8101 PAINTER AVE, Whittier, CA 90602
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Whittier Nursing and Wellness Center, Inc
Whittier, CaliforniaMedicare inspection record
About Whittier Nursing and Wellness Center, Inc
WHITTIER NURSING AND WELLNESS CENTER, INC is a for profit - corporation nursing home in WHITTIER, CA with 36 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
36 residents
Location
Whittier, CA
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
7926 S PAINTER AVE, Whittier, California 90602
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 7 health deficiencies (the California average is 15.5).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 4 hours 10 minutes with each resident a day, below the California average of 4 hours 31 minutes.
Medicare fined Whittier Nursing and Wellness Center, Inc once in the last three years, $13,627 in total.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 4 hours 10 minutesBelow the California average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 21 minutesBelow the California average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 20%Below the California average |
Inspections
29 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
December 4, 2025 · Standard inspection · 7 citations
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Dec 8, 2025Procure 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 8, 2025Post nurse staffing information every day.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Dec 8, 2025Provide 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 Dec 8, 2025Honor 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 Dec 8, 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 Dec 8, 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 8, 2025
July 10, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintPlan to fix it accepted
December 16, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Jan 3, 2025
November 7, 2024 · Standard inspection · 8 citations+
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 pattern (level E)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Dec 10, 2024Post nurse staffing information every day.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Dec 10, 2024Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlCorrected Dec 10, 2024Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsCorrected Dec 10, 2024Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)EnvironmentalCorrected Dec 10, 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 Dec 10, 2024Provide 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 Dec 10, 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 Dec 10, 2024
September 19, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 4 citations+
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Immediate danger to residents, a few residents (level J)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Oct 19, 2024Have policies on smoking.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)EnvironmentalFrom a complaintCorrected Oct 19, 2024Provide doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Oct 19, 2024Provide 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 Oct 19, 2024
November 12, 2023 · Standard inspection · 8 citations+
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlCorrected Dec 10, 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 pattern (level E)Resident RightsCorrected Dec 10, 2023Safeguard 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 pattern (level E)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Dec 10, 2023Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsCorrected Dec 10, 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 Dec 10, 2023Provide 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 Dec 10, 2023Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Dec 10, 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 Dec 10, 2023
Fines and payment denials
1 fine totaling $13,627 and 1 Medicare payment denial in the last three years.
- September 19, 2024Fine: $13,627
- September 19, 2024Payment denial, 1 days
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Legal business name
- Whittier Nursing and Wellness Center Inc
- Medicare-certified beds
- 36
- Average residents per day
- 35
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- May 1, 2002
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 555787
Location
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7926 S PAINTER AVEWhittier, CA 90602
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Questions about Whittier Nursing and Wellness Center, Inc
How did Whittier Nursing and Wellness Center, Inc do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on December 4, 2025 and cited 7 health deficiencies. The California average is 15.5.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Whittier Nursing and Wellness Center, Inc?+
Nurses and aides spend 4 hours 10 minutes with each resident per day, including 21 minutes from registered nurses. 20% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Whittier Nursing and Wellness Center, Inc been fined by Medicare?+
Yes. Medicare fined Whittier Nursing and Wellness Center, Inc once in the last three years, totaling $13,627.
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.