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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing
Saint Vincent Healthcare
Pasadena, CaliforniaMedicare inspection record
About Saint Vincent Healthcare
Saint Vincent Healthcare in Pasadena, California provides skilled nursing and rehabilitation for seniors who need medical care and recovery support. Our experienced team focuses on helping patients regain independence through personalized treatment plans and compassionate nursing.
Community at a glance
Capacity
78 residents
Location
Pasadena, CA
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
1810 N. FAIR OAKS AVE, Pasadena, California 91103
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 November 21, 2025, state inspectors cited 11 health deficiencies (the California average is 15.5).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 54 minutes with each resident a day, below the California average of 4 hours 31 minutes.
Medicare has not fined Saint Vincent Healthcare in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 54 minutesBelow the California average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 25 minutesBelow the California average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 22%Below the California average |
1 administrator has left the home in the past year.
Inspections
50 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
November 21, 2025 · Standard inspection · 11 citations
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 pattern (level E)Resident RightsCorrected Nov 25, 2025Ensure 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 1, 2025PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Nov 25, 2025Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)AdministrationCorrected Nov 25, 2025Provide 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 ServiceCorrected Nov 25, 2025Provide 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 CareCorrected Nov 25, 2025Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Nov 25, 2025Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Dec 1, 2025Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Nov 25, 2025Provide 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 1, 2025Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents.
Minimal harm or risk, a pattern (level B)EnvironmentalCorrected Dec 1, 2025
October 18, 2024 · Standard inspection · 16 citations
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlCorrected Nov 4, 2024Procure 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 30, 2024Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Nov 4, 2024Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Nov 8, 2024Implement 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 ServiceCorrected Nov 4, 2024Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Nov 4, 2024Honor 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 Nov 4, 2024Ensure 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 few residents (level D)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Oct 24, 2024Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Nov 4, 2024Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Nov 5, 2024Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Nov 4, 2024Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Nov 4, 2024Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Nov 4, 2024Develop 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 Nov 4, 2024Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Nov 4, 2024Provide 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 Nov 11, 2024
November 2, 2023 · Standard inspection · 23 citations+
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 pattern (level E)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Nov 27, 2023Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Nov 27, 2023Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Nov 27, 2023Procure 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 Nov 27, 2023Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Nov 27, 2023Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Nov 27, 2023Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Nov 27, 2023Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Nov 27, 2023Ensure 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 CareCorrected Nov 27, 2023Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Nov 27, 2023Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Nov 27, 2023Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Nov 27, 2023Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Nov 27, 2023Honor 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 Nov 27, 2023Develop 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 Nov 27, 2023Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)AdministrationCorrected Nov 27, 2023Honor 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 Nov 27, 2023Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Nov 27, 2023Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Nov 27, 2023Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Nov 27, 2023Provide 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 Nov 27, 2023Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents.
Minimal harm or risk, a pattern (level B)EnvironmentalCorrected Nov 27, 2023Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Minimal harm or risk, a pattern (level B)Resident RightsCorrected Nov 27, 2023
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal business name
- St Vincent Healthcare LLC
- Medicare-certified beds
- 78
- Average residents per day
- 73
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- December 17, 1979
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 555119
Location
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Questions about Saint Vincent Healthcare
How did Saint Vincent Healthcare do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on November 21, 2025 and cited 11 health deficiencies. The California average is 15.5.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Saint Vincent Healthcare?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 54 minutes with each resident per day, including 25 minutes from registered nurses. 22% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Saint Vincent Healthcare been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Saint Vincent Healthcare in the last three years.
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.