Nursing home report
LOS ALAMITOS, CA · Medicare-certified · 150 beds
ALAMITOS WEST HEALTH & REHABILITATION in Los Alamitos has a 3 out of 5 overall rating, with 3-star health inspections, 4-star quality measures, and 2-star staffing. Reported nurse staffing is 4.20 hours per resident per day, slightly above the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were no fines in the last 24 months; recent inspection citations included infection control, food safety, and antibiotic-use monitoring.
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 promptly report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and share the investigation results with the proper authorities. Cited May 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 609 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide the required notice or documentation about a resident’s needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policy. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 628 — 42 CFR §483.15(c)(2) — S/S: D
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.
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
