inspection rating, with a 4 star staffing rating. Its record also shows 4.79 nursing hours per resident per day, $407,175 in federal fines across 7 federal penalties and the federal abuse warning icon. CMS gives Miracle Mile Healthcare Center, LLC in Los Angeles a 1 star overall rating and a 1 star health inspection rating, with a 2 star staffing rating. Its record also shows 4.05 nursing hours per resident per day, $273,521 in federal fines across 4 federal penalties and the federal abuse warning icon. Artesia Palms Care Center in Artesia holds a 1 star overall rating and a 2 star health inspection rating, with a 2 star staffing rating. It carries 4.00 nursing hours per resident per day, $267,056 in federal fines across 6 federal penalties and the federal abuse warning icon as well. Across the county, 210 of 369 homes hold a 1 or 2 star overall rating.
You can look up any facility's full history in our Los Angeles County nursing home directory. For how California defines and proves neglect, see our California nursing home neglect page.
How Los Angeles County families can respond
Write down what you see, with dates and photos, and request the complete chart in writing, including care plans, weight logs, intake records, and repositioning sheets. File a complaint with the California Department of Public Health through Cal Health Find, or contact the Los Angeles County Long-Term Care Ombudsman (WISE & Healthy Aging) at (800) 334-9473, or (800) 231-4024 after hours. If your loved one is in immediate danger, contact Los Angeles County Adult Protective Services at (877) 477-3646 or call 911. Our full guide is here: how to report nursing home abuse in California.
If something about the care your loved one received does not sit right, let us take a look. Call (888) 999-0169 for a free consultation.
Why work with us
Michael Young and Thomas Wallin spent years defending LA County nursing homes before switching sides. Between them they have recovered millions of dollars for elder abuse victims and their families. We know how understaffing hides in a chart that says "care provided" on a shift with no one to provide it, and how the payroll-based staffing data and a facility's fine history expose the gap. As Los Angeles County nursing home abuse lawyers, we handle neglect cases across the county and throughout California.
Talk to a Los Angeles nursing home neglect lawyer today
The records that prove neglect are easiest to obtain early. Call (888) 999-0169 or send us a message for a free case evaluation. We take cases throughout Los Angeles County and across California, and there is no fee unless we win.
Sources and authoritative references
- CMS Care Compare, the federal nursing home rating and inspection database: https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/
- California Department of Public Health, Cal Health Find, to look up a facility or file a complaint: https://calhealthfind.cdph.ca.gov/
- California Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act, Welfare and Institutions Code section 15600: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=15600.
- Neglect defined under California law, Welfare and Institutions Code section 15610.57: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=15610.57.
Frequently asked questions
What counts as nursing home neglect in California?
Neglect is the failure to provide the care a resident needs to stay safe and healthy: repositioning, feeding, hydration, hygiene, mobility, supervision, and medical care. Under California's Elder Abuse Act, serious neglect can carry attorney's fees and enhanced damages where it was reckless.
The home's rating is fine but my parent was still harmed. Do I have a case?
Possibly. Ratings are a starting point, not a verdict. What matters legally is whether the specific care your loved one needed was provided, and the records answer that regardless of the star rating.
How many nursing homes are in Los Angeles County?
Los Angeles County has 369 federally certified nursing facilities with 37,526 licensed beds. Every one of them is listed in our Los Angeles County nursing home directory with its ratings, staffing, citations and fines.
Do Los Angeles County nursing homes have citations for neglect?
State inspectors have issued 4,162 citations against Los Angeles County nursing homes since 1997, across the full range of care failures rather than any single one. We do not publish a citation count by injury type, because the state does not categorize them that way. Check the specific home's own record instead. Every one of them is listed in our Los Angeles County nursing home directory with its ratings, staffing, citations and fines.
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Disclaimer: facility ratings, fines, and the CMS abuse icon above are drawn from public CMS data (medicare.gov) as of the August 2026 processing date and are reported as published. They may not reflect the most current findings, and inclusion of any facility is not an allegation of wrongdoing. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome in any future case. This page is attorney advertising and not legal advice.