The home failed to provide enough support staff to safely and effectively run food and nutrition services. Cited December 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 802 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: F
Nursing home report
VETERANS HOME OF CALIFORNIA - WEST LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES, CA · Medicare-certified · 312 beds
In good standing
Government-run
4 of 5 overall
Veterans Home of California - West Los Angeles has an overall 4-star rating, with strong staffing and quality scores (both 5 stars) and nurse staffing above the federal benchmark (5.86 vs 4.1 hours/resident/day). Its health inspection rating is lower at 2 stars, with no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
5.8567 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: January 14, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.8567.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.23
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.10
- Nurse aides
- 3.53
- Weekend nursing
- 5.40
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 31%
Registered nurse turnover: 20%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
21.3%Steady
Residents with a fall causing major injury
9.1%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
1.8%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
3.1%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
6%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
16.7%Steady
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
9.1%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
7.4%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
4.5%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
11.5%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
3.9%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
94.6%Improving
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
89.7%Steady
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited December 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to designate a physician to oversee resident care policies and coordinate medical care. Cited December 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 841 — 42 CFR §483.70(g) — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to properly report ownership or management changes to the state agency and follow required disclosure rules. Cited December 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 844 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to make sure its quality review group had the required members and met at least every three months. Cited December 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 868 — 42 CFR §483.75 — S/S: F
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Occupancy
- 143.2 residents on an average day (46% of 312 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 6 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.