Lakewood Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lakewood Healthcare Center is a 290-bed for-profit nursing home in Downey, California, part of Pacific Healthcare Holdings. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.74 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% above the California average of 2.65.
Lakewood Healthcare Center
12023 Lakewood Blvd.Downey, CA 90242
Los Angeles County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Lakewood Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.74 hours per resident per day, 3% above the California average. With about 281 residents a day, that works out to roughly 771 aide hours a day, or about 96 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.74 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.10 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.31 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.15 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.82 | 4.09 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Lakewood Healthcare Center in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data did not meet the criteria to calculate turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 18, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 36 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $128,597 and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2025 | Fine | $87,071 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | Payment Denial | 35 days from Jan 22, 2026 |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Fine | $14,901 |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Payment Denial | 13 days from Jul 10, 2025 |
| Aug 2, 2024 | Fine | $26,625 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Lakewood Healthcare Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Lakewood Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Pacific Healthcare Holdings, 15 homes
- Legal name: The Healthcare Center of Downey LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 1, 1978
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Lakewood Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Downey Community Health Center Downey | 0.6 | 198 | 2.66 | 4.65 | 25.0% | 2 | None |
| Southland Norwalk | 1.7 | 120 | 2.52 | 4.40 | 41.7% | 1 | $38,376 |
| Downey Post Acute Downey | 1.8 | 99 | 2.64 | 4.29 | 39.3% | 4 | $13,575 |
| Intercommunity Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center Norwalk | 1.9 | 86 | 2.58 | 5.04 | 42.1% | 2 | $20,654 |
| The Springs Post-Acute Norwalk | 1.9 | 99 | 2.53 | 4.96 | 27.6% | 1 | $66,866 |
| Paramount Convalescent Hosp. Paramount | 2.0 | 59 | 2.51 | 4.34 | 34.4% | 3 | $34,613 |
| Studebaker Healthcare Center Norwalk · abuse citation | 2.0 | 99 | 2.97 | 4.48 | 44.1% | 1 | $27,378 |
| Norwalk Skilled Nursing & Wellness Centre, LLC Norwalk | 2.4 | 99 | 2.49 | 4.16 | — | 1 | $72,794 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.