Nursing home report
LOS ALAMITOS, CA · Medicare-certified · 150 beds
Alamitos West Health & Rehabilitation has a 2-star overall rating, with 2-star health inspection and staffing ratings but a 4-star quality measures rating. It reported no fines in the last 24 months, and nurse staffing was 4.20 hours per resident per day, slightly above the federal benchmark of 4.1.
Health inspections
Staffing
4.2042 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.2042.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited September 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited September 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to monitor antibiotic use properly. Cited February 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 881 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure residents fully understood their health status, care, and treatments. Cited July 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 552 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited July 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 21 health deficiencies.
Now operated by Alamitos West Health and Rehabilitation, previously Alamitos West Health & Rehabilitation.
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
