Nursing homeFAID #1246
La Paz Geropsychiatric Center
8835 VANS STREET, PARAMOUNT, CA, 90723
(562) 633-5111
173 licensed beds
★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall1/5 health inspections4/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare
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Public record summary
What we can show you for free.
Bed capacity
173
CMS facility ID
05A355
Care type
Nursing home
County
Los Angeles
Facility name
La Paz Geropsychiatric Center
Street address
8835 VANS STREET
City / state / ZIP
Paramount, CA 90723
Phone
(562) 633-5111
About this facility — La Paz Geropsychiatric Center
La Paz Geropsychiatric Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Paramount, California. It is licensed for 173 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in California (98 beds).
It is one of 5 senior care facilities in Paramount and 1,165 skilled nursing facilities across California. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.
Federal inspectors have cited La Paz Geropsychiatric Center 87 times across 20 inspections in the last three years, including 3 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.
This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.
Facility background
What the public record shows.
Ownership & operator
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation
Regulatory standing
Licensed / certified since
1984-05-17
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
30 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-10-24
Nurse staffing
2.8 hours per resident per day
Services & coverage
Licensed beds
173
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Wheelchair accessible
entrance and parking
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.
Inspection record
Every citation, dated and graded.
Kitchen & food safety
Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-06-12Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0600
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2026-06-29
F-0609
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2026-06-29
2026-05-22Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0552
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Corrected 2026-06-15
F-0755
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2026-06-15
15 earlier / fire-safety inspections (83 citations)
2026-04-28Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0600
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2026-05-22
2026-02-19Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0656
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2026-03-10
F-0842
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2026-03-10
2025-12-31Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0600
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2026-01-23
2025-10-24Health inspectionComplaint-triggered22 citations
F-0550
E · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2025-11-14
F-0552
E · No harm found
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Corrected 2025-11-14
F-0580
D · No harm found
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2025-11-14
F-0584
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2025-11-14
F-0600
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2025-11-14
F-0605
D · No harm found
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Corrected 2025-11-14
F-0628
E · No harm found
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Corrected 2025-11-14
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-12-26
F-0679
D · No harm found
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2025-11-14
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-11-14
F-0688
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Corrected 2025-11-14
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-11-14
F-0692
G · Actual harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2025-11-14
F-0697
D · No harm found
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2025-11-14
F-0726
D · No harm found
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Corrected 2025-12-26
F-0732
D · No harm found
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Corrected 2025-11-14
F-0755
E · No harm found
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2025-11-14
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2025-11-14
F-0867
D · No harm found
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Corrected 2025-12-26
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-12-26
F-0911
B · No harm found
Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents.
Corrected 2025-11-14
F-0943
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Corrected 2025-11-14
2025-05-02Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0550
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2025-05-24
F-0600
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2025-05-24
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-05-24
2025-01-08Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations
F-0580
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2025-01-30
F-0657
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2025-01-30
F-0755
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2025-01-30
F-0880
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-01-30
2024-10-18Health inspectionComplaint-triggered13 citations
F-0558
E · No harm found
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2024-11-16
F-0561
F · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Corrected 2024-11-16
F-0580
E · No harm found
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2024-11-16
F-0600
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2024-11-16
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2024-11-16
F-0657
D · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2024-11-16
F-0679
E · No harm found
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2024-11-16
F-0726
D · No harm found
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Corrected 2024-11-16
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-11-16
F-0867
F · No harm found
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Corrected 2024-11-16
F-0881
D · No harm found
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Corrected 2024-11-16
F-0911
B · No harm found
Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents.
Corrected 2024-11-16
F-0947
E · No harm found
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Corrected 2024-11-16
2024-08-01Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0600
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2024-08-21
2024-07-08Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0600
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2024-07-31
2024-03-04Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0600
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2024-03-25
2023-12-21Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0880
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-01-11
F-0883
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2024-01-11
2023-10-20Health inspectionComplaint-triggered16 citations
F-0558
D · No harm found
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2023-11-10
F-0609
D · No harm found
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2023-11-10
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2023-11-10
F-0676
D · No harm found
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Corrected 2023-11-10
F-0685
D · No harm found
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Corrected 2023-11-10
F-0688
E · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Corrected 2023-11-10
F-0692
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2023-11-10
F-0697
D · No harm found
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2023-11-10
F-0755
D · No harm found
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2023-11-10
F-0757
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2023-11-10
F-0773
D · No harm found
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Corrected 2023-11-10
F-0791
D · No harm found
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Corrected 2023-11-10
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2023-11-10
F-0880
F · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-11-10
F-0883
D · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Corrected 2023-11-10
F-0911
B · No harm found
Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents.
Corrected 2023-11-10
2025-10-24Fire-safety inspection5 citations
K-0351
D · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2025-10-31
K-0353
D · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-10-31
K-0355
D · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2025-10-31
K-0511
D · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2025-10-31
K-0920
D · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2025-10-31
2024-10-18Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0351
D · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2024-10-25
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2024-10-25
K-0511
D · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2024-10-25
2023-10-20Fire-safety inspection8 citations
E-0041
F · No harm found
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
Corrected 2023-11-20
K-0321
E · No harm found
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2023-11-20
K-0351
D · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2023-11-20
K-0362
E · No harm found
Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.
Corrected 2023-11-20
K-0363
D · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2023-11-20
K-0531
D · No harm found
Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.
Corrected 2023-11-20
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2023-11-20
K-0920
E · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2023-11-20
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 05A355.
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4.8★★★★★5 ratings on Google
★★★★★marco barahona · 2014-11-28 · via Google“15523 lakewood blvd spc 8 excelente. paramount, ca 90723”
★★★★Jennifer Walden · 2013-09-08 · via Google“Relaxed finally”
★★★★★Anna Dolabjian · 2026-08-27 · via Google“This center has transformed my brother into a functional human being, reviving his dignity and self-worth to continue living and finding inner peace.”
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