The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
BRIGHTON CARE CENTER
PASADENA, CA · Medicare-certified · 99 beds
In good standing
For-profit
2 of 5 overall
Brighton Care Center in Pasadena has a 2 out of 5 overall rating, with 2-star health inspection, staffing, and quality measures ratings. It reported 4.21 nurse staffing hours per resident per day, slightly above the federal benchmark of 4.1, with $0 in fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.215 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: January 29, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.215.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.49
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.28
- Nurse aides
- 2.45
- Weekend nursing
- 3.63
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 57%
Registered nurse turnover: 69%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
14.2%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
2.8%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
11%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
3.1%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
12.4%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
20.9%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
17.1%Worsening
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
7.5%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
1.1%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
3.1%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
16.4%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
11.2%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
95.8%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
What the inspectors found
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited January 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited January 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to keep medication mistakes below the allowed level. Cited January 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 759 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(1) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to ensure residents were free from significant medication errors. Cited January 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 760 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(2) — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 17 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Occupancy
- 85.9 residents on an average day (87% of 99 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 37 years
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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.