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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing

Glendale Post Acute Center

Glendale, CaliforniaMedicare inspection record
(818) 244-1133

About Glendale Post Acute Center

GLENDALE POST ACUTE CENTER is a for profit - corporation nursing home in GLENDALE, CA with 136 certified beds.

Community at a glance

Capacity

136 residents

Location

Glendale, CA

Status

Listed in a public registry

Care & services offered

Skilled Nursing

Contact & location

250 N. VERDUGO ROAD, Glendale, California 91206

(818) 244-1133

Medicare inspection record

From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov

At its most recent standard inspection, on December 4, 2025, state inspectors cited 23 health deficiencies (the California average is 15.5).

Nurses and nurse aides spend 4 hours 1 minute with each resident a day, below the California average of 4 hours 31 minutes.

Medicare fined Glendale Post Acute Center 4 times in the last three years, $161,982 in total.

Staffing

MeasureThis home
Nurse and aide time per resident, per day4 hours 1 minuteBelow the California average
Registered nurse time per resident, per day23 minutesBelow the California average
Nursing staff who left in the past year43%Above the California average

Inspections

81 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.

July 8, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation

  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintPlan to fix it accepted

June 5, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlFrom a complaintCorrected Jun 6, 2026
June 1, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Jun 25, 2026
May 19, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Jun 12, 2026
January 22, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Jan 30, 2026
December 4, 2025 · Standard inspection · 15 citations+
  • Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Dec 18, 2025
  • Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsCorrected Dec 18, 2025
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlCorrected Dec 18, 2025
  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Dec 18, 2025
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Dec 23, 2025
  • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Dec 23, 2025
  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Dec 18, 2025
  • Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)EnvironmentalCorrected Dec 18, 2025
  • Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Dec 24, 2025
  • Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Dec 23, 2025
  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Dec 23, 2025
  • Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Dec 18, 2025
  • Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Dec 23, 2025
  • 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.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Dec 18, 2025
  • Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.

    Minimal harm or risk, a pattern (level B)EnvironmentalCorrected Dec 18, 2025
November 13, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations+
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Nov 19, 2025
  • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Nov 19, 2025
September 22, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Sep 23, 2025
August 8, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations+
  • Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, widespread (level F)Nursing and Physician ServicesFrom a complaintCorrected Aug 21, 2025
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Sep 2, 2025
July 3, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 4 citations+
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 3, 2025
  • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 3, 2025
  • Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)EnvironmentalFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 3, 2025
  • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 3, 2025
June 12, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations+
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 3, 2025
  • Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Pharmacy ServiceFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 3, 2025
March 28, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations+
  • Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Apr 14, 2025
  • 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.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Apr 14, 2025
March 13, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 27, 2025
February 26, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

    Immediate danger to residents, a few residents (level J)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 21, 2025
January 10, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceFrom a complaintCorrected Jan 30, 2025
December 19, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations+
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Immediate danger to residents, a pattern (level K)Infection ControlFrom a complaintCorrected Dec 27, 2024
  • Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)AdministrationFrom a complaintCorrected Dec 27, 2024
November 26, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Dec 10, 2024
November 13, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceFrom a complaintCorrected Nov 14, 2024
October 29, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Oct 29, 2024
October 14, 2024 · Standard inspection · 16 citations+
  • 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.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Oct 25, 2024
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlCorrected Oct 25, 2024
  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Oct 25, 2024
  • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Oct 25, 2024
  • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Oct 25, 2024
  • Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Oct 25, 2024
  • Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Oct 25, 2024
  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Oct 25, 2024
  • Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)EnvironmentalCorrected Oct 25, 2024
  • Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Oct 25, 2024
  • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Oct 25, 2024
  • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Oct 25, 2024
  • Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Oct 25, 2024
  • Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Oct 25, 2024
  • Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Oct 25, 2024
  • Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.

    Minimal harm or risk, a pattern (level B)EnvironmentalCorrected Oct 25, 2024
September 27, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Oct 14, 2024
August 30, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations+
  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

    Immediate danger to residents, a pattern (level K)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Sep 25, 2024
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Sep 25, 2024

Showing the 60 most recent. The full list is on Medicare.gov.

Fines and payment denials

4 fines totaling $161,982 and 1 Medicare payment denial in the last three years.

  • June 12, 2025Fine: $25,184
  • February 26, 2025Payment denial, 18 days
  • February 26, 2025Fine: $73,575
  • December 19, 2024Fine: $27,551
  • August 6, 2024Fine: $35,672

About the home, per Medicare

Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Legal business name
Lac Verdugo Operations LLC
Medicare-certified beds
136
Average residents per day
116
Accepts
Medicare and Medicaid
First certified
January 1, 1967
Part of a chain
Cambridge Healthcare Services, 32 homes
Inside a hospital
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Resident or family council
Resident
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes
CMS Certification Number
055523

Location

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250 N. VERDUGO ROADGlendale, CA 91206

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Questions about Glendale Post Acute Center

How did Glendale Post Acute Center do on its last inspection?+

State inspectors visited on December 4, 2025 and cited 23 health deficiencies, 8 of them from complaint investigations. The California average is 15.5.

How much nursing care does each resident get at Glendale Post Acute Center?+

Nurses and aides spend 4 hours 1 minute with each resident per day, including 23 minutes from registered nurses. 43% of nursing staff left over the past year.

Has Glendale Post Acute Center been fined by Medicare?+

Yes. Medicare fined Glendale Post Acute Center 4 times in the last three years, totaling $161,982.

Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+

Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.

How much does a nursing home cost?+

A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.

What is the CMS star rating?+

Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.

Senior living in Glendale Skilled Nursing in California Skilled Nursing guide Information last updated October 2026