The nursing home failed to ensure residents received the behavioral health care and services they needed. Cited September 2024 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
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F-Tag 740 — 42 CFR §483.40 — S/S: J
Nursing home report
WHITTIER NURSING AND WELLNESS CENTER, INC
WHITTIER, CA · Medicare-certified · 36 beds
Needs attention
For-profit
5 of 5 overall
Whittier Nursing and Wellness Center, Inc. has a 5-star overall rating, with 4 stars for health inspections and staffing and 5 stars for quality measures. It reports 4.29 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, and it has had $13,627 in fines in the last 24 months plus a recent federal penalty.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.288 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: December 4, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $13,627recent federal penalty
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.288.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.33
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.02
- Nurse aides
- 2.94
- Weekend nursing
- 4.32
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 19%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%0%No change
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
0%0%No change
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
5%7.7%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
19%0%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—7.8%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
25%15.4%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
—0%—
Residents with a long-term catheter
—0%—
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
—0%—
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%0%No change
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
What the inspectors found
The home failed to have a registered nurse on duty enough hours each day and to keep a registered nurse as the full-time director of nursing. Cited December 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 727 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to post its nurse staffing information every day, so families could not easily see daily staffing levels. Cited December 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 732 — 42 CFR §483.35(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited December 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents had reasonable access to and privacy when using communication methods. Cited November 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 576 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 7 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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- PENALTY
A federal payment denial was recorded.
- PENALTY
A federal fine of $13,627 was recorded.
Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $13,627 in total fines · 1 payment denial.
- 1 days
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Sep 19, 2024
- $13,627
Federal fine
Sep 19, 2024
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 32.4 residents on an average day (90% of 36 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident & family councils
- Medicare history
- Certified for 24 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.